> Questions for Kristin and everyone - so you don't really plan much in > advance for guided reading; it's completely based on what you observe in the > students? Do you pick out texts beforehand, or do you decide week to week? > Finally, how do you make sure you meet with everyone enough? I teach gifted > kids, and some of them are very strong readers, so I can see them getting > somewhat neglected. Is it essential to meet equally with every kid?
I think guided instruction varies, Maggie, but often the teacher has planned for something. They observe it in the students (say a lack of making meaning) and then meet with the students to address the issue. For instance--if you set up a group to work on a specific skill, you may have your rolling charts handy and teach a minilesson just to those students--that takes planning. In terms of meeting everyday with students. Some groups or students I visit often if not every day, others I see less because they are learning independently and need me less. Some GATE students do well independently, and so when I meet with them I might crank up the discussion considerably and expect them to do so as well when meeting with each other. Other GATE students are not GATE for reading or independent learning reasons, so meeting intervals with students are not necessarily determined based upon that classification. Does that help? :)Bonita _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
