Advice: Lesson plans are REALISTIC FICTION and we want to come close, but cannot treat them as written in stone because... Stuff happens!! ;-)
Lori On 7/27/07 3:32 PM, "Bonita DeAmicis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ 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.
