Nancy, I believe the original post said students 1-6. Obviously, the level of concern has to have some relationship to grade level, but I would worry if a child at upper levels was guessing.
Lori On 8/27/07 6:10 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a message dated 8/27/2007 5:43:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Or maybe the student has been overcorrected to the point that guessing seems > better than being caught "wrong." > > > Isn't this a first grader? When did "guessing" become a become a bad > strategy? Do you know when kids are guessing if they say the word correctly? > I > would say to make sure he has lots of strategies in his "toolbox" so that he > can make his guesses based on the best evidence. > > Nancy Creech > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > _______________________________________________ > 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.
