What ever you do, do not give "primary looking reading materials" to struggling readers at the intermediate level. It destroys their self-concept and hinders progress! Teach the primary concepts as pre-reading activitiesusing books others are reading in class......well below 2 or more years grade level books should not - in my opinion - be used during literature group reading unless everyone is using them for skill reinforcement............
I have watched the practice of giving very struggling readers , primary material in the "reg ed program" and have not yet had the opportunity to watch those readers actually behave and read the books- it is a great technique though for making students feel badly or for escalating their inappropriate behavior! Unfortunately, a practice that is used in many schools....................think differentiation? and hopefully you are using many picture books for introducing concepts to all? Best Wishes On 12/2/07, Joy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Pam. > I really like Lori's suggestion. I've found whenever I turn things over to > the kids like this I have excellent results. The kids really step up to the > plate when they have their ideas invested in what they are doing. However, I > want to make sure that I monitor what they are doing so they include > important points in their rubric. This is why I'm asking for suggestions for > extending retell beyond the basic story map for older students. > > Because Growing Readers was written with primary grades in mind, I'm > concerned that the ideas, while still applicable, may seem childish to my > savvy 4th grade students. Does anyone have any ideas how to elaborate on > these ideas? My students do Book Tell daily, but I'm really interested in > guiding them during conferences so I have a few "experts" who can model for > the rest of the class. > > I'm thinking that using questioning to help them think about the text > might help. Helping them develop their sense of wonder about what they are > reading. . . Maybe help them ask better questions during the question and > comment portion of Book Tell . . . Getting them to think about the author's > purpose or the motivation of their characters. . . > > What do you think? How else can I get these students who are reading above > grade level. > > > > Joy/NC/4 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content > go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try > it now. > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
