I agree. And although I think that Fountas & Pinnell, Good First Teaching for All Children, is a good resource for teachers new to teaching decoding strategies, a better resource would be the Fountas & Pinnell book for grades 3-6 when working with upper level readers who need decoding work. And I wouldn't use lower level guided reading books with older kids---well, except for some really good non-fiction books I have seen!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Lavoie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] WAS dra ...a bit off the beaten path NOW older elemstudents retell > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
