I have also changed my wording to deep readers and explained to my students 
that they are all "good" readers. They have really seemed to grab hold of this 
concept on run with it. They have actually come up with a silly hand motion to 
go with it. I love your picture idea with the students.  I just wish I had some 
wall space to fit it in. I think the swimming idea is great.  If you create it 
on the computer can you post it.  I am a lousy artist!

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of sheila eisen
Sent: Sun 1/20/2008 7:14 PM
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] what good readers do



I'm going to have a large picture of the ocean, with a person swimming or 
snorkling on top (skimming) and then a deep sea diver.  This will show my 
students that there's a time and place for different types of reading.

Another thing I do with my students is to show them that they're doing what 
"deep" readers do.  I take everyone's picture the first day of school, laminate 
it,and tape a magnetic square on the back.  Then, on my metal heater, I have 
8x11 pieces of paper with various reading strategies, like "put a picture in 
your head" "make a connection" "look for a little word inside" and others.  As 
a child is reading and does one of these strategies, I have him/her move his 
picture to the strategy he just used.  This metacognition is very important, 
and now I have other students noticing when someone uses reading strategies.  A 
child can only move once during the 30-minute period they're in my room, 
otherwise I'd have kids moving all over the place.  This little extra movement 
also helps get some of the wiggles out of some students! 


--- On Sun, 1/20/08, Patricia Kimathi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: Patricia Kimathi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] what good readers do
> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" 
> <[email protected]>
> Date: Sunday, January 20, 2008, 5:19 PM
> Debra
> I love this.  Did he say anything else that you can share.
> I am 
> changing everything that says Good Readers to Deep Readers
> on Tuesday.
> Pat K



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