And the especially sad thing is that the students who need talk the most are sometimes in the most rigid, sterile classrooms. Need I say DI?
> Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:44:21 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Taberski at MRA> > It is > that 'sea of talk'. I certainly agree and in my work in classrooms across our > district, I see this is as a huge issue. Too many quiet classrooms where the > only voice is the teacher's and the primary give and take conversationally is > teacher to student, student to teacher.> > Lori> > > ----- Original message > -----> From: Waingort Jimenez, Elisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: Mosaic: A > Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]>> > Date: 2008, 17, Monday Of March 06:41> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Taberski at MRA> > > > Hi Nancy,> > I am jealous that you are seeing all these wonderful > educators and thank you so much for sharing what you're learning. I > wholeheartedly agree with the comment below. I especially see this as key for > kids learning a second language. Sometimes, conventional wisdom says that > kids should have certain skills/tools/vocabulary/what have you before they > are allowed to (are able to) communicate orally or on paper. I think that if > certain conditions are in place (read here, Cambourne's conditions) kids will > have the tools they need to speak and write in their first or second > language. Yes, there are kids who struggle, for whom it doesn't come easy. We > have to figure out ways to differentiate, change our instruction so that they > get what they need to get their message across. They need to see language as > important to meeting their needs, solving their problems and enjoying life.> > > Elisa > > > > Elisa Waingort> > Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual> > Dalhousie > Elementary> > Calgary, Canada> > > > She also stressed the importance of oral > language in comprehension to > > increase vocabulary and how we need to use > more elaborative conversation when > > talking to children. "Students need > more opportunities to talk."> > > > Nancy Creech> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan _______________________________________________ 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.
