Text Talk is probably in the top two best books I've read this year.
(The Daily Five tops the list, just below Text Talk would be Making
the Most of Small Groups).
Especially if you are teaching in a grade that administers a high
stakes test, this book would be very useful. It is also a book that
you use without reading it cover to cover. If you are wanting to
teach a lesson on inferring, you would just go to that section and
skim the lessons that are offered for that topic. It is an excellent
resource book.
p.s. JTD...my son's name is Tully:)
Kelli
On 1 Apr 2008 at 10:18, JTD wrote:
Good morning,
I teach first grade ... maybe second next year. Does Text Talk
seem appropriate for first and second grade teachers? I ask
because, like most teachers, I have a "few" new books stacked in
my room that I plan to go through this summer. I also have a stack
that have not been very helpful, so I am trying to limit my
purchases. Any feedback you can supply would be helpful. Thank
you.
Juli
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Kelli Thexton
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I, too, read Text Talk for the review. I agree with the
importance of
what Lori said..."That we must be unwilling to waiver from
best
pratice."
It seems in my building that all too often, come close to
testing
time, that our great instruction shuts down and test prep
begins. As
a lit coach, I have always tried to show teachers that if we
just
provide that great instruction, with the test prep built in, our
kids
will do just fine on the high stakes test.
This book has helped me with my staff to see, in writing,
how we
can do that. I have shared several lessons, gone in a
modeled a
few and teachers are so excited when they observe how this
can be
done.
The format of the book is so easy and oh, so teacher
friendly! I
agree with Lori, too, that you will want to get a copy. Our
educational co-op is hosting a workshop based on the book
this
summer, so many of my teachers are signing up for that in
order to
dig in a little deeper.
Kelli Thexton
Literacy Coach
Westside Elementary
Rogers, AR USA
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