Hi Leslie Yep modeling is the key. Every time I think what went wrong I can trace it back to not modeling something in the process. I teach 6th grade LA/SS my team mate teaches Math Science so its like being back in kindergarten again I can always adjust something from class to class and that is really nice. Susan
On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 3:52 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Susan, > > You sound like you are doing an amazing job! Your classroom must be an > inspiring place for these kids. What grade do you teach? Without > modeling, > everything falls flat...right? > > Leslie > > > In a message dated 5/4/2008 10:24:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Reading and writing are social acts they require our students to have > times > of coming together with their peers and pulling away to independent > reading > and writing. This year I feel like I have put together a symphony of > readers and writers in my 6th grade class. I take my cues from leaders > in > the field: Reggie Routman, Calkins and the volumes of her work, Stehanie > Harvey and Anne Goutvas, Carl Anderson, Cris Tovani, Ralph Fletcher, > Ellin > Keene , Katie Wood Ray, certainly Best Practice, and folks that are in > the > trenches with kids. I look for people who can write from the first hand > experience of working with the kids. Then I take the cues from the > students. > I model, model model, all year long then employ the gradual release > model. > In reading I have what I call "Book Clubs" and in writing "Writer's > Workshop". Just labels but the content of what transpires in them is what > is > so important.I monitor and filter in strategies etc. The literary > debates > that take place in their book clubs are awesome! When kids engage with > emotion and debate on what motivated a character or clear up > misunderstandings and in some cases decide, *ok we see this differently > and > that is just fine.* When students look at a piece of mentor text and > think > ohhh I want to write like that or they come up to you while reading > independently and say *you have to listen to how this author wrote to > show > how bad a situation was or how they paint the picture of the setting > where I > feel I am right there or I tried to do what Spinnelli did in Eggs listen > to > what I wrote etc.* It isn't textbooks that create this atmosphere it is > authentic literature and writing about their lives. If I had to teach > from > a basal series you may as well put me behind a depart store counter > selling > perfume! My work is hard, my work is rewarding, my work changes lives > and > sparks readers and writers to go to new levels of understanding. > Hope this helps! > Susan > > On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 9:26 PM, Renee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Best Practices: > > > > - doing what children need, not what a program says. > > - keeping meaning/comprehension at the forefront > > - reading to and with children > > - integrating writing with reading > > - considering alternate forms of literacy (critical literacy, > > mathematical literacy, visual literacy) > > - allowing children's needs and interests to influence instruction > > - knowing why you are doing what you are doing at all times > > > > Those are just off the top of my head. > > > > I don't worry whether or not something is "supported by research" > > because I have little regard for most education research > > statistics/generalizations unless I know what the design of the > > research looked like in the first place. :-) > > > > Renee > > > > On Apr 30, 2008, at 8:58 PM, Maureen wrote: > > > > > I am curious how literacy teachers K-8 would answer if they were > asked, > > > "What are your reading and writing practices and learning experiences > > > and > > > why have you specifically chosen these? 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