Right away, two things come to mind. First, get copies of Debbie Miller's two books and read them. Or read Sharon Taberski's On Solid Ground. Or read Kathy Collins' two books. Or, Regie Routman's Reading Essentials. Or Fountas and Pinnell's guided reading book.
During the time you're reading whatever you choose, ask your principal to approve professional leave to visit another second grade classroom. Use your network to find out where would be a great place to go, visit, immerse yourself, and see if you can establish a mentoring situation where you two help each other. Keep reading. Then see if your district has professional media you can check out and view. Often the central office has things available, but the word never gets out there, so you might be in for a nice surprise. Last, I think I might change my first book recommendation to Linda Dorn and Carla Soffos' Teaching for Deep Comprehension. That is a fantastic basic book that might give you encouragement and a real boost right now!! Good luck! On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Cindy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I have been a member of this list for a while, but I get busy and don't > keep up very well. I teach at a school with many kids that are reading > below grade level. I teach second grade and I have 10 kids reading below > grade level and 8 that are on or above. I've tried many things, and had > many kids who progressed nicely last year, but I want to make sure I am > getting the most "bang for my buck" so to speak. I want to do the best for > these kids that I can. Many are PP and P readers. What should I be doing > in small group reading? I want to make sure I am doing the best that I can. > Cindy/VA > _______________________________________________ > 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.
