DITTO! On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Gaynor, Yvonnee R. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> I would love a copy too. > Thanks > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ~ Yvonnee Gaynor~ > Lynbrook Lead Mentor/Literacy Specialist > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Baker > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies > Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Help with Making Connections > > Hi Stacy - > > I would love to see the unit you put together...can you e-mail it to me > off list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks > Diane > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of stacy hall > Sent: Tue 9/30/2008 8:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] Help with Making Connections > > > > Hi All, > In regards to making connections, here is what I do. First I spend some > time introducing schema and how readers activate, grow and revise their > schema when reading non-fiction. We I do turn it over to fiction > reading, we talk about how we all of life stories. Our life stories > would take up way to many pages to write them all down, so we keep them > in our schema. (That's why it is important for students to understand > what schema is first.) I tell them that sometimes authors tell stories > that turn on or trigger my own life stories. I then model reading aloud > and showing how I stop and recognize what life story was turned on. I > model stopping and telling that life story. I believe that my calling > it a life story instead of terming it connection at this point helps to > avoid the standard "I have a connection, I've had a birthday part > before; or I have a dog too." > The following lesson I invite the children to listen to see if there > life stories are turned on when we read (I try to purposely find a book > they can connect to.) After we have had practice recognzing when a life > story has been turned on, I demonstrate linking the "author's story' > with my "life story" using puzzle pieces to represent each. I show them > that when we connect the pieces, we have a better understanding of the > whole picture or idea in the story. We call this making a connection, > because we are connecting the two stories. > Many of my ideas mentioned above have been altered from the book > "REading Power." I have learned from my own failures and successes that > expecting them to understand the concept of making a connection without > the scaffolding of instruction was unfair. I had so many kids that could > spit out the definition of "text to text" "text to self" and "text to > world" but really didn't have an understanding about why, how or when > good readers do that. > I created a 3 week scaffolded unit on Schema/Connections based on a > compilation of resources (strategies that work, Mosaic of Thought, > Comprehension Connections, etc.) If you are interested in seeing it it, > let me know and I will email it to you. > Stacy Cervone > http://www.teacherweb.com/FL/McDonaldElementary/MrsCervone > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- Christa Allan www.christaallan.com www.cballan.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ 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.
