Thanks so much, Terry. Can I pick your brain a little more? Should I have them record their metacognition, or thoughts, while they read independently?(After I demonstrate the voice inside my head that 'talks' while I read?) Or just trust that they will notice them without having to record them? How would you do the sharing session at the end? Thanks so much! I really am sooo excited! I thought Daily 5 was the answer to all my questions. It is great, but I think combining it with this-- it will be the perfect combo.
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 5:31 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is so exciting when you are in the jumping off stage and want to do it > all! So, your plan is exciting to hear. But I would suggest from experience > to just begin with metacognition. Get them to hear the voice inside their > head, their thinking. Spend like a week, just getting them to listen to > that. Use concrete objects, pictures and wordless books. Let them share > their thinking orally, and celebrate and create that safe place where all > thinking is wonderful and acceptable and celebrated. When they share their > thinking, you will most likely hear questions, connections, maybe > inferences. But no need to label yet....just get them to learn to listen, > share, and feel safe. > Just my opinion....I truly loved hearing your excitement. > Terry > > > "Love of reading and writing is not taught, it is created. > Love of reading and writing is not required, it is inspired. > Love of reading and writing is not demanded, it is exemplified. > Love of reading and writing, is not exacted, it is quickened. > Love of reading and writing is not solicited, it is activated." > -Russell Stauffer, 1980 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Heather Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 5:20 pm > Subject: [MOSAIC] Does this sound ok? > > > > Monday, after break, I plan to start Reading Workshop with my 1st graders. > Up to this point we have been using Daily 5, so they have the routines of > Read to Self, Read with Someone, Listening, Word Work and Writing down > beautifully. However, now I think I will limit their choices to Read to > Self and Read with Someone because we only have 50 minutes for reading > club. I am nervous but excited about diving into this! I keep telling > myself "implement now, perfect later!" So I want to know if this plan is > along the right lines. > > My plan is that we will gather up front for a mini-lesson. My first mini > lesson will be about asking questions. I will do a read aloud (not sure > what > yet), and tell them that when you read you have two voices going on in your > head: your reading voice and your thinking voice. I will think aloud my > questions while I read a passage. ("I wonder...") Then I will read a > little > more and have them raise their hands if a question pops into their heads. > Next, I will model how they can mark their questions while they are reading > today. I will give them stickies and have them write questions on their > stickies and mark the page. After about 25 min. of independent work, we > will > come back for a group share. Students will read the page they marked and > then what they were wondering. > > Questions!! > -Is this too much for one day? > -Is writing on the sticky notes too much to ask of 1st graders in November? > (well, December) > -I was planning to start off with whole group shares. Then, after we get > the > format down and the students hear what sharing sounds like, I want to get > them really good at sharing in groups of 4. How do I make sure they do > this > successfully, since I obviously can't watch all the groups at one time? > How > do I get them independent in their shares? How do I get them to REALLY > listen to each other? > > Thanks for all your help! I am nervous but ready to give this a try. > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your m > embership 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
