Shelly Yes, it DOES work. BUT, you have to teach kids how to behave in those thinking areas. It requires LOTS and lots of modeling and teaching....but once you set up that environment, you won't believe what you get! I would start small...say, set up your Book Talk Zone. Talk with the kids about the purpose of the Book Talk area, and then have THEM set up the rules and procedures for it. Demonstrate how it should be used, let some kids demonstrate too. Set up practice time, with a few kids participating while the class watches and let the class discuss how their rules and guidelines are working and whether or not the purpose for the area is being achieved. Have kids share what they learned while in that area. I know that seems like a lot of time...but if you don't give it that time...and if you don't give the kids some ownership into how it is run and what the purposes of it are...you won't get the results you want. Jennifer Maryland In a message dated 4/16/2009 9:32:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I am an elementary education student at Wayne State University. Chapter 7 recommends "capturing thinking" areas for reading comprehension; specifically a theater corner, book talk zone, artist's studio, and a writer's den. It seems difficult to have all areas available given space allotted in school classrooms as well as the number of students. Being a first year teacher, I would love to incorporate this into my everyday schedule. Does this strategy really work and are there any tips you could give that make it work? **************Great deals on Dell’s most popular laptops – Starting at $479 (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220029082x1201385915/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B213969145%3B35701480%3Bh) _______________________________________________ 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.
