Thanks! I've never seen those used in the classrooms in the I've seen. This sounds great.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Dave Middlebrook < [email protected]> wrote: > Try scrolls and textmapping. The approach makes reading -- and thinking > and talking about reading -- about as multisensory as is imagineable. All > you need is a copy machine, colored markers, cellophane tape, and a > classroom full of kids. > > Scrolls are an excellent platform for constructivist teaching that is > richly differentiated and inclusive. The simple act of unrolling the book > opens new opportunities for reaching students. It broadens access, expands > the zone of proximal development, invites engagement, creates extraordinary > openings for conversation, and facilitates sharper insights and deeper > understanding. They are being used in K-16 classrooms precisely because of > the multisensory component. It works. > > More information: > background: > http://www.textmapping.org/whWorkshopNotes.html#introductionHead > book draft: http://www.textmapping.org/unrollingTheBook.html > > Best of luck, > > - Dave > > Dave Middlebrook > The Textmapping Project > A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. > www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! > USA: (609) 771-1781 > [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Montana Vasquez" < > [email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:52 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] Teaching Literacy in Older Grades question > > > Hi! >> >> My name is Montana. I am currently ending my first year in a two year >> program. I taught 2nd grade this year and will be teaching 1st next year. >> Previously I taught toddlers in a Reggio-Emilia school for 3.5 years. I >> joined this listserve as a requirement for class, and I had a question. I >> find that the jump from teaching literacy in K and 1 is huge to 2nd grade. >> The earlier grades have fun activities, colors, and sensory stimulating >> information coming in. Does anyone have suggestions on how to bring this >> into a 2nd grade (or higher) classroom? >> >> Thanks! >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
