Joy,
I am a constructivist, also. I have always taught by modeling and
questioning. Mosaic helped my to organize my teaching using
terminology. I like teaching the terminology so that my students can
have conversations about the strategies. I am believe it is important
to empower students, teaching them responsibility for their own
learning.
On Jun 13, 2009, at 2:16 PM, Joy wrote:
Renee,
This is a question that I asked about 5 or 6 years ago! I got shot
down by several members here!
I think it is more important to have a discussion with the student
that probes their thinking than it is to label the strategy. While
naming the strategy is nice, to me what the students do is more
important than what they call it. I think there is something to be
said about having common vocabulary, but the action is what matters
most.
You know that I'm a constructivist at heart, as well.
Joy/NC/4
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From: Renee <[email protected]>
. . . But I am wondering whether, especially with confident readers,
the strategies can be *taught* largely through the kinds of
questions we ask children, so that they are pushed to use the
strategies. For example, in a book discussion with a child, if we
ask, "what did you see in your mind's eye while you were reading
this section" would/could/should inherently push a child to learn to
visualize. I guess I am looking at more of a natural and
constructivist direction.
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