Actually kinders and firsties quite often have an easier time with discovering and articulating themes than some older kids, in my experience. Wonder why..... Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel
-----Original Message----- From: Deb <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:14:40 To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group<[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] themes- friendship vs friends help Joy, On her fabulous website, Beth Newingham has eight posters about the theme of books that you can download. I told my students that even though authors often write to entertain, they also have a "lesson" they are teaching us through the story. When I read out loud and they turn and talk, the posters give them great language and ideas to express what they are thinking. I am often amazed. I hope this helps. Debbie/OH/3 --- [email protected] wrote: From: Joy <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] themes- friendship vs friends help Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:42:21 -0700 (PDT) It was about thematic teaching, but what's wrong with going on a tangent about book themes? My difficulty with themes is not limited. I think I must have a mental block about this, as I get stuck with book themes, too! OMG, if you all can help me learn how to identify themes you will have performed a miracle. I will be a better teacher, and my students will be the beneficiaries. Joy/NC/4 How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org _______________________________________________ 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.
