"I wonder if a teacher could get as much response if the teacher posed the question as the student was able to get from his classmates."
When I implement literature circles/book clubs I am amazed on a daily basis by the children's insightful understanding of the book and the questions that they ask of each other. For me, when I take the prescribed test question "writing" piece away (other than Post-it notes), I get more from the students. We still write every day, but not necessarily about what we are reading. I am definitely going to implement your idea of writing about the book as if it were our morning meeting sign in. Leslie To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry. ~ Gaston Bachelard ~ ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kare [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:06 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Daily 5 and Parent read-alouds Shannon wrote: what do you have them do for responses? Just looking for ideas. I love the pocket chart idea. Beyond the basics of naming what they are responding to with a sentence such as, (Title of Story) tells about..., students wrote, "I like (or don't like) because..." About mid-year, one student wrote this question to his classmates on the large Response to Reading chart, "What would it be like if the story was a TV show?" That was the most popular and successful Reading Response of the year. Students actually took steps toward comparing their favorite TV shows with their favorite books, all of it in writing! They stayed with that for more than a week. I wonder if a teacher could get as much response if the teacher posed the question as the student was able to get from his classmates. Kare _______________________________________________ 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.
