When you say the kids need to read 4 books within 2 different genres...in what time frame? Please tell us more about the rubric. Leslie P In a message dated 9/20/2009 7:22:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
CAn you share the rubric please? Thanks in advance. MH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda" <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Independent Reading - Question/help When I'm doing guided reading groups, my third graders are reading books for enjoyments. They write me letters about a book they are reading once a week and I write back. They also complete a log and write the title of the book, genre and write down the date they finish the book. The don't record the pages they read every day. If they are reading a book that pertains to the strategy we are learning, they are able to share at the end of reading workshop. If not, they listen to others share. I use a reading workshop rubric that requires students to read at least 4 books at their just right level from 2 different genres. I guess I'm lucky that nobody tells me how to teach reading, at least not yet. Brenda Grade 3 OH --- On Sat, 9/19/09, Laura <[email protected]> wrote: From: Laura <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Independent Reading - Question/help To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 11:49 PM What was the skill that the poetry book couldn't relate to it in some way? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathleen Cunningham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 6:57 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Independent Reading - Question/help > Hello Everyone, > > I need to know when you have your students read independently is there > some > sort of authentic piece that they have to give > you so you know they are reading? > > To make a long story short my third grade students are not allowed to read > for enjoyment. We are a Reading > First school. We have a 90 minute reading block: 30 minute whole group, 60 > minutes small group and workstations. > We seem to pack our stations so the students can't independently read. > They > follow a Must Do list that includes a practice > page and then their station, yes only 1 a day. I can't tell how much this > breaks my heart and I cannot go another year > developing kids who don't/can't read for pleasure in school. > > So, this year I thought about breaking the kids up into 4 groups (Mon, > Tues, > Wed, Thurs) . Each day students from a group would write me a short > letter in their notebook telling me about the book they are reading. They > could use the skill we're discussing in reading like > problem solution, or drawing conclusions, etc. Then I would write them > back. My classroom library is Lexile leveled so I know they would be > reading > at their level. > > Does anyone do something like this? Does this sounds like it would > worthwhile for the kids? I got in trouble last year because a struggle > reader > was reading a poetry book during reading and it didn't have anything to do > with the skill we were on for the week. I don't want to go through that > again. > > Thanks for all your help and keep up the great work that you do!! > Cathleen > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
