I use the CAFE system with my first graders. I turned the CAFE acronym into the FACE of a reader.... (No brainchild of my own but something i caught on the Mosaic website) I use this as my bulletin board in conjunction with "ROBBIE READER" straight out of Adrienne Gear's book, "READING POWER" .... then as we study each strategy... I "locate" it in Robbie's brain and correlate it with the correct letter of the acronym (FACE) as well as use a visual that symbolizes the strategy (usually this is a garden related.. like seeds for schema). Last year, I made the mistake of writing each strategy on sentence strip paper myself... but this year I will definitely have the kids write out the strategy cards and somehow connect importance to the kid who wrote it as a mentor for that strategy... if only to explain how the strategy works... my hope is to have each kids write a strategy card and make each one "famous" in the classroom as we use various strategies thoughout our reading journey. I really wish Calkins would create a unit of study for reading K-2 as she did for grades 3-5 and like her k-2 writing program.... I do have in my possession "Making Meaning" teacher guides for grades k-2 (Developmental Studies Center) ... which are more scripted guided reading lessons for specific tradebooks. I am thinking more about these lessons in use with my guided reading .... at least for whole group study as I like the way they combine the necessary collaborative and social skills needed to really get the interactive discussion between kids going... just as guided reading itself has a workshop launch, I feel the groupings of partner pairs, small collaborative groups, and even independent conferences need frontloaded protocol....
In a message dated 7/22/2010 6:36:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Are there any first grade teachers out there who use the "CAFE" system for reading instruction? I am thinking about implementing it and was looking for any helpful hints and tips. Any feedback is welcome! Lori _______________________________________________ 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.
