I agree with you completely, Renee! Elisa Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Teacher Spanish Learning Leader Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. —Helen Keller The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. -Former US Cabinet member John W. Gardner Visit my blog, A Teacher's Ruminations, and post a message. http://waingortgrade2spanishbilingual.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] on behalf of Renee Sent: Mon 30/05/2011 7:30 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading strategies/skills question Evelia, I don't think a prescribed order is a good thing, and I know there are many who would disagree with me, as some seem to be easier than others, BUT when something comes up in a reading, or a student makes a comment that clearly exhibits the thinking/applying of a particular strategy, then that is a perfect teaching moment. I had very simple reference charts up in my classroom.... way up high.... in kid language.... that addressed reading strategies. They were reminders for students and sometimes I asked them to do a quick write literature response that showed a strategy (i.e., draw a picture of the setting... for visualization, or write a short paragraph telling what you think is going to happen next... for predicting). I just am unable to separate them from each other. Renee On May 29, 2011, at 10:09 PM, evelia cadet wrote: > > Again, thank you all for your comments and advices. I have few more > questions. Does it matter in which order you teach the reading > strategies or skills? Is there any particular strategies that should > be taught first? Do you all know any good websites for teaching > reading strategies/skills? Thank you. > > Evelia "Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward." ~ Hillary Clinton; June 7, 2008 _______________________________________________ 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.
