I like this Jan - brief response, not taking away reading mileage time but getting them to understand the value of stopping to think if only for a very short time. Theyn they got the longer instruction in other parts of their day. Makes sense to me. Did you ever find that sometimes a few would actually write something very astute, wise even in that short frame??? I would often ask then if I could share - just casually of course - with the class. Look at some of the neat thoughts your peers are sharing.
Sally On 7/18/11 9:25 AM, "Jan" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kendall, I think most teachers on this list teach kids younger than your > 12th grader. I teach 8th grade. We have implemented a 30 minute reading > period in my middle school. When I have students write about their reading > during that time, I have students write something very brief. For example, > What did you wonder about when you were reading? or what does this book > remind you of? Students can write just a couple sentences. I do not want > them to use the time to daydream. In regular class, I have students write > more about their reading, but maybe the short response idea can help you. > Jan Quoting "K. Helt" <[email protected]>: > I¹ve just read all 3 of > Cris Tovani¹s books, I¹m half way > through Mosaic > of > Thought 2nd edition > and I¹ve read some of Reading Strategies. I¹m very > excited to begin > implementing the things I¹ve been learning in my > homeschool. My 12thgrade > son scores high to very high on standardized > tests(PSAT, ACT, SAT), but I > know that his comprehension is not what it > should be. When he saw the book, > *I Read it But I don¹t Get it, * he said, > ³That is the story of my life². > He was mostly trying to be cute, > but there > was definitely an element of > truth in what he said. > I don¹t want to overdo the reading strategies and > kill either the flow of > reading or the joy of reading. Do you have your > students write something > every day that shows the reading strategies they > used? Do they ever just > read? What have you found to be a good balance? > I¹m thinking particularly > about literature, though I plan to implement > practicing the strategies in > all subjects as needed. > Thank you, > > Kendall > _______________________________________________ > 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 Se > arch 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
