Linda, What is the QAR strategy? Terry
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 5:32 AM, Linda DeGreen <[email protected]>wrote: > I second Pauline's thoughts. I would also add that I teach the QAR > strategy at the beginning of the year and then we use this and other test > taking strategies to answer questions in a test format throughout the year. > We teach test taking as a separate genre. Kids need to know how the > elements or characteristics of tests work , the same way they understand > the elements of reading a mystery or any other genre . > Linda > > On Feb 24, 2012, at 8:19 PM, Pauline K Nagle wrote: > > I would suggest teaching test taking as a genre, a type of reading that >> has >> a specific structure and way to comprehend it. Lucy Calkins has a good >> book about this, but I can't recall the name. I will find the title and >> send it to you. I think students need to learn how to tackle the text and >> how to handle the type of questions, and this must be taught as a skill >> set >> and practiced. But it does not need to take over your reader's workshop >> or >> reading instruction. You just need to teach how the comprehension skills >> they use in their independent reading texts can be applied on an excerpt >> and how the questions are asked. >> >> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 6:58 PM, evelia cadet <[email protected]>** >> wrote: >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> As I have said before, this is the first year I am following the Reader's >>> Workshop model. My district does not follow/support reader's workshop. >>> I >>> am lucky to have the freedom in my school to use any teaching structure I >>> want. Out of almost 70 teachers, only 2 teachers in my school are doing >>> reader's workshop. We are trying to convert the other teachers in our >>> campus. They are noticing how our students are engaged in reading and >>> are >>> forming a reading community that is extending outside the classroom. >>> However, people in my school are data driven (specifically standardized >>> testing data), and they will not consider any instructional method, >>> unless >>> there is tangible evidence they drive results (standardized state >>> testing). >>> Ok, this was just the introduction, here is my concern. My students >>> seemed to be enjoying reading and they are showing evidence of >>> understanding/applying the comprehension strategies/skills we are working >>> on in class. Nevertheless, when they take one of those practice test we >>> are required to give, everything seems to go downhills. It is like they >>> are unable to transfer what we are learning with authentic literature to >>> the context of the test. I honestly don't know what to do. I know there >>> are people in my school, including some in the administration, waiting to >>> see what impact reader's workshop has on test results. Any ideas or >>> advices. HELP!!!!!! Thank you. >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/**mailman/options/mosaic_** >>> literacyworkshop.org<http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> >>> >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at >>> http://snipurl.com/**MosaicArchive<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<http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at >> http://snipurl.com/**MosaicArchive<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<http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/**MosaicArchive<http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> > > -- *Stress (substitue "worry") is a form of atheism; it infers that you do not believe God is in control.* * * `´*:-.,_,.-:*´`´*:-,_,.-:*´`´*:-.,_,.-:*´`´*: _______________________________________________ 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
