Hi Darlene and others, I haven't posted to this discussion in a long time. I actually had to delete more than 4 pages of posts I was saving to read at a later date 'cause my inbox kept getting full and I wasn't able to receive or get emails for a few days at a time. Now that summer's almost here - we still have this week to go - I decided to just keep reading the messages and then not worry about catching up on the reading. I am waayyy behind. In any case, this thread has really sparked my interest. I often take several responses from kids and rarely is there a wrong or right response. If I don't understand what someone is saying I often just say, "Can you say more..." or something to that effect. Or, where does it say that in the book? More often than not there is something of value in what the child has said. I just needed to have him flesh it out a little more. I have been reading Choice Words and it has helped me to see what I do and don't do to help facilitate agency and independent thinking in my students. A powerful little book! Elisa
Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada Joy, I agree with you. You absolutely are right about students waiting to hear if it's "right" OR "wrong". I have found so many times when I take the time to probe into the why, I found that the answer is great! Usually better than what I thought the answer should be. I'm thinking that I want to go back to the book Choice Words to see if it talks about "words" for thinking and encouraging answers. Darlene Wontrop Reading Specialist JVES - Jarrettsville Elementary Read! Read! Read! "There is more treasure in books than in all of the pirate's loot on Treasure Island..." Walt Disney
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