Another thing I've done is read a challenging book to a student while s/he follows along and then on another day we do you read/I read from the Daily 5. Of course, we talk about the story as we read and I try to do a lot of modelling of comprehending. Elisa Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada
One of the ideas that really struck me in this chapter as Ellin talked about challenging texts was how she scaffolded the challenging texts for kids---she would copy a part of a book, or she would ask kids to reread something the class has read several times. She would consider drive and motivation as well as the child's background knowledge. SO...I guess it is boiling down again to balance and also to your instructional purpose and the needs of individual students. Jennifer Palmer Reading Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher FLES- Lead the discovery, Live the learning, Love the adventure. Reading furnishes the mind only with the materials of knowledge. It is thinking that makes what we read ours. -John Locke
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