Andrea, Thanks for voicing the concerns that are on my mind as the school year approaches. In two weeks we'll report back and my head is swimming. The book, which seem so "doable" in May, now seems packed with ideas that I want to implement. I want to "live differently" in my classroom and approach reading and writing in a "literacy studio" environment. I'm trying to combine Ellin's ideas with Kathy Collins' ideas in her book *Reading for Real. *I am approaching the panic stage. I would welcome your ideas to help me focus. Leslie 4th grade Wichita, Kansas
On 7/20/08, Andrea Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have learned an incredible amount as a silent reader of your posts. It > is encouraging to know that other teachers struggle with the exact same > questions and concerns that keep my brain whirring. One tiny example: > everyone's ideas about spelling and also the lexical component were > insightful. I constantly read professionally about teaching spelling and > revise my spelling instruction in an endless struggle to incorporate word > work in an effective way while focusing on the deep structure systems in > reading and writing workshops. It is good to know that I'm not alone in > that! > > As the school year draws near I have been pondering how I am going to live > differently (and teach differently) after completing this book. How is my > classroom going to look different this year? What can I be intentional > about in the first weeks of school to ensure that I am teaching and modeling > the dimensions? What minilessons need to be incorporated to improve what I > already do in setting up my reading classroom? > > Has anyone else had these ponderings? Any thoughts? > > Andrea > 4th Grade > San Antonio, TX > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Understand mailing list > [email protected] > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org > _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list [email protected] http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org
