Dana,
I can't wait to hear your findings. What grade(s) are you working with? I'm going to be looking at pre-K to grade 6 hoping to see some recognizable signposts. It was the reading about "turning up and down the volume" and the thought of allowing for silence and struggle that made me ask my question about the signposts or indicators. Maybe that adds a bit more clarity to my original question. Keep me posted. Autumn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dana Williams Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 9:35 PM To: listserve Subject: [Understand] sign posts I also know that Ellin speaks frequently about children being flexible, adaptive, and independent in their use of strategies. I think she refers to this in To Understand, although I can't check because my copy is now at work. She watches for students to be independent in their use of a strategy, but also for them to be able to switch between strategies and know when a certain strategy is more appropriate for a given text. Also, they should be able to "turn down and up the volume" on strategies when needed. Of course, this is rather theoretical. One of the things I will be looking at this year in conferences with kids is how I can notice this. I'll keep you posted..... Dana _______________________________________________ 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
