Jennifer, I notice this tuning out happens when I try the same modeling activity over and over again. It's "supposed to work", I think stubbornly, but it's not working this time or with this group of kids. I don't know if this has anything to do with what's going on here but a totally different approach might help. That's why Tanny McGregor's book gave me a new way to look at strategy instruction and how to make it more concrete, and even come alive for students. (Yes, I finally read it just a few weeks ago!) Sometimes, letting go and giving kids time also helps. When I am the most worried about a student she or he does or says something that makes me realize, again, that learning is happening all the time. We all need time and space to make this learning stick or reveal itself. Make sense? Elisa
Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada Thanks, Rhonda. I know they need modeling, but they tune out when I model. I feel like the adults in the Peanuts cartoons... you know "waaah waah waaah waah!" :-) That is why I feel like I have to build that sense of urgency first. I am just one more stimulus in their overstimulated little lives! :-O Jennifer Palmer Reading Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher FLES- Lead the discovery, Live the learning, Love the adventure. "Ancora Imparo." (Translation: I am still learning.) Michelangelo at 87 years of age
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