My daughter Rachel, a fourth grade teacher, had her students experience a new way to present their understanding of their subject/biography study by presenting a wax museum presentation. The students researched their subject by reading biographies and other resources. They wrote a summation that was limited to a minute or less which was [...]
A summary of Peter Johnston’s presentation on 4-5-08 podcast format.
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Notes for Words-on-the-move #5
Peter Johnston – Choice Worlds: Helping children build literate worlds worth living in classrooms.
• We as educators array people each day in the classroom through use of language.
• We say we want them to be assertive, independent strong willed people when they [...]
Words-on-the-move 08#3
Synopsis of four sessions I attended at WSRA 08
The Economy of Words in Action by Linda Kuhaupt, a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader.
The session explored “teacher talk” during a Reading Recovery Lesson. As I listened I realized this would apply to all teachers in all curricular areas and at all levels of education. [...]
Words-on-the-Move 08-#2
podcast found at http://mathnut.podbean.com
Notes from WSRA
Building Deeper Readers presented by Kelly Gallagher
http://www.stenhouse.com/html/authorbios_28.htm
itms://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=159885407&ign-mscache=1 (visit this site to access some podcasts by Kelly)
Four Questions:
1. Have I provided my students with a reading purpose?
a. Need to frame and give purpose for all passages
b. Need to read passages many times to find understanding
c. Humpty Dumpty – Not just about an [...]
Help! what is Wrong With these Literature Circles and How Can We Fix Them?The article in Reading Teacher made me think about Literature Circles as I know them. I have mixed feelings about them but then realize that the term has many different meanings. I have seen where the roles of the group [...]
There has been some interest in this reading continuum. It was shared by one of the West Allis-West Milwaukee Reading Specialist. It is correlated with the Fountas-Pinnell reading levels.
West Allis – West Milwaukee Public School Reading Continuum – Behavioral Indicators
6th Grade
5th Grade
4th Grade
3rd Grade
2nd Grade
1st Grade
Kindergarten
Pre-emergent
Emergent A-C
Transitional D-F
Beginning G-I
Advanced Beginning J-M
Consolidating N-R
Advanced Consolidating S-Y
Concepts about [...]
Strategies suggested in
Prescott-Griffin, Mary Lee and Nancy L. Witherell. Fluency in Focus: Comprehension Strategies for All Young Readers. Portsmouth: Heinemann. 2004
Page 49 and following
Collaborative Reading
Basically it involves two students sitting next to each other and reading orally to and with each other.
Step 1. From assessment data pair students by equal reading ability.
Step 2. Partners choose [...]
Strategies for helping students increase fluency to benefit their comprehension
I really like the Fluency Check for students to use as I aim for student independency in regard to their own learning. My only concern is that requiring them to fill out each part might deter them from using the checklist or requiring this for every [...]
Notes on fluency
Prescott-Griffin, Mary Lee and Nancy L. Witherell. Fluency in Focus: Comprehension Strategies for All Young Readers. Portsmouth: Heinemann. 2004
In reading this work, I recognize that I have resources that need sharing. I will post notes as I find value and importance to them.
Oral Reading: Expected Rates (WPM) page 16
grade
Powell
Hansbrouck & tindal
Leslie & Caldwell
Richek, [...]
Flexible Grouping Techniques
Grouping technique
How..
Use when ….
Example
Random
This is completely arbitrary: have students group themselves by like titles or by given colors.
Placement is primarily for management and forming groups of equal size. Also good to use when you are trying to get students to know one another.
Students choose a title from a bag you circulate and group [...]
