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Callie Theodoss

The Future of Reading - 'Reading Workshop' Approach Lets Students Pick the Books - Seri... - 7 views

  • The approach Ms. McNeill uses, in which students choose their own books, discuss them individually with their teacher and one another, and keep detailed journals about their reading, is part of a movement to revolutionize the way literature is taught in America’s schools. While there is no clear consensus among English teachers, variations on the approach, known as reading workshop, are catching on.
  • In the method familiar to generations of students, an entire class reads a novel — often a classic — together to draw out the themes and study literary craft. That tradition, proponents say, builds a shared literary culture among students, exposes all readers to works of quality and complexity and is the best way to prepare students for standardized tests.
  • “I just never felt that they were as excited about reading as I wanted them to be.”
    • bredamae
       
      YES!!! So very true.
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  • noting page numbers to make sure each student had read at least 20 pages the night before.
  • Ms. Moje added that choices should be limited and that teachers should guide students toward high-quality literature.
    • bredamae
       
      This proves that choice is part of the workshop, but not the end all be all.
  • she scooted from student to student on a lime-green stool, noting page numbers on a clipboard chart. She asked questions about the books and suggested new ones.
    • bredamae
       
      Seems so manageable, but who is this anecdotal data useful for other than the teacher and student?
  • In January two of her students failed a state writing assessment.
    • bredamae
       
      This is my fear, and truth be told, some of the students who I felt grew as a result of our RW lessons didn't do well on MCAS.
    • bredamae
       
      I have fully bought into the workshop model, but it's hard to transform thinking if everyone isn't onboard.
    • Callie Theodoss
       
      I love the idea that this article is highlighting the importance and significance of readers workshop. It is important for teachers to realize that it is a new way to teach literature in schools. It is authentic!
    • Callie Theodoss
       
      It is so important to realize that children are now interacting and engaged about the books they read! This is a great article to show as evidence for readers workshop.
  • unable to understand the texts.
  • But fans of the reading workshop say that assigning books leaves many children bored or
  • they’re actually interacting
  • every kid in my classroom is engaged
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    It's nice to see that we are not the only ones battling with these issues.
Wendy Smith

Reading Workshop Strategies - 2 views

    • Wendy Smith
       
      A great website for those who are using Readers Workshop!
  • discover joy in reading
  • choose their own books
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  • Reading Workshop
  • 10-15 minute mini-lesson
  • powerful way
  • 5 or 6 different students
  • hold individual reading conferences
  • you will still need another formal assessment system such as running records
  • my class had a 95% passing rate on our End-of-Grade Reading test
pacittijanet

The Reading & Writing Project - Units of Study - 5 views

    • casillid
       
      This web site has great videos to see different parts of the workshop model in action.
  • Narrative Writing
  • Informative/Explanatory Writing
    • bredamae
       
      Perfect timing!!! Thank you. We'll be starting Informative/Explanatory next week.
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  • Opinion/Argument Writing
  • Reading Informational Texts
  • Reading Literature
    • pacittijanet
       
      Diane, I was looking for this site just last night! This is a great resource for my reading and writing workshop lessons. This will make it much easier!
jennprior

Raising Classroom Standards Means Ramping Up Non-Fiction - WNYC - 2 views

  • Peynado’s teachers are assigning more editorials this year because the state is phasing in new national standards, which put a greater emphasis on non-fiction. Yuet Chu leads a network of 23 city schools including University Neighborhood Middle School. She notes that various researchers have found American students read texts that are too easy. This leaves them unprepared for the more complex skills they need later.
    • jennprior
       
      Non-fiction reading requires a different set of reading and interpreting skills.  They also help students develop their thoughts and opinions on subjects.  This can lead to great verbal or written discourse. 
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    Good article about introducing non-fiction at the middle school.
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    Great article - thanks Jen!
casillid

Welcome to the International Reading Association - 1 views

    • casillid
       
      This is a great resource!
jennprior

Newsela | About Newsela - 0 views

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    Website that uses daily news to improve non-fiction reading comprehension. Some listed by SRI
krs10walsh

Another very scary headline about kindergartners - The Washington Post - 0 views

    • krs10walsh
       
      This is a second article that makes some really good, but scary points about what kindergarten is like these days.
  • research shown that young students are not reliable test takers
  • kids were given a test on a platform they were not able to properly manipulate
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  • Kindergarten
  • is now academic, “the new first grade
  • forced to sit for hours
  • kids are considered failures if they
  • can’t read by the time they enter first grade
  • They aren’t developmentally ready
  • results
  • to lobby for more funding for
  • preschool
  • preschoo
  • preschools
  • turned into academic enterprises too
  • Standards can lead to teaching of skills in ways that are not effective or meaningful, to the narrowing of the curriculum, and to less time for play and hands-on learning experiences that are important foundations for later school success.
anonymous

Diigo - Better reading and research with annotation, highlighter, sticky notes, archivi... - 0 views

shared by anonymous on 15 Mar 14 - No Cached
    • anonymous
       
      Bookmark to the cloud
    • anonymous
       
      Create a personal library of links, pages, notes and images.
    • anonymous
       
      Annotate, highlight and add sticky notes.
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    • anonymous
       
      Organize in folders and tags
    • anonymous
       
      Share with groups and social networks.
    • anonymous
       
      Capture screenshots
pacittijanet

Scholastic Publishes Literacy Resources and Children's Books for Kids of All Ages - 2 views

    • pacittijanet
       
      Great site for reading club, IWB lessons, blogging, etc.
krs10walsh

Fantastic First Grade Froggies: Daily 5 - 1 views

    • krs10walsh
       
      This is a great idea. Make time to get this done.
  • hate when a student can read the word in isolation and then once you put it in a sentence, they give you a look like it's a word from outer space
  • adding a fluency piece
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  • during Daily 5
  • coordinate
  • lists
  • sight word
  • fluency strips
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    Cool Daily 5 phrase fluency activity
Kristen Oberheim

Stories for children, folktales, fairy tales and fables - 2 views

    • Kristen Oberheim
       
      I like how the author gives a summary of what folktales incorporate.
    • anonymous
       
      The moral of many of the tales is that the biggest and strongest are often done in by the quicker and tricker.
    • Kristen Oberheim
       
      Hmmm, the page won't let me highligh the last half of the sentence - I wonder why?
  • The folktale is a story, passed down verbally from generation to generation
klytle

Kate DiCamillo to Be Ambassador of Young People's Literature - NYTimes.com - 2 views

  • She writes fluidly across genres and age groups, from picture books to chapter books, experimenting with themes of loss, parental absence and spiritual redemption.
    • klytle
       
      Wow! I can't believe that she had so many jobs that were really unrelated to writing.
    • klytle
       
      I like how she said that she is trying to bring people together.
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  • By her own account, she came to writing books in a meandering way. Born in Philadelphia but raised in Florida, she spent her 20s working jobs at Disney World, Circus World and a campground, harboring secret ambitions to be an author.
  • “It wasn’t until my fifth or sixth book where I realized I’m trying to do the same thing in every story I tell, which is bring everybody together in the same room,” Ms. DiCamillo said. “That’s the same thing that I want here: to get as many different people into the room as I can. I don’t know that I will resonate with a particular group of kids, but I want to get as many kids and as many adults together reading as I can.”
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    Kate DiCamillo
amfpiscitelli

The Fischbowl - 15 views

shared by amfpiscitelli on 30 Oct 14 - Cached
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    • Julie Grant
       
      Interesting points about the value of homework...
  • What kind of research did we do to determine that 120 minutes was the appropriate and most effective amount of homework each night
    • anonymous
       
      Good question
    • kararyan
       
      I agree...big debate here on HW...
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      I agree how is the time determined per grade level?
    • anonymous
       
      Karl Fish always has someting interesting to say
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  • Students need the practice. I can't cover the curriculum unless I give homework. It teaches responsibility.
    • msfellows
       
      I've definitely heard these same three reasons given to justify homework.
    • kararyan
       
      I've heard them too. And I agree SOME students really do need the practice...but some do not..
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      I think all students could use extra practice. I have heard these 3 reasons as well.
  • The research provides little or no support for number one. What little support it does give could be accomplished by giving them time in class to practic
  • there's not enough time to cover the curriculum
  • I have yet to see any research that shows that assigning homework teaches responsibility
  • in order to cover the curriculum, we should change the curriculum.
  • So if we just made up this number, how is that "data-driven"? Perhaps we need to sit down and rethink this and decide if that's truly the best number.
  • Data-Driven Schools: Homework
  • What kind of research did we do to determine that 120 minutes was the appropriate and most effective amount of homework each night?
  • if we did that, then we'd probably also want to look at the research on the effectiveness of homework in general
  • research shows no support for homework at all at the elementary level
  • at the high school level there is only a weak correlation between homework and increased test scores
  • There was no relationship whatsoever between time spent on homework and course grade, and “no substantive difference in grades between students who complete homework and those who do not.”
    • kararyan
       
      Has anyone here done a study/collection of data on HW in middle school?
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      That would be a great idea Kara!
  • even most of what I've read in support of homework tends to show it having a relatively small effect on student "achievement"
  • So why do we assign homework?
  • Students need the practice. I can't cover the curriculum unless I give homework. It teaches responsibility
  • The research provides little or no support for number one.
  • Instead of assigning homework (and assigning students a "second shift") in order to cover the curriculum, we should change the curriculum.
  • I would suggest that giving them meaningful and important things to do might teach them responsibility better than assigning homework of dubious value.
  • any homework we assign should be justified.
  • Was there a correlation between the amount of homework that high school students reported doing and their scores on standardized math and science tests?
    • hortac
       
      Homework is sometimes a time management tool. Some students need more time to process the work and if we waited for them to finish in class, the cows would come home. Having them finish at home keeps us all moving forward...
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      Yes it can be a time management tool.
    • krs10walsh
       
      Excellent article I will certainly share with my 10th grader, 8th grader, and 4th grader at home. I'm sure the first grader will like to hear about it as well... After we finish their homework.
    • amfpiscitelli
       
      Homework is a reinforcement in my classroom.
  • Yes, and it was statistically significant but “very modest”:
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    Homework myth
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    Homework Debate
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