July 12, 2005
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapter 1 - You Have to Have an Idea
Main Idea: You have to think about reading in a meaningful way before you can write in a meaningful way.
Main Points:
- You have to build on authentic conversations to get authentic writing.
- Model these conversations through your class read alouds.
- Practice regularly - talking, thinking, writing about reading with books at a student's own reading level.
- Scaffold - build your students' knowledge with small steps along the way.
- Teach accountable talk - give students words to say so we can know thay are on track. name the kind of thinking they are doing (questioning, wondering, inferring).
Chapter 2 - Thinking and Talking About Texts in Read - Aloud and Partnership Conversations
Main Idea: This chapter is an extension of chapter one fleshing out the idea of explicit teaching during read alouds to help children know what to say and write in response to reading. There is a whole chart of ways teachers can help kids think, talk and write about reading.
Main Points:
- There should be a gradual release of responsibility - model, practice with a partner (teacher pointing out good conversation), independent work.
- Use sticky notes to record reading (show examples to students)
- Show them how to choose ideas that can be explored further in longer responses.
- Demonstrate longer resonses.
Mara: I like the idea of finding the meaningful ideas in books, getting past the book report to more authentic talking and writing about books. Getting kids to write REAL products about books (book reviews, editorials, etc) is more useful than just writing for a grade.
Lois: I love the ideas on how to make the read aloud time more productive. In many classes this is wasted time, or at least not used to its potential. Angillio give excellent suggestions for helping kids learn to think about their reading.
Posted by will2100 at July 12, 2005 10:56 AM
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