Post: Words—Are We Teaching the Right Ones? by Cheryl Sigmon
Posted by Just released in Teachers.Net Gazette! on 11/01/08
In her just released November article in Teachers.Net
Gazette, "Words—Are We Teaching the Right Ones?" Cheryl
Sigmon reveals important information about how seemingly
“simple” word wall activities can have many intricate
purposes… and have a positive effect upon literacy development.
Excerpt:
A frantic teacher wrote at the beginning of the school year
to say, “I’m new at third grade this year and am really
feeling lost. I’m one of the few teachers attempting a Words
Block the Four-Blocks way. Most of the teachers at this
grade feel strongly that the suggested word activities are
far too easy for our students. They’ve named Making Words
and the whole concept of Word Walls as examples. First, do
you think these activities could possibly be too easy for
our kids? If you think we should be teaching these, please
help me defend why we should continue these practices in
third grade.”
Read Cheryl's article, full of tips and pointers
http://teachers.net/gazette/NOV08/sigmon/. (linked below)
(Be sure to share the link with colleagues!)
Kathleen
Teachers.Net
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