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    Re: Can you help me figuring out what I'm doing wrong?
    Posted by Victoria on 7/14/08

    Thank you to you both...I should mention that I don't MAKE them
    fill out forms on their books, though. It's just a tool that
    they know they can use to help them remember from chapter to
    chapter. I had one student, who was a struggling reader, say
    that it really helped him and once he made that first good
    grade on a chapter book, he knew he could do it again.

    I appreciate your ideas...I've done read-alouds occasionally,
    but I had not thought about doing it in small groups for my
    struggling readers. I will also check out those books
    mentioned. My reading instruction in college was sadly lacking
    due to having a professor who wasn't very good at teaching it.
    We did more "fluffy" stuff than talk about sound practices.

    I do have one question though. If I do away with the chapter
    book requirement, how can I encourage them to move up and keep
    progressing? Literally 3/4 of my class last year would have
    stayed in picture books all year and thought nothing of it.
    They have no drive to read longer books...they just want it to
    be easy. We had kids who would read only picture books
    throughout the year in other classes. I do feel like most of
    my students are ready for at least the easy chapter books and I
    accomodate for those who aren't.

    Any suggestions?

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  • Can you help me figuring out what I'm doing wrong?, 7/12/08, by Victoria.
  • Re: Can you help me figuring out what I'm doing wrong?, 7/12/08, by reading teacher.
  • Re: Can you help me figuring out what I'm doing wrong?, 7/13/08, by Ima Teacher.
  • Re: Can you help me figuring out what I'm doing wrong?, 7/14/08, by Victoria.
  • Re: Can you help me figuring out what I'm doing wrong?, 7/14/08, by Kioni Carter.
  • Re: Can you help me figuring out what I'm doing wrong?, 7/21/08, by Dottie Kissell.

     
     

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