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Re: What to do with newcomers during literature groups?
Posted by Ruth on 9/03/08
Thanks for replying! After talking more with the teacher and
observing the students, she decided that Frecklejuice isn't suitable
for them. I already told her about Starfall (great minds think
alike!) and that will be one activity that these boys will do
instead.
I am going to print some books from Reading A to Z (again, great
minds) and try to come up with other activities that they can do
alone or in pairs. I have alot of flashcards, a LeapPad, sight word
Bingo, Dr. Seuss books and games, etc., that I could teach them to do
so that they can work on their own if I'm not around to help.
On 9/03/08, esl teacher wrote:
> If the goal is socialization then I think it's fine for the newcomer
> to "read" Frecklejuice. If the goal is to improve his reading, I
> don't think the newcomer should read it. There are lots of ways to
> scaffold so that he will understand the plot and the characters, but
> he will be understanding because of the scaffolding, not because
> he's actually doing any reading. And even with the scaffolding,
> unless you are translating for him there's a lot he won't understand
> since he has no English.
>
> Frankly, I think it is wasting the newcomer's time to be reading
> Frecklejuice when he could be reading something at his level that
> will build reading skills. There are lots of levelled reading on the
> Reading A to Z website. You could also put him on Starfall or print
> their books.
>
> Unfortunately he'll probably have a lot of moments in the day where
> he is just following what everyone else is doing but not really
> understanding (like reading a chapter in a science book). I would
> really encourage his teacher to use this time to improve his
reading.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- What to do with newcomers during literature groups?, 9/02/08, by Ruth.
- Re: What to do with newcomers during literature groups?, 9/02/08, by lynne/ca.
- Re: What to do with newcomers during literature groups?, 9/03/08, by Ruth.
- Re: What to do with newcomers during literature groups?, 9/03/08, by esl teacher.
- Re: What to do with newcomers during literature groups?, 9/03/08, by Ruth.
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