Category: Talking About Our Reading

Literature Circles; Book Clubs or Groups; Socratic Seminars; Guided Conversations; Mentor Texts for Writing

Aug 30

Setting Up Independent Work So You Can Meet 0ne-On-One with Students

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Setting Up Norms for Independent Work
One-on-one conferences with students are a valuable use of class time—provided the other students are able to work quietly on their own.

By Jori Krulder
May 14, 2018

Feb 27

Resources for Literature Circles and More!

    Looking for a few good books to get your literature circles off the ground?  Click on the following links for some suggestions from teachers around the country: http://www.litcircles.org/Books/books.html

Nov 11

Critical Book Clubs: Reimagining Literature Reading and Response – Jocius – 2017 – The Reading Teacher – Wiley Online Library

Source: Critical Book Clubs: Reimagining Literature Reading and Response – Jocius – 2017 – The Reading Teacher – Wiley Online Library

Nov 11

Listening Comprehension, Listening that sparks learning | Listenwise

http://listenwise.com   http://listenwise.com/?_ga=2.165270783.1155634957.1510412949-1952644787.1476133607  Source: Listening Comprehension, Listening that sparks learning | Listenwise

May 09

Louise Rosenblatt: A Life in Literacy 

By Duane Roen & Nicholas Karolides. Published in the ALAN Review, Summer 2005 Rosenblatt’s thinking laid the foundations for a transactional view of literacy! Decades later, her work is seminal to those who teach literature.

Feb 08

Rick’s Reading Workshop

See how this teacher meets whole group and individual learning targets in Reading Workshop. Teaching Channel: Rick’s Reading Workshop:  Complete Lesson Within A Reading Workshop  (click on the blue title)