Strategies for Teaching Reading: Thinking Partners

[IngridWin]

I am disturbed by the unprofessional comments posted which lack validity as they are not justified with salient points - just haphazard, flippant and harsh remarks.

This teacher engaged prior knowledge with her students. She taught them an important social courtesy of being present to others by means of good body language and appropriate listening skills.

She also began an ENQUIRY process by encouraging the children to think about what they hope to learn.

Teachers choose their profession be

[abcwritestartread]

This teacher and teachers college reading and writing workshop us a waste if teaching time. There are much mire efficient ways of getting the loss learning. Lucy Calkins wrote this method with whole language on her lap. Waste of time.

[xman4un]

Too choppy and unnecessarily segmented for a guided reading activity, even if guided reading is defined by such regular interludes. It ruins the flow of the story and the natural interests of children to want to learn and think independently. This collective approach to learning in this fashion is just plain stupid.

[SpiffySteph]

I use this strategy in my 3/4 classroom all the time, and it works very well. It is helpful for my ESOL children, and gives kids who love to talk a perfect way to make their talk meaningful!