[MOSAIC] attention span

[Carrie Cahill]

Does anyone out there have any suggestions for helping 2nd graders
develop longer attention spans for group work and read alouds?  I feel
confident that the books I'm choosing have meaty and interesting content
for the students, but I still feel the attention of some is so short!  I
know Ellin Keene talked in MOT about engaging the students - and the
fact that they need to be aware of the NEED to be engaged.  Maybe that's
the problem - they don't know they even need to be engaged?

 

Carrie: K-8