[MOSAIC] Atwell's reading response journals

[Eve Dubois]

Hi Barbara,

I do reading response journals based on Fountas & Pinnell's Guiding Readers and Writers but would love to explore another point of view, particularly if it's working so well for other teachers. What should I read to learn more about Atwell's version of reading response journals?

Thanks,

Eve

-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Punchak [mailto:bpunchak at verizon.net]

Agreed, Sally! I've been using Atwell's reading response journals for
years, with wonderful success. Although it is a LOT of work for me---I have
3 reading classes (85 students) this year---I learn so much about my
students' reading, thinking, writing, and what makes each child "tick," that
it's, hands-down, one of the best ideas I've "borrowed."