[MOSAIC] Chapter Books

[KerryD78 at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/27/2006 6:47:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
R.Getto at oakcreek.k12.wi.us writes:

I  was wonder about how your school uses Chapter Books.  There was a recent  
question about doing whole class novels/chapter books in grades 3-5.   When 
working with the comprehension strategies...how may find it effect doing  it as 
"whole class".  Any thoughts would be greatly  appreciated.
Ro



I'm not sure if would ever be effective doing whole class unless  you were 
using a SHARED READING approach.  Students need to learn and  practice the 
strategies using a text on their instructional level.   Therefore, since all your 
students have varying reading levels, differentiation  is needed.  Can you try 
grouping the kids according to reading level and  have a few different chapter 
books being read at once?
 
Kerry/5th/MA