[MOSAIC] forwarded from Sarah

[ginger/rob]

I am forwarding this from Sarah griffo11 at hotmail.com
Ginger
moderator
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Hi all~ I'm new to the board. I'm a Literacy student at Syracuse University 
and in reading these posts, some things that we've learned/practiced came to 
mind. I haven't done these in the classroom yet, but many in my program have 
and found they are wonderful tools. One thing we love is modeling the "think 
alouds" while reading or even when introducing a book. I find that this 
helped me to "think about how I read/think." Furthermore, when doing this, 
students can slow down and really question, make comments and inferences 
while doing this. Another great method to pair with this is post-its; we use 
them, too, while reading, to add Questions, "A-ha" moments, or comments 
about the text. Just some food for thought regarding innovative classroom 
practices~ I think this helps them to listen to each other, too. I'm not 
familiar with "ducks at night" but another thing we find successful is 
"Reader of the Week" where the student can share his/her post=its and 
thoughts with the class. Can you tell me more about Ducks at Night? Does 
anyone know anything like this for the high school level to get students to 
share?

Sarah, grad student