[MOSAIC] newbie

[Sarah Griffith Cartmill]

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?






From:  Bonita <bonitadee61 at ca.rr.com>
Reply-To:  "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies 
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To:  "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies 
Listserv"<mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
CC:  Kukonis at aol.com
Subject:  Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading/book talks
Date:  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 16:24:40 -0800
 >Please tell me more about Deb Miller's "Ducks at Night."  I'm not familiar 
with it:)
 >Thanks,
 >Bonita
 >California
 >
 >---- Kukonis at aol.com wrote:
 > > Just a ghost from the past... but in reading all of your posts > A 
better activity of turn and talk is in Debbie Miller's  "Ducks  at Night"
 > > activity for mental
images.  This activity keeps  the  kids focused on their
 > > partner's response because they are looking for something  to add to 
their
 > > personal t-chart picture after the book talk is over. I think  the 
structure has to
 > > be built in to the activity for kids to really get the  subtle message: 
Your
 > > thinking expands, modifies or is confirmed when shared with  others.
 >
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