[MOSAIC] Island of the Blue Dolphins

[Chris Preston]

I see this as a MUST read for all California children...if I had the 
luxury of enough copies for all children...I would definitely read it 
aloud, talk and discuss as the kids followed a long...If you read 1 or 2 
chapters a day, it does not take that long and there are two many good 
parts (cliff hangers) that I do not want kids to miss as they read it on 
their own...I guess I like the drama of my own voice and knowing what is 
coming...like the scary music in a movie...you know something eerie is 
about to happen...

Margy Hillman wrote:
> great idea. thanks! 
>
> Karen Shook <kashook73 at yahoo.com> wrote:  Just a thought - and I don't know if it comes in this format or not - but have you looked for books on tape? Check with your local library it might be available, then when the students who can read it are working you can have your strugglers listen to it while following along.
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> Karen
> 1st/MI
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> Christine Ann Mathews wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I am looking for some tips on literature circles. Last year, my 
> students were learning about the California Natives and we were 
> reading Island of the Blue Dolphins. I wanted all of my students to 
> read this text because it was directly connected to our social studies 
> unit, a research project, and an upcoming field trip. I had a broad 
> range of students, so as you can imagine, some of the students were 
> reading the book easily while others were struggling through it. We 
> had 1 hour dedicated to reading instruction and I was lucky enough to 
> have parent volunteers coming in to read with kids, but it seemed like 
> to took way too much time to get through the book. Have any of you 
> been in a similar situation? If so, how do you allow your whole class 
> to read the same book in literature circles and get through the book 
> in a timely manner? How do you approach a book like this with 
> struggling students? There were times when I would take turns reading 
> with them and I also had them buddy up with a supportive and 
> encouraging peer. I thought about using the book as a read aloud, but 
> it would have taken even longer to get through it. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Christine
>
>
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