[MOSAIC] mastery of stragies

[ckmet at mail.usf.edu]

Gina,

I found the same true in my classroom. After insisting they code T-S, T-T,
T-W, it dawned on me that my kids were focusing more on whether they were
"coding" correctly than on their actual connections. Instead, I introduced
it to them and allowed them to come up with their own unique ways to code
whether it be a picture or writing. Some of my kids starting drawing a
lightbulb when they were reminded of something. Some would draw a book
when it reminded them of another story we have read in class. I found that
in my own reading, I often just mark text in the margins. Who cares
whether they code correctly, as long as they're finding meaning in what
they read. If they didn't have a connection, that was fine. After
conversing with their peers, they often find shared experiences.

Christina