[MOSAIC] Building stamina

[ljackson]

And the idea of 45 minutes does not even phase me as a former teacher of
little people--my kids often engaged in reading for this period of time but
rarely with a single text  (though some did) and generally not in the same
place.
Lori


On 5/25/08 8:42 AM, "Renee" <phoenixone at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> And I tend to come from a primary grade perspective; 45 minutes is not
> too long a time for a 6th grader. :-)
> 
> Renee
> 
> On May 25, 2008, at 6:41 AM, Kristin Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> Ah, yes, it is.  But I teach 6th grade and have two guided reading
>> groups a day I must teach, so I need the time!  We build up to it, we
>> start at about 20 and then work out way up.  They have book baggies
>> with multiple books and they respond/interact with their reading.  So
>> not all of them read the entire 4 minutes.  Although some do.  AND, I
>> just found out that four of my students think it's the best part of
>> the day.
>> 
>> Besides, some days it's shorter when my "mini" lesson becomes un-mini.
>> 
>>  Kristin Mitchell  6th/CO
>> "Be the change you want to see in the world"
>> -Ghandi
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----
>>   I have had fifth and sixth graders that want and need 45 minutes of
>> read time.
>> :)Bonita
>> 
>> ---- Renee <phoenixone at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> (And I think 45 minutes is a long time.)
>> 
>> 
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Lori Jackson
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Todd County School District
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Mission SD  57555
 
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Literacies for All Summer Institute
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