[MOSAIC] 6th grade reading

[Kristin Mitchell]

Cindy,

I don't teach in a middle school, but I've taught 6th grade for the past two years.  I will admit I don't do things all that differently in 6th than I did in 4th.  Our conversations are just different becuase of their age.  I still do mini-lessons with my kids gathered on the floor and me with my easel.  I still do guided reading and individual conferences, although not quite as often as I did them in 3rd and 4th.  I also do a lot more lit circles.

A great resource for your struggling readers is Kylene Beers' book, When Kids Can't Read, What Teachers Can Do.  That's the only one I can think of off the top of my head!

Good luck, let me know if I can be more specific for you...like I said I'm in an elementary school, so I had a lot more freedom (with schedules and such).

 Kristin Mitchell  6th/CO 
"Be the change you want to see in the world"
-Ghandi



----- Original Message ----
From: Cindy <pierceck at comcast.net>

Could you make suggestions for good information on what I would do differently in 6th grade?