Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Homework Article: Shared Reading
This article was a GREAT step by step how to implement/ "do" Shared Reading. I found this extremely helpful in reminding myself on the intent and purpose of shared reading. I also liked the photos- I am a visual learning and find it helpful to see things in action not just read about them. I think this article solidifies for me what we learned in class today.
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Wendy, I too appreciated the detailed step by step instructions for shared reading. I would like to see the book and look at the Literacy Skills Checklist and Teaching Points that were referred to on pages 131 and 139. Hopefully Christy and Becky will have it there tomorrow. I also liked the reminders of the intention of shared reading. As we have discussed many times in the past three days, many times the "terms" for balanced literacy get used and confused...so it was great to have it concrete. I wish someone had shown me this my first year in the district.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the "how to" aspect of this article. I feel empowered, encouraged and supported. The "I can do it" spirit! At the same time, I feel a little overwhelmed. Which sent me right back to the read aloud this morning, The Other Way to Listen. I won't be able to hear the mountains AND the sky AND the birds AND the clouds- just maybe a flower! Start small and build upon that!
ReplyDeleteLike everyone else, I appreciated the ease of reading and the step by step nature of this article. Shared reading, especially in the lower grades, is probably THE most important part of balanced literacy. To develop phonemic awareness, it is crucial for our youngest readers to have the "shared" aspect of reading.
ReplyDeleteDitto for me - especially as someone who's about to implement Balanced Literacy for the first time! Between this article and the First 20 Days of School for Independent Reading article we read in class, I feel ready to do this with actual children!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have a suggestion for a book that revisits all this that would be a good overview of Balanced Literacy to read this summer? It always helps if I reread about ideas before I start them.
Krysten, I loved your post! It was delightful! I will start small, too, but I'm going to focus on the other article by Calkins. I fell like I've got a pretty good handle on shared reading, although I always use it for writing instruction (author's craft) rather than explicit reading instruction. I think in the process I accidently get reading instruction in there because I am thinking aloud as we discuss the author's intent and purpose of writing choices, but it isn't a conscious effort. I'll have to work more with this.
ReplyDeleteI liked seeing the high support, average support, and low support examples and what happens after shared reading. This articles reinforces the value of shared reading for me, and the step by step examples are awesome...I will keep this close by!
ReplyDeleteI loved the layout of the shared reading article. It was a perfect balance of reading passages and lists. It will definitely be an article that I can refer back to again and again and an article that I will share with my colleagues (K-2). I appreciated the fact that shared reading was considered for high, medium, and low readers. The getting started steps were simple yet informative. It is so important to have fun during shared reading! I admire the fact that the article just tells you what you need to know in order to implement shared reading effectively, successfully, and completely.
ReplyDeleteConcise information and easy to understand in one place, I loved it. I too would like to see the 2 lists (p. 131 & p. 139) This was very helpful to clear up any confusion for me,( as I am confused a lot) :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with so many of you who mentioned they liked the layout and step-by-step process of the article. I personally need the parts of Balanced Literacy broken down like this in order to see how it will work in my class. I will use this article as I plan my lessons until I feel comfortable with the workshop flow.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I struggle with is being able to "flow" through the structures of Balanced Literacy. I, too, think I'll keep this easy-to-read article nearby as I work to achieve seemingly seamless Reading and Writing Workshops.
ReplyDeleteThis article is a great review of what shared reading is, why it is so important, and it also makes it so easy to implement shared reading in your classroom. I was reminded to choose only one or two teaching points per lesson, to provide adequate background knowledge before beginning the lesson, and to remember the value in revisiting shared reading texts. Also, because I am a planner, I need constant reminders that I can't plan for everything: "Some of these teaching points are planned by the teacher prior to the reading. Others come up during the reading as the teacher and children discuss the text." In order to be responsive to the needs of my students, I can't plan and direct the conversation entirely. After watching the videos today, I am reminded how natural, easy, and responsive literacy instruction should sound.
This was such a refreshing article. I like the simplicity of it too. The visuals were also very helpful for me. As everyone else has said in their comments: the step by step format made it so teacher friendly and easy to follow. It is getting very late, so, I am going to close for now.
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Yep, I too like the layout of this article and the steps which make it clearer. The reminder to revisit the shared reading is a good one. It is enjoyable as they point out, to reread familiar material. The student does demonstrate proficiency, gain self esteem, and a reading "break", like the boy in the video who chose a Frog and Toad book. That very book was a favorite of mine for several of my early elementary learning years, for that very reason! It made me feel empowered. I could read it easily and that made it fun. Good article!
ReplyDeleteEasy to read, concise, and to the point. It made Shared Reading sound not so scary. I also would like to see what page 131 and 139 look like. Every component of Balanced Literacy is not done every day, correct? I could see either having a shared writing lesson like Sarah said or a share reading lesson. I am willing to bet that our 2 hour time frame probably flies by each day. So much to incorporate, so little time.
ReplyDeleteI like the explicit step by step instructions this article gave me to apply shared reading in my classroom. Shared reading instruction has a wide variety of uses and leads to many teaching points. For my students shared reading extensively provides the opportunity to model fluent and expressive oral language that supports their language development. Rereading in particular presents my students the opportunity to connect and apply what they have learned. The varying examples on high, average, and low instructional support when introducing a new shared reading and what to do after a shared reading is especially useful. I will refer to this article in the coming school year as I plan my lessons.
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