Day Three

Choosing Appropriate Text

• Want rich varied texts
• Look at different perspectives
• Think about the book is at the Independent/ Instructional/Frustrating  level
• Look at the different genres
• Think about the vocabulary- Tier 1,2 and 3
• Consider the different cultures you have in the group but also what you don't have - Watch  
  
  

Rudine Sims Bishop, Professor Emerita, Ohio State University

Groupings

There are different ways to do this and there are pro and cons for the different ways. Sometimes you don't have much of a choice on how this is done but when you can I think you should try the different ways. Always consider the children though. 

Summarising

This was useful as I find this can be hard for many children to do. I am grateful for some new resources in this area. I do plan to look more into Timothy Shanahan for more information on how to teach this. It was a good reminder to break it up slowly in your approach to this reading strategy. The summarising matrix will also be very handy to look at as this has been set up with the new curriculum phases. I also think the reminder to articulate as I am teaching this strategy, is helpful. I don't do this enough. This section is a good one to pass on to my colleagues who might want to improve their skills in teaching summarising. 

Text set selection

This is the start of me collecting for the text selection for possible work around monsters and mythical creatures. It would be good to read a novel around the same topic so will have to see if can do this. I generally find some topics easier than some to find reading material on. I will continue to work on ensuring the children get a range of types of books.