Writers Workshop 10-29-09

“What tips do you have to share w/ other teachers about how you manage or teach Writers’ Workshop? This can include classroom management, managing your time, management of supplies or conferencing tips. “

Blog 10-20-09

Discuss how you feel about teaching writing. Are you comfortable teaching writing or do you wish you felt a little more knowledgeable? Are you a writer yourself? Do you practice what you teach?

Writing 10-14-09

How do you use writing in your classroom?

Guided Reading 9-30-09

Think of one guided reading lesson you taught this week. What did you learn about your readers that will impact your next lesson?
Have a great week! I will be gone next week but I'll see you the following week.
jane

Guided Reading 9-22-09

Do a personal reflection on yourself and take time to analyze your classroom reading. 1. *How much time do I spend on reading instruction? 2. *Where does reading instruction appear in my schedule? 3. How much reading instruction does each child receive each week? 4. How much time do children spend reading extended text at an appropriate level? 5. How much time do I spend in individual conferences? in whole class instruction? 6. How many books does each child read each week? After answering these question, you will have a greater awareness of how much supported reading children do and a good idea of the amount of time you need to allocate for guided reading. You will also know where reading instruction fits into your schedule. Ask yourself... 1. Are my students doing enough reading? 2. What kinds of texts are they reading? are they too easy? too hard? or just right! 3. Do I have at least an uninterrupted hour for working with small groups in guided reading. Personal reflection - in order to help our children fall in love w/ reading we have to be readers ourselves... how much time are you spending in reading books you enjoy? Do you convey your love of reading to your students?After you have reflected on the above ideas... respond on the blog page about your reflection.

“Why do you think that AISD strongly supports Guided Reading in ALL classrooms?”

Welcome to ALI 1 Blogspot!!!

Welcome ... if you are looking for the blogspot created for ALI 1 training for 2nd and 3rd grade teachers with AISD -- you're in the right spot!!! Nancy, Terri, Ann and I are SO excited about starting this journey with you. We always learn something new from our time together. We hope that the next 12 weeks will take you into the world of literature in such a way that you will not return the same. We want this class to be YOUR class - centered around YOUR needs in the world of Balanced LIteracy. We have created this blogspot as a means of communication between fellow ALI 1 participants, collegues and us. Weekly we will post topics for discussion. We would like your response or questions pertaining to that topic. Please post comments, suggestions, problems and celebrations on this blogspot and we can all learn together. This is going to be a great year!! Let's dive in....
Jane