We started discussing how to choose a "Just-Right" book. We brainstormed a lot of reasons about why we choose books. The kids came up with things such as, books that have fairies on the cover, lots of pictures and books about science. Some of the kids also told us that they will look at the cover, open it up, read some of the words to see if the words make sense and if they are interested in reading more. WOW! Very impressive!
While I don't expect first graders to have a valid reason for every book they read, I do believe that it's important to introduce how to choose books appropriately. With explicit teaching in this area, it is my hope that students will be enabled to make better, engaging choices when they pick a book.
I have a tool that we have started learning and will include this information at Back to School Night. Hope to see you there!
3 comments:
Its very useful info. We are excited to follow your blog during the coming days. Back school Night was wonderful. Its very nice and encouraging presentation. We recieved a lot of information and will try to follow and achieve good results.
It's very exciting to see your focus and emphasis on reading/language arts. Look forward to more updates via your blog. This is a great idea :-)
We really appreciate your efforts ... For every child their teacher is the first inspiration! We are very happy that our child Sahithya is getting inspired by you each day ... Looking forward for more and assuring you the best from our side :-)
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