My school has adopted Teaching Middle School Writers by Laura Robb as its new philosophy of reading.
I loved the overall philosophy of the book when I first read it, but I had concerns about when I would find time in my already busy schedule to implement the strategies. Thankfully, my district is giving us time to implement this program and the flexibility to try new things. I am happy to say I've found something that seems to be working great! BOOK CLUB is my answer! Book Club day (Wednesday) is when each of my students brings a free read book from home. Students are given 20 minutes to read in class. While the students are reading, I hold individual conferences with students. At the end of the S.S.R. time, students open their Book Club folders where they keep a journal and menu of reading response assignments. Some days I assign a specific assignment, and other days I let the students choose the assignment that fits best with the book they are reading. I love the days when students choose their own response assignment because it's exciting to see them taking charge of their own learning. Hopefully, this will put them on the path to become life long learners. Below are the forms used during book club:
I loved the overall philosophy of the book when I first read it, but I had concerns about when I would find time in my already busy schedule to implement the strategies. Thankfully, my district is giving us time to implement this program and the flexibility to try new things. I am happy to say I've found something that seems to be working great! BOOK CLUB is my answer! Book Club day (Wednesday) is when each of my students brings a free read book from home. Students are given 20 minutes to read in class. While the students are reading, I hold individual conferences with students. At the end of the S.S.R. time, students open their Book Club folders where they keep a journal and menu of reading response assignments. Some days I assign a specific assignment, and other days I let the students choose the assignment that fits best with the book they are reading. I love the days when students choose their own response assignment because it's exciting to see them taking charge of their own learning. Hopefully, this will put them on the path to become life long learners. Below are the forms used during book club:
No comments:
Post a Comment