Jennifer Campbell Blog Post #3 Chapter 4 Teaching with a
Sense of Urgency
In this
chapter I enjoyed reading the section “Include Interactive Reading”. It reminded me that interactive reading doesn’t
always have to involve interaction from the teacher, but it can come from a
peer. During read alouds I forget that another
important resource for meaning can come from their peers even at the age of 4
and 5. According to Routman “When students informally
share their thinking with peers, rather than just the teacher, they listen and
talk more. Their joint thinking and
talking aids their reading understanding.”
This is something new I would like to try in the near future with my
students following a read aloud or even in the middle of one to see what they
are able to gain from each other.
We used to do something at my old school called "Pair Share" while doing read-a-louds. We would read a page or two of the story then call "pair share" and the students would turn to the neighbor beside them and talk about whatever topic we gave them that relates to the book. We would also have them pair share about what they think was going to happen next. Pretty early on they learned that quick term and knew to turn to someone next to them to talk. We would give them about 15-20 seconds, call a seat check, and let a few kids tell what they discussed. It was a great way to measure comprehension as well!
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ReplyDeleteSometimes our peers are the most effective teachers! Little ones are naturally social, and allowing this strength to contribute to their literacy development is important.
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