Choice, time, and volume of reading and writing
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OSS-Middle School Literacy retweeted
Join @mahicks11 and I for our SPED/MTSS @FCPSR5 office hours from 3-4 today. Our focus will center around data collection/progress monitoring methods, tools, processes, and systems. We look forward to seeing you today!
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Yes! We don’t need the powerpoints and peardecks. Or grammar activities or prompts. Kids need choice & time. Short focus lesson, indep writing time, conferences, chances to talk w/ a partner. It doesn’t need to look different. @FCPSR5 @fcpsmsela @FCPSElemLA
Writing about our experiences allows us to understand the world around us and ourselves more deeply. Sharing our writing and reading that of others allows us to connect more deeply. If not now, when? @fcpsmsela
Just bc we are physically distanced from school & one another doesn’t mean we can’t continue to learn, create, & grow ideas. With the 🌎 the way it is, we have lots to think & talk about. Go get ‘em @fcpsmsela kiddos. We can’t wait to see all you create. Tweet us @MSWorkshopping
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“So is it OK if a kid only wants to read graphic novels? Experts say yes. Research found that GN averaged 53.5 rare, or more complex, words per 1,000. That's more than children's books which average 30.9 and even adult books at 52.7.” parents.com/kids/education/r…
Hearing misconceptions about workshop. If you start teaching & after a bit say-we are moving into workshop time-or are trying to ‘fit in’ workshop, let’s clear up the misunderstanding. Workshop is the structure. Minute kids walk in, they are in the workshop.
“We are on the brink of the golden age in education.” Utilizing workshop as a structure allows us to move closer to gold using the three tenets discussed in this article. ascd.org/publications/educat…
So many amazing titles! Lucky kiddos.
Check out all of the new diverse titles I'll be adding to my classroom library after break! THANK YOU so much to @GlasgowMS_PTA ! I'm too excited! #readmorebooks 😍📚📚
So many to read...
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Yes! Book clubs in middle school.
“If I had to name my super power it, would be matching kids with books.” Planning for book clubs with a rock star teacher at @ThoreauMS is the best way to start a Friday. @FCPSRegion1
Five days of formative assessment learning with @FCPSRegion1 @FCPSR2 @FCPSR3 @Region4FCPS @FCPSR5 in the books! Check out these resources to continue the journey @fcpssecliteracy @FCPS_OSS
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Conferring as formative assessment - it’s the highest form of differentiation. Why confer? It develops relationships with students. It informs instruction and because each student is a different kind of reader and writer. @FCPS_OSS @jensweda @fcpssecliteracy
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Can’t wait to stir up talk at the upcoming Region Days @Meg_Lister @L84SCHL @jensweda
Yes! Choice in thinking and responding. 🙌🏼🙌🏼 What is the product we ask for from students as accountability?
We need mirrors in our books. Our students don’t see themselves in the “classics.” We need to move away from what we’ve always taught to using books that engage readers. Diverse books should be filling the shelves of our classroom libraries.
"Whatever the makeup of each family, these stories all showcase the strength, unity, and love that grow within them and keep them moving forward no matter what challenges they face." Check out this fabulous @LangArtsNCTE booklist. bit.ly/2OcNzS9
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@W_WhitmanMS 8th grade Ts unpacking standards & immersing in text to gain a shared understanding about the mind work readers do as they approach a text & how this shifts bc of structure & composition.
This morning we did an 8th grade nonfiction article strategy ladder. Teachers are ready to pull small groups around main idea in their upcoming Critical Literacy & Investigative Journalism Unit. @HerndonMiddle @FCPS_OSS #ItsAboutTheJourney
