A chat where literacy education students, preservice teachers, and literacy mentors connect to discuss research and practice, share ideas, and meet new mentors for professional learning.
So excited to be here to learn from our wonderful future educators (and we all learn from each other). So proud of each of you for making your own learning in the company of others a priority! #preservicelit#G2Great
Welcome, Brent! What is the last book you read aloud? Mine was Peanut Butter and Cupcake, but that is a little young for your students =) #preservicelit
Good morning! Katie, education professor from SC. The last book I read aloud to my preservice teachers is The Other Side by @JackieWoodson. #preservicelit
Good Morning! #preservicelit I'm Suz, a teacher-educator ot Kansas State University. I teach K-2 lit methods, so we have read alouds every class. The last one I did was "The Important Book" but I think the one the college students like best was "I Love My New Toy" @mowilliams
For me, supporting readers/listeners starts in the planning process: the book we choose, the strategic stopping points for conversation, open-ended discussion and personal connections. It must be joyful! #preservicelit
Dina; Teacher preparation researcher; 20 years elem educator, Family Book Club and Literacy Night Director; The Tale of Despereaux is an amazing read aloud for upper elem grades. #preservicelit
My pleasure Stephanie. I was just thinking wish I’d had a professor who believe so strongly in collegial conversations when I was in my own teacher training. But I’m making up for it now ❤️ #preservicelit#G2Great
A1 I think we support readers BEFORE BEFORE by thoughtfully choosing the best possible book for those children. Book choice may well be the most important part of the read aloud as it impacts all that follows #preservicelit#G2Great
@AffinitoLit The way I would support my students after a read aloud is by asking them comprehension question and allowing them time to write in their day books #preservicelit
A1 We must create spaces where students have opportunities to talk before, during and after read aloud to share their thoughts, wonders, predictions, etc. about the text. "Reading and writing float on a sea of talk." - James Britton #preservicelit
A1: Biggest support before is establishing some BK. Kids that understand context of a book they can more easily grasp the little things. During I focus on the thinking, model and discuss. After we talk reviews, likes dislikes and confusions. #preservicelit
A1. I think one nonnegotiable is some kind of curiosity builder before the reading. Research shows a curious brain will comprehend and retain more, so anything that piques interest is valuable! #preservicelit
A1 I think that we have to be careful to overload the BEFORE part of reading. Rather than giving to much at the beginning we want to allow it to magically unfold in the course of the story & support them in the heat of learning. #preservicelit#G2Great
A1 Not to simplify but my first non-negotiable for read aloud is to make it a daily priority. No excuses about time - just do it because it’s our responsibility to kids. There’s nothing quite as powerful as joining together to share in an amazing story! #preservicelit#G2Great
A1: Talking before reading about what the book is and pulling out words they may not know and giving definitions. During reading, Deciding where a good stopping point is and doing an activity to keep them engaged and after disscusing the book. #preservicelit
Being intentional about the book choice and understanding your purpose for the choice. Giving your kiddos time to reflect and a safe place to share their thoughts. #preservicelit
SUCH a great point! Before the “before” is the key ingredient. Another reason teachers need to read a LOT of kid lit to make good choices. #preservicelit
A1 I think we support readers BEFORE BEFORE by thoughtfully choosing the best possible book for those children. Book choice may well be the most important part of the read aloud as it impacts all that follows #preservicelit#G2Great
YES! I love @VickiVintonTMAP's thinking on this. It has changed my understanding of what students can do, if we give them the space and supports for higher level thinking. #preservicelit
I just worked with my #preservicelit students to create interactive read alouds - I distinguish them from other types of read alouds. The read aloud changes depending on your purpose.
A1 another common mistake I see in read aloud is focusing on PRE teaching words BEFORE reading. While we may introduce one key word that reflects a big idea, the best time to learn those words is in the context of reading #preservicelit#G2Great
Thrilled to see my @FurmanU Education students on today's #preservicelit chat! I hope you'll join us the first Saturday of every month. It's a great way to connect with other teachers, grow your #PLC, and extend your learning and ideas for teaching.
A1 Not to simplify but my first non-negotiable for read aloud is to make it a daily priority. No excuses about time - just do it because it’s our responsibility to kids. There’s nothing quite as powerful as joining together to share in an amazing story! #preservicelit#G2Great
I’m Elizabeth Allen from Furman University in SC, and the last book I read aloud was The Quiltmaker’s Gift by by Jeff Brumbeau. @ktkelly14#preservicelit
A1: For an ongoing chapter book read aloud, model orienting yourself in the story first (what was happening in the story, what were our wonderings and emotions). Read with drama. Then, curate your questions to be higher order; encourage connection/reflection. #preservicelit
Ellen Given from Furman University and the last book I read aloud was Tyler Makes Pancakes! by Tyler Florence to the little boy that I nanny! #Preservicelit
A1: To support readers during read aloud is if you start with what we do during read aloud ie: staying quiet, listening to the story. After the story, I think it’s very important to go over what you read to your students. Ask questions about the text. #preservicelit
A1 Supporting thinking in a read aloud is a cautious dance between scaffolded support and growing independence. We have to know when to step in and when to hold back so that kids can take over the thinking reins. #preservicelit#G2Great
Absolutely, I think context of the story needs to be established especially in a historical fiction. But I can't imagine starting with "ok kids here is your vocab list"...#preservicelit
Many perspectives are missing, but adding to the dilemma? Many teachers don’t even know about the diverse books that ARE available to them. We need to be aware of what is already here and continue to advocate for what is missing. #preservicelit
Q2: I think we are missing books that have modern family structures - blended families, families living apart, etc. Would love to see our children's home situations more commonly reflected in lit #preservicelit
Hey all! I'm Christian and I'm a preservice ELA teacher from NJ. I'm currently placed in a 9th grade ELA class but the last book I read aloud was LLAMA LLAMA LIKES TO SHARE while participating in a kindergarten class' #ReadAcrossAmericaDay event yesterday #preservicelit
Absolutely, I think context of the story needs to be established especially in a historical fiction. But I can't imagine starting with "ok kids here is your vocab list"...#preservicelit
I get frustrated with books that are diverse but focused on an ‘issue’. ex.: Books with African American characters are typically about civil rights. Why can’t we have books about ALL topics that just happen to have diverse characters? #preservicelit
Yes- hearing it in context, making meaning -deepening the understanding. Trust the students to figure it out- they will pleasantly surprise you. #preservicelit
I tell my teachers to preteach only those words that are absolutely critical for understanding the text. If they chose the book right, there shouldn't be too many. Then, support vocabulary in context. It is always an eye-opener for them. #preservicelit
A2 Too often the perspectives that are missing most are any that don’t reflect the teachers life and perspectives. It’s natural to reach for books that speak to US but it’s not about us. We have to broaden our view of books (and we grow too) #preservicelit#G2Great
A2: I'm trying to help my students understand the importance of books as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors. A book doesn't have to teach about racial issues to be diverse - we need books that have diverse characters as main characters in typical stories. #preservicelit
A2: In my school diversity is at a minimum. I agree with the need to have them but in my experience it is so much harder for my Ss to connect with a read aloud they do not see themselves in. I am trying to focus on diversity in my library and the books I book talk #preservicelit
I agree. We must make sure to remember to include ALL families. Single parents, step parents, same-sex parents, foster parents, guardians, and different types of home environments from city dwellings to country life around the world. #preservicelit
Q2: I think we are missing books that have modern family structures - blended families, families living apart, etc. Would love to see our children's home situations more commonly reflected in lit #preservicelit
It’s so crucial that we don’t always have an instructional agenda for read aloud. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give our readers is to read the book and walk away as kids ooh and ahh and talk to peers. Trust the book to do the work it was mean to do #preservicelit#G2Great
I find a productive buzz of talk is needed. We must teach respectful conversation, but allow conversation to read, think and grow together. After reading, you can continue to explore and wonder together, hopefully leading to the next book! #preservicelit
A2: Wish there was more representation of the Latinx population, especially in YA books. Growing up, the only time I saw myself somewhat represented was the time in 12th grade when my class watched West Side Story, a film made during my grandparents' childhood #preservicelit
Q2: I think we are missing books that have modern family structures - blended families, families living apart, etc. Would love to see our children's home situations more commonly reflected in lit #preservicelit
Goal is at least 3 read alouds a day.
One - typically mentor text for reading or writing
Two - love of language - may be a quote, joke, poem
Three - ongoing story/ chapter book
With a plan - may be same author, but often diverse views of the world
!#preservicelit
In reply to
@drmollyness, @AffinitoLit, @ChoiceLiteracy
A2: Access diversity and inclusiveness in books that may be lacking on the surface through discussing the theme of the text and how the story or text can inspire us or call us into action. YOU offer the lens to the Ss and the book potential becomes exponential. #preservicelit
A1: I think it is also important to match the chat to your purpose. As a grad student, I followed #gradchat. As PhD student, #PhDchat. As new faculty, #ECRchat As a Kansas Educator #KSedchat as a literacy teacher #PreserviceLit Interest in rural #RuralEdchat#NT2t
Great point, Brent. They can easily disconnect if the book is not a 'mirror', so how do we help them open their mind to something new? Perhaps if we do so right from the start? #preservicelit
A2: I think a lot of the LGBT+ community is missing from books. It’s a controversial thing to read and talk about, but it’s becoming more and more prevalent in today’s society and in our world. Teaching on this subject is something I believe books could help with. #preservicelit
Yes Greg - David Coleman had it all wrong when he said that we don’t make those text to self connections. Emotional engagement to a story is just as important as instructional engagement #preservicelit#G2Great
A2 I think that we do not have enough books that have diverse perspectives. I feel that teachers have to make a conscience effort to select multiple, multiple books about diverse perspectives. #preservicelit
THat is where I think the other piece, the choice reading the book talks come in. I can get them individually reading more diverse texts and then they can push those text out to peers. #preservicelit
I actually do read aloud to my 9th graders. The last thing I read to them was an excerpt from David Denby's Lit Up and, before that, I read The Martian by Andy Weir #preservicelit
It’s so crucial that we don’t always have an instructional agenda for read aloud. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give our readers is to read the book and walk away as kids ooh and ahh and talk to peers. Trust the book to do the work it was mean to do #preservicelit#G2Great
The best is when you find your students have placed your read aloud front and center and are quietly waiting for you to start. And when they don’t want you to stop reading. #preservicelit
Yes. We must intentionally select books with care for the classroom for all sorts of reasons, not just the reasons we are most comfortable with. #preservicelit
Connect wity Gene Yang's #Reading \WithoutWalls challenge. #1: Read a book about a character who doesn’t look like you or live like you. #preservicelit
I have found this varies with the teachers I work with. It depends on their own comfort level, the culture of the school and the age of the students. But, these conversations are needed so we can teach kids how to handle their feelings and develop empathy. #preservicelit
q3: I think there are books that are not appropriate for certain age groups (like I wouldn't read The Hate You Give to a 2nd grade class), but I've always been baffled by 'banning books' #preservicelit
I always told my students just because it wasn't in his document, doesn't mean it isn't needed to achieve what is actually included. We need to exercise professional responsibility to our students! #preservicelit
A3: I am not sure about certain books that may be too sensitive or controversial to read aloud. I am still new at this but I can say when I was in high school one book I read that I feel could be controversial was A Boy Called It. #preservicelit
Connect with Gene Yang's #Reading \WithoutWalls challenge. #1: Read a book about a character who doesn’t look like you or live like you. #preservicelit
A3: You have to know your community and your audience.
I have more difficulty with "my emotions" - cannot read "Love you Forever" without sobbing!
#preservicelit
I always told my students just because it wasn't in his document, doesn't mean it isn't needed to achieve what is actually included. We need to exercise professional responsibility to our students! #preservicelit
A3: I think the audience is the factor not the book. I am not going to read THUG to grade 4 but I would to Grade 10-12. I personally would not read text with sensationalized sex or violence. #preservicelit
Goal is at least 3 read alouds a day.
One - typically mentor text for reading or writing
Two - love of language - may be a quote, joke, poem
Three - ongoing story/ chapter book
With a plan - may be same author, but often diverse views of the world
!#preservicelit
In reply to
@drmollyness, @AffinitoLit, @ChoiceLiteracy
A3. I can’t think of any book that wouldn’t be appropriate for someone somewhere. I think making choices based on age is wise. Five year olds are different from twelve year olds #preservicelit
A3: I think you need to be developmentally aware. There are some great books @ discrimination, but depending on the events and details, I would consider the developmental level of the listeners. Some are more appropriate for early childhood and others for older #preservicelit
Hate to sign off but am off to walk for refugees with fifth graders who were inspired to take action after reading Refugee and A Long Walk to Water! So proud of these kids. This is what reading is all about. Check out their event here! https://t.co/hlhIdFUvOa#preservicelit
A3: None particularly come to mind, but I am currently rereading A Wrinkle in Time for my book club. There are references to God than I remember when I first read it when it was read aloud to me in 6th grade. I think that could be something to be cautious of. #preservicelit
A3: You have to know your students, what they can handle, and how much you are willing to challenge. Even within the same grade level, one class may react to material in a vastly different manner than their peers #preservicelit
A3 I don’t know that it’s about using/not using a particular book but careful considering your audience and a good match for those children at that time #preservicelit#G2Great
I think that’s an incredible model for kids thought Kitty. We want children to know that readers connect in deeply personal ways to book. I love it when the floodgates open in complete unexpected moments #preservicelit#G2Great
#preservicelit The first time I taught the Anne Frank play in 7th grade, we got to the end that talked about her death in the camp, and just a few months before liberation. I cried in front of my students.
A3 I feel that as long as there is a good flow of communication to parents about books that you are planning to read that might be seen as controversial, then it makes it a lot easier and less stressful to read aloud those books. #preservicelit
Thank you to all #preservicelit educators chatting today! Let’s keep the rich conversation alive and slow chat throughout the month. Share titles, ideas and experiences as they relate to read alouds and be sure to check the feed! The archive of our chat will be posted soon!
Please join our high school students #BowTieBoys. Let’s support these remarkable young men who help us see our work through their incredibly wise eyes. It will be amazing folks #preservicelit#G2Great
I work at a daycare right now and two of my students read aloud to me on the bus every morning, when I am driving. They get so excited to bring their book to share it with me. #preservicelit
Please join our high school students #BowTieBoys. Let’s support these remarkable young men who help us see our work through their incredibly wise eyes. It will be amazing folks #preservicelit#G2Great
This is such an amazing thirty minutes. I am always so grateful that educators to be and current educators can join forces. I wish EVERY professor would do this. So grateful to @AffinitoLit and her incredible STs! #preservicelit#G2Great
Thank you to all #preservicelit educators chatting today! Let’s keep the rich conversation alive and slow chat throughout the month. Share titles, ideas and experiences as they relate to read alouds and be sure to check the feed! The archive of our chat will be posted soon!
With a hashtag like #curiositycrew, you know I will take a look given my newest inquiry for students in literacy intervention! Thanks, Brent! #preservicelit
Let’s always remember that we have the opportunity to support each other in doing the amazing work (whether we are already teaching or not. We need each other friends! #preservicelit#G2Great
Thank you for your kind words, Mary! You have just made my entire morning. I am leaving the chat energized and so thankful for all that work to lift up our profession. I cannot wait to keep the conversations going all month! #preservicelit
Thank you again for the invite. I love doing this, such a great opportunity to get to know other teachers, and express our love for reading and teaching. #preservicelit
Thank you for your kind words, Mary! You have just made my entire morning. I am leaving the chat energized and so thankful for all that work to lift up our profession. I cannot wait to keep the conversations going all month! #preservicelit
Totally agree with the need for more LGBT+ inclusion in classroom texts. There are some fresh and interesting novels that represent these communities but it may be difficult to get support to include them in a school's curriculum, depending upon the school #preservicelit
