#G2Great Archive

This chat is dedicated to continuing the conversation about teacher reflection it's based on Dr. Mary Howard's book Good to Great Teaching.

Thursday December 14, 2017
8:30 PM EST

  • hayhurst3 - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:30 PM EST
    Welcome to #G2Great @brennanamy @DrMaryHoward @franmcveigh & I are so pleased to have @Stephharvey49 & @annegoudvis w/us tonight! Say hello and where you're from!
  • participatechat Dec 14 @ 8:30 PM EST
    Participate in the upcoming #G2Great by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/FB8JlXMi8b
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:30 PM EST
    #G2great Thank you for having us! We are delighted to be here!
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:30 PM EST
    #G2Great We are thrilled to be here!
  • btkissel Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    Hi All, Brian Kissel here from NC. Professor of literacy. Reader and Writer. #G2Great
  • hayhurst3 - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    Thank you to @stenhousepub for their great generosity to teachers! Let's show @stenhousepub some #G2Great love! @brennanamy @DrMaryHoward @franmcveigh
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    What an incredible honor to celebrate this amazing book and both of you Steph. We’re so grateful to both of you #g2great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    It’s going to be an amazing night of learning Anne! #g2great
  • MaddoxRebecca14 Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    Excited to be here. Literacy Coach in Fort Worth, Texas. #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    Cameron Carter from Columbus, OH! So HAPPY and EXCITED to connect with all of you! I teach second grade and am your @ncte Elementary Lead Ambassador! #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    Hi Rebecca. Practically neighbors (Oklahoma) #g2great
  • staceyreeder Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    Stacey, 6th ELA teacher from Cincinnati, OH! Glad to be here to talk reading with the best in the biz! #G2Great
  • brennanamy - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    Hi All! Welcome to #G2Great, Mary, Fran, Jenn and I are so excited to have @stephharvey49 and @annegoudvis with us tonight!
  • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    #g2great Hello G2Great followers, Kasey, Literacy Coach from TX, anxious to collaborate and share Strategies that Work tonight!
  • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    Good evening! Stacy from NYC - very excited for tonight's #G2Great chat!
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    I can just see you doing this Cameron 😊#g2great
    • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
      Cameron Carter from Columbus, OH! So HAPPY and EXCITED to connect with all of you! I teach second grade and am your @ncte Elementary Lead Ambassador! #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
    #G2Great love these GIFs from @CRCarter
  • btkissel Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    I thought I would respond to the questions tonight using my current read (Leonardo diVinci) to examine myself as a reader. Hope that's okay! :) #G2Great
  • ieweisz Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    Hi from Ilana, grad student at Bank Street #g2great #LitBankStreet
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    So excited to chat with two great educators that have inspired me! #G2Great
  • stenhousepub Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    Our pleasure, as always! #g2great
  • JHGot2Read Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    #G2Great Julie @JHGot2Read Early Literacy Support Teacher, Prince George's County Public Schools, MD
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ˜‚ you KNOW IT!! #G2Great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    So happy to have you here. You’re excitement about our chats always inspires me Kasey! #g2great
    • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 8:31 PM EST
      #g2great Hello G2Great followers, Kasey, Literacy Coach from TX, anxious to collaborate and share Strategies that Work tonight!
  • mrswarriner Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    Nadia. Teacher-librarian and lead teacher of writing from Toronto, Canada. #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    Welcome Julie from beautiful MD #g2great
  • mollienye72 Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    Hello! Mollie from Columbus, Ohio. I teach 2nd grade. #g2great
  • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    Hello from Jill in Fredericton, NB. I'm a 6-12 Literacy Coordinator. Very happy to be joining #G2Great tonight!
  • trevorabryan Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    Hey everyone! Trevor, art teacher from NJ. Love using comprehension strategies to help students make meaning of artworks and illustrations. Looking forward to hearing or of your thoughts & ideas. #g2great #artofcomp #k12artchat
  • literacybigkids Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    Popping over to #g2great too. Stacey, fourth grade teacher from Cincinnati!
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    Johnny Downey. Learning Design Specialist from Cincinnati. So pumped!!!! #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
    #G2Great So happy to hear from all of you, thanks for coming!
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    We are so happy you’e here tonight Nadia #g2great
    • mrswarriner Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
      Nadia. Teacher-librarian and lead teacher of writing from Toronto, Canada. #G2Great
  • DGudwin Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    Denise Gudwin in Seattle. Glad to be part of this chat. Love this: "The reader is part writer" @Stephharvey49 & @annegoudvis #g2great.
  • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    Instructional Coach excited to join #G2Great chat -- πŸ€—πŸ’‘πŸ“‹
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    Long time no chat!! πŸ˜‰ #g2great
    In reply to @johnnydowney
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    Hi friends. #g2great
    • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
      Hello from Jill in Fredericton, NB. I'm a 6-12 Literacy Coordinator. Very happy to be joining #G2Great tonight!
  • KingtownRoom208 Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    Wendy, Literacy Coordinator- KY schools- excited to be here! #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    Hey Brian!! #g2great
    In reply to @btkissel
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    So glad it came so quickly! #g2great ya
    In reply to @CRCarter313
  • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    #g2great leaders- Hi!!! Greg- K, MD. Hope all are well.
  • hartel30 Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    John from STL MO. 3rd grade teacher. Happy to sit in while I can tonight #G2Great
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    Susan from Cincinnati and Miami University, anxious to learn from the greats! #g2great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
    Thank you @Stenhousepub for the work you do to support teachers to provide the best education for students! #G2Great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    A1. If we truly want students who can understand at deep levels, who are engaged with the text, and build knowledge, we must give them CHOICE in what they read and TIME to actually read. #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    Hi friend! #g2great
    • trevorabryan Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
      Hey everyone! Trevor, art teacher from NJ. Love using comprehension strategies to help students make meaning of artworks and illustrations. Looking forward to hearing or of your thoughts & ideas. #g2great #artofcomp #k12artchat
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    Roman from Ontario, Canada. HS Teacher/Student Success Leader/Agent of Transformation. Hello my #g2great people. Great to see you again this week!
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    Brent here from Magrath #G2Great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    So glad to have you here tonight at #G2Great
    In reply to @ShelfieTalk
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    Hi Stacey. Is there snow in OH tonight? #g2great
  • TracyLafreniere Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    Tracy, Reading Specialist from RI...glad to be here! #G2great
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    Matt - 4th grade T from NY - Love being able to join #g2great - excited for an inspired conversation from some of the best!
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    #G2Great Thanks to @DrMaryHoward for hosting every week! a true labor of love.
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    I see the gang is all here #g2great party!
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    We will happily take you any amount of time we can get you Jacob! #g2great
    • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
      Chatting when I can from FT WORTH, Texas! Woop!
      In reply to @hayhurst3, @brennanamy, @DrMaryHoward, @franmcveigh, @Stephharvey49, @annegoudvis
  • RockingReading Dec 14 @ 8:34 PM EST
    Mary, Literacy Coach from NC. Glad to be here. #g2great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    A1 Meaning is the very heart and soul of reading, so it should always be in our sights – not for some children but for ALL children. #G2Great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    6:35 A1 #G2Great When readers actively use comprehension strategies they have a better shot at understanding. They engage more and build knowledge, which researcher Gina Cervetti says is the next frontier in comprehension instruction.
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    So excited for tonight's chat and for the amazing guests! Looking forward to learning! Hello from snowy MN! #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    Hi Johnny! WE are too! #g2great
    • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:32 PM EST
      Johnny Downey. Learning Design Specialist from Cincinnati. So pumped!!!! #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    #G2Great @mattporricelli Welcome! So fun to see you are here
  • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    Angela from Tampa. 😊#g2great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    Welcome, Brian! @btkissel #G2Great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49, @annegoudvis, @johnnydowney, @CRCarter313, @literacybigkids, @mollienye72, @btkissel
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    #g2Great
    In reply to @mrbgilson
  • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    Hello! Hope you are feeling better! #G2Great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    So happy you’re here and love that too! #g2great
  • literacybigkids Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    A1 Strategies give readers a tool to use while engaging in reading that isn't just passive. WHY are we reading? #g2great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    Welcome! #g2great
    • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
      Instructional Coach excited to join #G2Great chat -- πŸ€—πŸ’‘πŸ“‹
  • SYECoach Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    Hi! Christine Harris K-5 academic coach, NC #G2Great
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:35 PM EST
    A1 comp strategies set a purpose for what Ss should do with a given text. It’s never been about reading words. It’s about thinking πŸ€” #g2great
  • btkissel Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    A1: As I read my daVinci book, I'm finding myself Connecting to my background experience visiting Italy and the museums that house his work and Questioning what I thought I knew about him. #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    We love excited Wendy! #g2great
  • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    Always love connecting with #G2Great on Thursday nights!
    In reply to @franmcveigh
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    So good to see you Trevor! YAY, NJ! #G2Great
    In reply to @trevorabryan
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    Paul W. Hankins in southern Indiana (across the bridge from Louisville, KY). Happy to be here with you and the guests tonight. . .wow. . .who would want to miss this. It's the best, free, PD of and for the day. Looking forward to learning with you in the next hour! #g2great
  • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    #g2great A1 Purpose, I think is something that can be profoundly personal upon the choice given Ss to select a text that speaks to them. Comprehension strategies allow readers to access and interact with text in ways that move them, they make the invisible visible.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    Hi John I’ve really missed seeing you! #g2great
    • hartel30 Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
      John from STL MO. 3rd grade teacher. Happy to sit in while I can tonight #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    #g2great Nothing colors our learning and understanding more than what we bring to it.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    Hi friend. Lots of OH friends here tonight #g2great
    • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 8:33 PM EST
      Susan from Cincinnati and Miami University, anxious to learn from the greats! #g2great
  • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    A1: Providing students with comprehension strategies to support them in knowing what to attend to, question, and how to organize their thinking helps them read with intention and get more from their reading. #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    Welcome Teri! Yes they are amazing! #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    #g2great I agree that purpose is person above all else.
  • staceyreeder Dec 14 @ 8:36 PM EST
    A1 Comprehension strategies get students in touch with their thinking voice so instead of the words they read just washing over their brain, those words sink in a bit, mix around, and new ideas are created! #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
    A1 Comprehension is the umbrella under which all else falls. Hyper fixating on decoding w/o understanding is at the expense of meaning-making. #G2Great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
    6:37 A1 #G2Great We often say that where teaching is involved, we can’t be too explicit. The gradual release of responsibility approach has stood the test of time and is the foundation of #Strats3 lessons: connect and engage, model, guide, practice and share.
  • SYECoach Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
    #G2Great giving Ss concrete strategies to build metacognition while reading to build comprehension!
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
    A1 If we read with purpose, then we must be trying to understand something. Whether it be understanding our own story, context, writing style, powerful words. Always plan the purpose, show the depth and the fun in reading with students. #g2great
  • trevorabryan Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
    A1 comprehension strategies helps students to know (and feel) what active reading is like. #g2great
  • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
    Q1: When readers are passively reading, they aren't fully engaged with the text and comprehension falters. When readers use comprehension strategies, they are able to think about what they are reading and how it will impact their understanding of the text. #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
    A1: Comprehension is built by having students become INTERESTED in texts, which leads to more volume of reading, which in turn leads to building comprehension! Encourage students to always SHARE about what they are reading to build comp skills! #g2great
  • mollienye72 Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
    Eeeek! I can't see the questions. Help? #g2great
  • trevorabryan Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
    Hey Fran! #g2great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
    #G2Great Yes ! Comprehension strats stoke engagement!
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
    Faige sub teacher in Los Angeles. Main focus has been in early childhood ed and kinders. Comprehension first with read alouds. Teacher reads, encourage kids to discuss. #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
    I agree!!!! We can DM and figure something out after winter break!!!! #G2Great
    In reply to @mollienye72, @ncte
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
    A1 For me, I see comprehension strategies as a way to empower the reader. If they feel empowered, they read with a critical and inquisitive eye that inspires thought and conversation. #G2Great
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
    Hey friend!!! #g2great
    In reply to @staceyreeder
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
    #G2great A1 We need to be thinking intensive readers, listeners and viewers. kids need to know that whatever they are doing, they need to be thinking first and foremost
  • 12btonya Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
    Good evening, I'm from Virginia and I'm glad to be back. #g2great
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    A1: I can't think of anything I find more annoying than doing something I don't understand. Comprehension strategies bring that understanding and with it a purpose for reading #g2great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    A1. Strategies allow Ss to take charge of reading by intentionally choosing strategies that allow them to read unfamiliar text. #G2Great
  • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    A1 "Reading is thinking" about the text and about how we arrived at our understanding. Figure 1.1 (p 7) is key...information ▢️ thinking ▢️ understanding. #g2great
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    A1. The strategies help readers comprehend text by doing things that they already do to comprehend their world outside of text -- if that makes sense??#g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    #G2Great A1 Comprehension strategies are empowering for sure. Kids have the power to turn information into knowledge and they do so by thinking about that information.
  • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    A1 When we teach strategies in the service of both comprehension and independence, we support Ss in setting and attaining their own purposes for reading. #G2Great
  • mr_meighen Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    A1: Comprehension strategies keep readers focused with some end goal in sight. #g2great
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    @CotsenAoT @colleen_cruz #tcrwp #G2Great Just finished facilitating a Westside Network RW WW Thank you Colleen for introducing Maker Space so I could share. Thank you Cotsen for supporting our network.
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    Mic Drop Thinking first and foremost! @Stephharvey49 #G2Great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
      #G2great A1 We need to be thinking intensive readers, listeners and viewers. kids need to know that whatever they are doing, they need to be thinking first and foremost
  • TracyLafreniere Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
    A1: Teaching comprehension strategies gives students power over their own learning - a sense of ownership and possibility #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
    A1 Comprehension strategies allow us to make children privy to the in-the-head thinking that takes place in the heat of meaningful experiences. #G2Great
  • btkissel Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
    A2: As I read daVinci, I'm finding myself filling in missing gaps by exploring additional research online. I wanted to see some additional photos of where he's from, so I engaged in some digital literacy and visual literacy to find this. #G2Great
  • hartel30 Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
    A1: Kids seem locked into the "Yay you finished the book" mindset we inspire when we cheer toddler readers. Comp strategies forge a new mindset for reading. #G2Great
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
    A1: Self-Talk is so important to me when I sense that I am beginning to skim vs. scan material. I have to tell myself, "I need to stop or return to this portion later." It's an effective "fix-it" for me as a reader. But, this is missed by students looking to "finish." #g2great
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
    Readers need a purpose - reading for pleasure, searching for information, analyzing perspective - purpose provides context and supports success #g2great
  • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
    A1: Strategies help readers gain confidence, monitor thinking, become connected, & to ask whether I should care about this topic. #g2great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
    #MasteryChat #G2Great πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ˜‰
    In reply to @ncte, @thegridmethod
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
    #G2Great A1 there are so many purposes for reading and having fun and enjoyment are among the most important
  • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
    A1 Comprehension strategies give Ss vehicle to transfer their learning to independent practices/processes. Critical for Ss to know when, why to employ specific strategies. #g2great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:41 PM EST
    A2. Ss need to be thinking whenever they read, write, talk, listen or view. We do not open up the cranium and pour knowledge in. Ss must be actively constructing meaning which involves thinking about how the new info fits with the old, ?, patterns. #G2Great 7:41
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:41 PM EST
    And spark just keep growing into a thoughtful flame of understanding! #g2great
    • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
      A1 For me, I see comprehension strategies as a way to empower the reader. If they feel empowered, they read with a critical and inquisitive eye that inspires thought and conversation. #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:41 PM EST
    Sorry I am late to #g2great chat but having computer issues! Leigh Anne from Indiana!
  • trevorabryan Dec 14 @ 8:41 PM EST
    A1 Comprehension strategies provide a compass to help students explore written and visual texts. A great teacher acts as a guide as well as a fellow explorer on this journey. #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:41 PM EST
    #G2Great A2 Love that thoughtful flame of understanding idea. Thanks @drmaryhoward
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:41 PM EST
    #G2Great What a great metaphor Mary--the flame of understanding!
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    A2 Comprehension strategies do not occur in a vacuum so they are connected to meaningful texts – not isolated from them. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    A2 #G2Great Strategies are tools for understanding. We don't teach strategies for strategies sake. It is not about being the best visualizer in the room. We teach kids to use them flexibly as needed to make meaning.
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    A2. Reading is strategic when Ss can monitor their comprehension. Is it working? Not? … How to fix up? This leads to independence & transfer. Both necessary for deep understanding. Also requires thinking so hard to separate from Thinking. #G2Great 7:42
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    And they become independent readers too! #g2great
    In reply to @stacy_liz51, @stacy_liz51
  • mollienye72 Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    A1:it's the difference between word calling and understanding the purpose and message the author intended the reader to grasp. #g2great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    A2 The goal of all reading is comprehension. I think sometimes we forget that. #g2great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    I love that term β€œThinking Intensive” as it implies that it goes far beyond the narrow view of simply responding to questions #g2great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
      #G2great A1 We need to be thinking intensive readers, listeners and viewers. kids need to know that whatever they are doing, they need to be thinking first and foremost
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    #g2great Hi All! Just finished facilitating a reading network group and am joining the chat a little late. 😊
    In reply to @hayhurst3, @brennanamy, @DrMaryHoward, @franmcveigh, @Stephharvey49, @annegoudvis
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    A2: Comprehension is hard to physically observe. It takes place in the brain as the neural networks are being built. A knowledgeable teacher will BUILD those neural networks by having students read slightly challenging texts with teacher support! #G2Great
  • TracyLafreniere Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
    A2: Important things to keep in mind: model, model, model. Too much β€œexpecting” and not enough modeling. Demonstrate what active comprehension looks like #G2Great
  • literacybigkids Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
    A2 Try them out before you give them a go in front of kids. Then, model the hard parts. Tell Ss to watch you as you try it again. #g2great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
    #G2Great Exactly--we forget why we are reading--it is always for understanding--thanks Leigh!
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
    #G2Great I think one very interesting notion when it comes to comprehension is that when kids are really thinking, they are so much more engaged in their reading and they are more likely to build knowledge which is one major purpose for reading
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
    A2: I think one thing to keep in mind is the changing literacy world. When Ss are bombarded with information they need to skills to understand what is "worth" digging deeper into. Strategies that help them sort through it all are more important than ever #g2great
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
    Powerful metaphor! And as the flame glows so does the understanding. #G2Great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
    So important that we are intention in our efforts to help them to make the shift to independent problem solvers #g2great
    • TracyLafreniere Dec 14 @ 8:39 PM EST
      A1: Teaching comprehension strategies gives students power over their own learning - a sense of ownership and possibility #G2Great
  • DGudwin Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
    Yes! @Stephharvey49 #g2great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:38 PM EST
      #G2great A1 We need to be thinking intensive readers, listeners and viewers. kids need to know that whatever they are doing, they need to be thinking first and foremost
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
    A2: These strategies--like other elements of instruction--are good for the model and the think-aloud. Not because it's what we do in the room but it because it what we do as readers. In and outside of the room. What student-readers become adult-readers will still do. #g2great
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    This is the hardest for many to grasp. The strategies aren't the end goal. This is frequently misunderstood! #G2Great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
      A2 #G2Great Strategies are tools for understanding. We don't teach strategies for strategies sake. It is not about being the best visualizer in the room. We teach kids to use them flexibly as needed to make meaning.
  • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    A2: When readers are actively reading they use multiple strategies to gain meaning from text. #G2great
  • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    Love that you included possibility here! #g2great
    In reply to @TracyLafreniere
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    #G2Great that's right, it is about the authenticity that comprehension strategies bring to reading.
    • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
      A2: These strategies--like other elements of instruction--are good for the model and the think-aloud. Not because it's what we do in the room but it because it what we do as readers. In and outside of the room. What student-readers become adult-readers will still do. #g2great
  • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    Certainly vital to understand what you read. Comprehension is empowerment. Once you understand, you can enjoy what you are reading all the more. #g2great
    In reply to @Teachr4
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    A2 It’s important to realize the PURPOSE of strategies. They aren’t there to strangle the texts and ruin the love for reading. They’re there to support the most important piece, the reader. #G2Great
  • staceyreeder Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    A2 Teaching comprehension strategies = guiding students in building a toolbox. Then they know how to use those tools and choose the right one when the moment calls for it! #empoweredreaders #G2Great
  • MsElikwu Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    Yes! Make the invisible, visible! #g2great
    In reply to @TracyLafreniere
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    Hi, Paul!! #g2great
    In reply to @PaulWHankins
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    #G2Great Strategies are tools not goals! says David Pearson
  • JHGot2Read Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
    #G2Great A2 We as Ts need to make our thinking visible and model for Ss what it looks like and sounds like to use the different strategies to make sense of our reading.
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    6:45 A2 #G2Great We teach kids a repertoire of strategies to use, depending on their purposes for reading. Readers infer and ask questions to glean meaning from an ambiguous text. Determining importance and synthesizing top the list of strategies for remembering information.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    A2 Transfer is the critical goal so comprehension strategies occur in multiple contexts over time across the curriculum is essential. #G2Great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    That is how we hook new readers! #G2Great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    Comprehension strategies apply to all sources of information - traditional books, digital texts, movies, news clips, magazines, podcasts - powerful & versatile strategies can be utilized in many contexts so we need to be sure to teach this type of transfer. #G2Great
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    A2 As we use comprehension strategies,we always have to be questioning, reflecting, analyzing what we read, especially in the digital world. Look at facts, point of view, authors, try to see what the purpose is. Always question what you see. #g2great
  • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    A2: Digital natives = Digital Learners --- Ss should feel empowered to navigate & explore the digital world. #g2great
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    A2 I like to make sure the text is easy when the comprehension work will be hard. Scaffold where you can for heavy lifting later. #g2great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    #g2Great So important that as kids internalize strats, they use them flexibly and as needed.
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    #G2great A2 Strategies are not an end in themselves, they are a means to engagement, understanding and knowledge building. They are tools to make meaning
  • ieweisz Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
    I totally agree! Ss should be armed with the strategies needed to sort out the "meat" from the "noise" in any text, especially in today's world of digital literacy. #G2Great #LitBankStreet
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:46 PM EST
    And that’s just the kind of curiosity we want to inspire in our children Brian! I love that! #g2great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:46 PM EST
    And that’s just the kind of curiosity we want to inspire in our children Brian! I love that! #g2great
    • btkissel Dec 14 @ 8:40 PM EST
      A2: As I read daVinci, I'm finding myself filling in missing gaps by exploring additional research online. I wanted to see some additional photos of where he's from, so I engaged in some digital literacy and visual literacy to find this. #G2Great
  • dvneighborsEDU Dec 14 @ 8:46 PM EST
    Debra, elem coach in TX. Joining for a few minutes as I wait for Star Wars to start #G2Great
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 8:46 PM EST
    Transfer is so important! It takes time and effort and relentless teaching for this to happen, but it’s possible. #G2Great
    • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:45 PM EST
      A2 Transfer is the critical goal so comprehension strategies occur in multiple contexts over time across the curriculum is essential. #G2Great
  • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:46 PM EST
    Excellent point! Power words- ENGAGEMENT, TOOLS. #g2great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 8:46 PM EST
    Meaning making has to be an active, messy process = > Making your thinking visible > rote mirroring of strategies for strategies sake... #g2great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    A2 We want kids to understand how comprehension strategies work in print and digital to promote flexibility and transfer. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    A2 #G2Great Comprehension monitoring is crucial for kids to navigate the distractions in internet reading. Determining importance is critical as they make sense of content. We use these strategies flexibly and recursively with PodCasts, audio books etc.as well as with devices.
  • SYECoach Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    #g2great Important to keep in mind the readers needs not to teach strategies to teach strategies but rather for Ss use independently while engaged with complex text
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    #G2Great A2 Important to make thinking visible in all sorts of ways, through turn and talks, anchor charts, annotations etc. So kids can hold their thinking and just as importantly we can see and hear it.
  • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    A2 Strategies must be taught in the context of real text and real purpose- not in isolation. #g2great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    YES! Strategies give readers freedom to read without needing someone for support! #G2Great
    In reply to @jacobchastain_
  • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    A1: @ReadDRjwilhelm said,"The biggest problem with rdg inst is we don't teach rdg beyond decoding...data on clsrm instruction indicates that Ts rarely ever actually teach rdg beyond 2nd gr &rdg is WAY more complicated than almost anyone seems to think."Strats help w this #g2great
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    Yes! #g2great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:42 PM EST
      A2 #G2Great Strategies are tools for understanding. We don't teach strategies for strategies sake. It is not about being the best visualizer in the room. We teach kids to use them flexibly as needed to make meaning.
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    Can't wait, Jen!!!! πŸ˜‰πŸ‘πŸΌ #g2great
    In reply to @hayhurst3
  • trevorabryan Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
    A2 Comprehension strategies can be used when exploring all types of texts, books, illustrations, plays, movies, tv shows. Viewing visual texts like artwork is a great way to support non-readers and striving readers to engage comprehension strategies #g2great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
    A3. For β€œthinking-intensive reading” Ss MUST be able to choose their own books and set their own pace. Student led book clubs, seminars, or mini-lessons so Ss model their thinking for EACH other! #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
    Yes! We can't teach strategies just to say we are teaching strategies! #g2great
    • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
      A2 Strategies must be taught in the context of real text and real purpose- not in isolation. #g2great
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
    And sometimes asking β€œwhat do you think the author meant by that” can get Sts to delve into meaning that comes from within their heart, lives (F or NF) #G2Great
    In reply to @NowakRo
  • ALPLCISD Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
    Gloria Stewart-Kooper from Houston, Texas, joining in a little late #g2great
  • brennanamy - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
    The flexibility is key!#G2Great
    In reply to @annegoudvis
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
    This was the time Stephanie Harvey responded to a thought that I had that was inspired by her work in the first place. This is among those great memories. Like meeting Judy Blume great. #g2great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:44 PM EST
      #G2Great that's right, it is about the authenticity that comprehension strategies bring to reading.
      • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 8:43 PM EST
        A2: These strategies--like other elements of instruction--are good for the model and the think-aloud. Not because it's what we do in the room but it because it what we do as readers. In and outside of the room. What student-readers become adult-readers will still do. #g2great
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
    I also think that building enthusiasm is contagious and this adds to comprehension. #g2great
  • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
    #g2great A2 I couldn't find the comic I wanted to attach but it's basically about teaching strategies for strategies sake and essentially missing the purpose when we ask students to demonstrate their understanding of isolated strategies absent of actual context.
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
    #G2Great A2 When it comes to complex text, we need strategies more than every. We use strats automatically in accessible text but we need to use them deliberately in complex text to make sense.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    A3 Active literacy happens when we apply thinking in the heat of reading moments – not on command but through real life experiences. #G2Great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    6:49 A3 #G2Great Effective strategy instruction relies on interaction and collaboration. Kids need to process information, talk to each other, engage in thoughtful discussion and respond in a variety of ways to construct meaning as well as use strategies.
  • dvneighborsEDU Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    A2: Always want strategies to support developing the enduring understandings that help us understand people, past, and stories & apply to today #G2Great
  • mollienye72 Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    A2: I'm helping Ss to understand and practice them so they'll have better agency with them to be flexible and choose what's going to help them at any point in time with the text in front of them. #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    #G2Great So true too often
    • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
      A1: @ReadDRjwilhelm said,"The biggest problem with rdg inst is we don't teach rdg beyond decoding...data on clsrm instruction indicates that Ts rarely ever actually teach rdg beyond 2nd gr &rdg is WAY more complicated than almost anyone seems to think."Strats help w this #g2great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    #G2Great The more complex the text, the more strategic the reader needs to be. And complexity is about ideas not levels.
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    A3: ENGAGEMENT: with print and prior experiences with literacy learning #g2great
  • MVSActivates Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    Reading Specialist from MD- A1: Comp. Strategies help readers transact with the text- bringing their thinking & either changing or confirming it. #G2Great
  • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    Power word- ENTHUSIASM! #g2great When Ss see your enthusiasm towards reading, they pick up on it and embrace it. Enthusiastic readers build enthusiastic learners. Enthusiasm- where amazing happens!
    • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
      I also think that building enthusiasm is contagious and this adds to comprehension. #g2great
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
    A2: Learning to recognize perspective & spin is essential for Ss who are using digital media sources - empowering Ss to not only seek answers to their questions, but to question their sources! #g2great
  • btkissel Dec 14 @ 8:50 PM EST
    A3: I think active literacy comes from finding books that 1) I'm interested in reading and/or fulfill a purpose, 2) reading them, and 3) talking about them with others. I think discussion about books cements our comprehension of them. #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:50 PM EST
    #G2Great πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ˜‰
    In reply to @Teachr4, @g2great
  • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 8:50 PM EST
    A2: YES! And is important to notice and name the thinking when it happens across the day,content areas, etc. Ss who can't access understanding through text can often access and demonstrate understanding when viewing. #G2Great
    • trevorabryan Dec 14 @ 8:47 PM EST
      A2 Comprehension strategies can be used when exploring all types of texts, books, illustrations, plays, movies, tv shows. Viewing visual texts like artwork is a great way to support non-readers and striving readers to engage comprehension strategies #g2great
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 8:50 PM EST
    Yep and this happens with Notice and Note too...... #G2Great
    • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
      #g2great A2 I couldn't find the comic I wanted to attach but it's basically about teaching strategies for strategies sake and essentially missing the purpose when we ask students to demonstrate their understanding of isolated strategies absent of actual context.
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:50 PM EST
    #G2great A2 It is all about moving toward independence and agency. You cannot be agentive if you are not strategic. Peter Johnston writes all about this in his agency chapter in Choice Words
    • mollienye72 Dec 14 @ 8:49 PM EST
      A2: I'm helping Ss to understand and practice them so they'll have better agency with them to be flexible and choose what's going to help them at any point in time with the text in front of them. #g2great
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 8:50 PM EST
    #g2great Yes, I think enthusiasm goes a really long way!
    In reply to @jazzmeister2013
  • mr_meighen Dec 14 @ 8:50 PM EST
    A3: Dedicating class time to self-selected reading...usually the most engaged and quietest my classroom ever is on any given day. #g2great
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 8:50 PM EST
    A3 To me, active literacy is all about having the kids involved in their reading, analyzing, reflecting, deepening knowledge and competencies is about giving them ownership over learning, autonomy and decisions. Let them discover the fun in learning. #g2great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:51 PM EST
    Talk is so important and yes much richer if we have 1 and 2 as well! #g2great
    In reply to @btkissel
  • ieweisz Dec 14 @ 8:51 PM EST
    A3: Active literacy could include finding connections to texts when you're out in the real world. The texts help you understand what you're seeing. #G2Great #LitBankStreet
  • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 8:51 PM EST
    Top two favorite ways to bring active literacy into the classroom: book clubs and text based debates. Any opportunity to get kids talking about their reading in authentic, autonomous ways supports this. #G2Great
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 8:51 PM EST
    A3 I want to say when the interaction with text becomes more than just looking at the words on the page. The questioning the challenging ideas put before us. Taking our understanding and creating more from it. #g2great
  • chrisp16 Dec 14 @ 8:51 PM EST
    Chris, rdg spec, from PA lurking as I try to stay awake. #g2great
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:51 PM EST
    A3 engaging in daily literacy life. Loving books. Writing books even. #g2great
  • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 8:51 PM EST
    A3: Proactive thinking, listening, investigating, & reacting - text coding, anchor charts, purposeful talk & action, authentic inquiry #g2great
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 8:51 PM EST
    A3 Active literacy is the magic of reading with purpose. It’s elevated reading. It’s engagement. It’s interacting with authentic text in an authentic way....It isn’t reading short passages in a computer program... ;) #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:51 PM EST
    A3: PURPOSE: students need to be able to make connections to the text in order to become active with literacy #g2great
  • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
    Annnnnnd this is why it's important to teach/talk about thinking and comprehension strategies. At some point we all run into a complex text that requires conscientious thought and practice to understand. #G2Great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:48 PM EST
      #G2Great A2 When it comes to complex text, we need strategies more than every. We use strats automatically in accessible text but we need to use them deliberately in complex text to make sense.
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
    #G2Great A3 When kids connect to text, when it is relevant and significant, they have a more active read for sure.
  • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
    Self-selected reading time is empowering. Allows Ss to build enjoyment of reading, while practicing and enhancing their literacy skills. #g2great
    In reply to @mr_meighen
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
    Yes and we have to live and breathe that. We can’t just ask stilted basal questions and think we’re going to get anything of any substance. Sadly, that can plant weeds… not seeds #G2Great
  • trevorabryan Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
    A3 Active literacy happens when we use visual and written texts to launch thinking that helps us comprehend and explore our own lives and then share that understanding and journey with others #g2great
  • ALPLCISD Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
    Q3 Students especially Ells need choices in what they are reading and need time to talk about their thinking. Oral discourse is essential for their comprehension. We are trying to have engaged readers in our ESL classrooms. No worksheets! #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
    #G2great A3 Love that weeds not seeds metaphor
  • MaddoxRebecca14 Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
    A3: Reading is having a conversation with the author’s ideas and thoughts. The reader has to be actively involved and thinking about why the author included the information, making sense of story, and connecting with the story. #G2Great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    6:53 A3 #G2Great It’s all about engagement. Kids respond to their reading by talking, writing, drawing and creating with gusto. β€œDown with innocuous text” (thanks Al Tatum) so we carefully curate books for our classroom libraries that will intrigue and inspire readers!
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    A3 Answering questions is the polar opposite of active literacy. We have to distinguish DOING & the THINKING that is at the core active literacy. #G2Great
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    A3: Today a student was practicing her original song in response to reading refugee along with her ukulele it was awesome. To me that is Active Literacy. #G2Great
  • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    Power words- PLANT SEEDS. Intentional about the growth process. #g2great
  • brennanamy - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    A3: interacting with the text to create meaning, important because without the reader … it is just words! #G2Great
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    It’s all about connections! #g2great
    In reply to @CRCarter313
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    ORRRRRR low level questions that are recall only! No No NO #G2Great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    A3 I have been working on making talk part of active literacy. They seems to understand, connect, and enjoy reading when they can tap about it! #g2great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    #G2Great Yes Amy, texts are nothing without readers!
  • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    A3 Active literacy begins with the Ss fully invested--that means choice! Relevant, culturally sustaining (kids seem themselves in authentic ways in texts), easy to access. Texts that allow kids to become thoughtful, empathetic, changed. Reading should affect change. #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    We underestimate the impact of time in text and increasing the volume of reading. We have to make that a daily priority no mater how busy we get! (we can’t afford to be that busy) #g2great
    • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
      Self-selected reading time is empowering. Allows Ss to build enjoyment of reading, while practicing and enhancing their literacy skills. #g2great
      In reply to @mr_meighen
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    A3 when that student can’t contain themselves and wants to share with you a discovery on the page he/she (or the T) is reading. That connection that springs spontaneous #G2Great
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
    A3. Sketchnoting promotes active literacy (and so I must tag @TannyMcG who teaches it so well!) #g2great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
    #G2Great
    In reply to @johnnydowney
  • MaddoxRebecca14 Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
    A3: Read alouds are great to model the think aloud process of comprehension. Students are free from attending to the words and can focus on making meaning. Then having rich conversation about the book as a group. #G2Great
  • mollienye72 Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
    A3: we read real books for authentic purposes and discuss as critical thinkers. Certainly not with worksheets and practice packets. #g2great
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
    I love to read and it is contagious. It is not something I pretend. The kids know this, they are perceptive. I truly believe that this passion rubs off. I still remember my childhood librarians finding the perfect books for me. It changed my life. #g2great
  • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
    A3: Active literacy is when students are authentically engaged in a text, making meaningful connections, and knowing that what we read has the potential to change who we are and how we interact with others in the world. #G2great
  • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
    A3 Active literacy happens when readers are constructing meaning through text, talk, and writing. They are asking and answering their own questions. #g2great
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
    A3: Leveraging the innately social aspect of literacy!! Ss must be engaged in discussion, debate, questioning, listening, with other readers => all in support of transfer to independence #g2great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
    When I grow up I want to sketch note like @TannyMcG or @spillarke or @LitCoachLady! #g2great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
    YES! Choice!!! @vrkimmel #G2Great
    • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
      A3 Active literacy begins with the Ss fully invested--that means choice! Relevant, culturally sustaining (kids seem themselves in authentic ways in texts), easy to access. Texts that allow kids to become thoughtful, empathetic, changed. Reading should affect change. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    A3 #G2Great P. David Pearson has a terrific motto that we would like to see in every classroom READ IT, WRITE IT, TALK IT, DO IT across the curriculum throughout the day, that's active literacy for you!
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    A3 The best way I know to define active literacy is what you and I do when I’m engaged in meaningful reading: β€œschool agenda vs life process. #G2Great
  • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    ALL of this! Waving hello, Mary! #g2great
    • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
      We underestimate the impact of time in text and increasing the volume of reading. We have to make that a daily priority no mater how busy we get! (we can’t afford to be that busy) #g2great
      • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
        Self-selected reading time is empowering. Allows Ss to build enjoyment of reading, while practicing and enhancing their literacy skills. #g2great
        In reply to @mr_meighen
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    Collaborative conversations are essential to the learning process. and it ensures that kids are doing more talking that WE are #g2great
    • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
      A3: Leveraging the innately social aspect of literacy!! Ss must be engaged in discussion, debate, questioning, listening, with other readers => all in support of transfer to independence #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    #G2great There has never been a single study that links the performance of a fill in the blank worksheet to student achievement.We advocate thinksheets,for kids to work out their thinking. We tell them annotation is like going to the reading gym, a place to work out thinking .
    • ALPLCISD Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
      Q3 Students especially Ells need choices in what they are reading and need time to talk about their thinking. Oral discourse is essential for their comprehension. We are trying to have engaged readers in our ESL classrooms. No worksheets! #g2great
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    #G2Great
    • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
      Weeds Not Seeds! If you are not following @DrMaryHoward my fellow twitter friends you are missing out on greatness like this all the time.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    Waving back Greg! #g2great
    • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
      ALL of this! Waving hello, Mary! #g2great
      • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
        We underestimate the impact of time in text and increasing the volume of reading. We have to make that a daily priority no mater how busy we get! (we can’t afford to be that busy) #g2great
        • jazzmeister2013 Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
          Self-selected reading time is empowering. Allows Ss to build enjoyment of reading, while practicing and enhancing their literacy skills. #g2great
          In reply to @mr_meighen
  • MVSActivates Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    A2: Teaching comprehension startegies should be explicit, & readers should be taught WHY they need the strategies in the first place- how do they help? #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    Yes, and this was a goal of mine this year: read, write, talk every day! #g2great
    • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 8:54 PM EST
      A3 Active literacy happens when readers are constructing meaning through text, talk, and writing. They are asking and answering their own questions. #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    #G2Great I second that!
  • staceyreeder Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
    A3 Students engaged in active literacy have a reason to read. They are intentional and read to know more so they can do more! Once a student understands how reading grows their thinking and empowers them to do things, they are hooked! #G2Great
  • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 8:56 PM EST
    #g2great Active lit means an understanding that words are powerful and to recognize the intention with which authors pen every word just so w/ the goal of moving a reader in a way that transforms. Without that understanding we are on auto pilot, going through meaningless motions
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:56 PM EST
    A4. β€œSpy” on your own reading. How do you leave tracks? Share with Ss. No ONE right way to leave β€œtracks”, but what do REAL readers do? I use post its, google docs, padlet, Voxer convos .. lots of talk, some sketch notes! #G2Great
  • SYECoach Dec 14 @ 8:56 PM EST
    #g2great active literacy is engaging in reading with flexibility to use strategies independently without prompting and sharing those strategic with others. It matters bc authentic engagement and applied understanding
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:56 PM EST
    Life is a key word! #g2great love this Mary!
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 8:56 PM EST
    I sat in with one group of 3year olds today as the librarian read Caps For Sale. You gotta believe their excitement and response to the story was palpable. It’s really what reading is all about #G2Great
    In reply to @donohoe_kitty
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
    A4 I ask my Ts to ponder how they leave tracks on THEIR own thinking: stickies, annotate? OUR reading reality should become kids’. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
    A4 #G2Great Annotation is a powerful thinking tool.We share with kids that after a night of snowfall, we can see the fresh tracks of animals and know who was there.We need to see the readers tracks so that we know what they were thinking and so they remember their thoughts.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
    Congratulations Cameron. You won a copy of Strategies That Work. DM me your address. #g2great
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
    A3: If there questions to be considered after a reading, most of them should be generated by the readers themselves. Teachers have questions; students have "wonders." And they can be most telling of what is "sticking" from the reading. #g2great
  • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
    A3 The CompContinuum p 28 was a game changer 4 planning.WHOLE point of rdg is 2 actively use&apply lrng #g2great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
    I love to show students my PD books with all of my notes in it. Helps them to see that we are all real readers. #g2great
    • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:56 PM EST
      A4. β€œSpy” on your own reading. How do you leave tracks? Share with Ss. No ONE right way to leave β€œtracks”, but what do REAL readers do? I use post its, google docs, padlet, Voxer convos .. lots of talk, some sketch notes! #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
    #G2Great YAY!!!! Go Cameron!
  • hartel30 Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
    A3: At least in part - time to choose, read, digest and discuss the what and the why of their choices and discoveries with peers #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
    Love this! #g2great
    • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
      A3 The CompContinuum p 28 was a game changer 4 planning.WHOLE point of rdg is 2 actively use&apply lrng #g2great
  • brennanamy - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    A4: post-it notes, annotations, underlining, highlighting, note taking or writing about reading in my notebook #G2Great
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    #G2Great Yes, Faige, I so agree. My mom started taking me to the preschooler library hour when I was a toddler and those librarians watched me grow up. I will never forget them.
    In reply to @dubioseducator
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    A4 Sticky notes are a go to. It’s super important to self reflect so it can be authentic in your teaching. #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    #G2great Such an important thing to do, they need that kind of modeling so they can see that this is not just something we teachers tell them to do, but this is something we do daily in our lives. Love that!
    • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
      I love to show students my PD books with all of my notes in it. Helps them to see that we are all real readers. #g2great
      • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 8:56 PM EST
        A4. β€œSpy” on your own reading. How do you leave tracks? Share with Ss. No ONE right way to leave β€œtracks”, but what do REAL readers do? I use post its, google docs, padlet, Voxer convos .. lots of talk, some sketch notes! #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    Like that term..."Reading reality" #g2great
    • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
      A4 I ask my Ts to ponder how they leave tracks on THEIR own thinking: stickies, annotate? OUR reading reality should become kids’. #G2Great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    A4 The most meaningful tracks are the conversations Ss have about text! To hear children talk about a text is music to my ears!! #G2Great
  • ALPLCISD Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    A3 #g2great Students need to be have access to authentic texts they can read, engagement occurs when they can choose what they want to read. Often in schools serving Ells, there is a lack of books they can and want to read. Invest in classroom libraries to support the work.
    • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:53 PM EST
      6:53 A3 #G2Great It’s all about engagement. Kids respond to their reading by talking, writing, drawing and creating with gusto. β€œDown with innocuous text” (thanks Al Tatum) so we carefully curate books for our classroom libraries that will intrigue and inspire readers!
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    A4 one of my favorite things to do is talk about in the moment of reading. I’ve gotten in the habit of stopping as I read out loud, or after we’ve read silently, and talk about what I’m thinking about or doing in the reading process. Students love to see the tracks! #G2Great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    #G2Great And let's add artistic response/expression to the annotation list--sketchnoting of course!
  • trevorabryan Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    A3 Active literacy happens when students can use their passions to help comprehend a text and use that text to comprehend their passions. #g2great
  • MVSActivates Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
    A2: We need critical readers in this digital age where so much "fake news" is washing over them and at their finger tips in less than seconds. Comprehension strategies r the first step to critical consciousness #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    A4 Enlarged anchor charts are powerful if they are done in the learning moment & offer a quick visual reference. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    A4 #G2Great Readers "leave tracks" in margins, on Post its, on graphic organizers (what we call think sheets) near visuals and text features as well as text. These tracks give kids a place to hold their thinking, share it with others and make it visible.
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    Choice! Yes! Student choice is as important as variety...like how plants need water and sun! #G2Great
    In reply to @vrkimmel
  • chrisp16 Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    love the DO IT; when that occurs you know the Ss own the material and are ready to take it somewhere. #g2great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
      A3 #G2Great P. David Pearson has a terrific motto that we would like to see in every classroom READ IT, WRITE IT, TALK IT, DO IT across the curriculum throughout the day, that's active literacy for you!
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    Beautifully said Matthew! #G2Great
    • MVSActivates Dec 14 @ 8:58 PM EST
      A2: We need critical readers in this digital age where so much "fake news" is washing over them and at their finger tips in less than seconds. Comprehension strategies r the first step to critical consciousness #G2Great
  • DinaMWeiss Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    A4: posted thoughts are like seashells along the beach. We collect our thoughts, accumulating our ideas, then, looking for ways to creatively link them together to show either the evolution of our thinking or to support a theory about the text. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    #G2great A4 No better way to teach kids to read than to peel away the layers of your own reading process and share how you make sense when you read, how you react to text etc.
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    A3: Quickly, If I May: A student once asked how Carlson in Of Mice and Men acquired his "lugar pistol." Don't we assume that that pistol is always in the bag under the bunk as those who have read the book over and over again? But this student. . . #g2great
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    This student was posing an idea that only one who could have acquired such a weapon from a German officer in WWI could have such an outlook regarding life and the dispensation of justice. I would not have asked that question. #g2great
  • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    A4: Showing students how we as educators mark up a text with our highlighting and notes as a way to track our thinking. Sometimes as I read, I frequently jot down the connections I made to the text "This reminds me of...." #g2great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    Woo-Hoo!!!!! Thanks @stenhousepub and @DrMaryHoward I'm quite honored!! #g2great πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸΌ @ncte
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    A4 I love to use a reflection notebook (their choice on format and what to put into it) and videos. It is crazy how we often forget about a student's voice (literally). We focus so much on writing, I love to listen to kids reflect and share their process with me. #g2great
  • mollienye72 Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
    A4:I remember when using post-its became a game changer. Now that I've become more comfortable with technology, it's only augmented the choices. Seesaw, Kidblog, Flipgrid, padlet, googledocs... #g2great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    Agree! Strategies are a means to an end. Strategy is like the vehicle and content is the map and criticality & reflectivity & engagement are the destination! #G2Great
    In reply to @ssvincent
  • btkissel Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    A4: I find myself only leaving tracks for books that require me to remember information. For fiction, I don't think I ever leave tracks. Well, I take that back. I leave tracks if I'm reading books with lots of characters and I need to keep them straight. #G2Great
  • stenhousepub Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    Now available from @Stephharvey49 & @annegoudvis: Classroom library collections for thoughtful comprehension instruction: https://t.co/n7owTD5QEY #g2great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    Any suggestions on how to keep annotation purposeful? I find Ss annotate just to be annotating. #g2great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
      A4 #G2Great Annotation is a powerful thinking tool.We share with kids that after a night of snowfall, we can see the fresh tracks of animals and know who was there.We need to see the readers tracks so that we know what they were thinking and so they remember their thoughts.
  • 12btonya Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    Q3 Active Literacy is allowing students to use voice and choice duting book clubs. My students use journals to reflect and annotate their thoughts. #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    What I'm currently doing... #g2great THANK YOU!! @DrMaryHoward @stenhousepub
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward, @DrMaryHoward, @stenhousepub
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    LOVE THIS!! #G2Great
    In reply to @PaulWHankins
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    Last Year I was able to sub for the librarian for a few days. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed myself and how much I learned interacting with Kinders, 3s and 4s #G2Great
    In reply to @donohoe_kitty
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    Congratulations Johnny Downey. You won a copy of Strategies That Work. DM me your address. #g2great @johnnydowney
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    A4: I am giving options but more and more leaving it up to them to decide. Sticky Notes are great for some, others it is eye ball roll inducing. I love my thought logs and journals but others like to just reread. I don't think there is a go to but some go tries lol #G2Great
  • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    #g2great A4 Absolutely...those tracks are a treasure, it makes the invisible work of the reader visible, like a compass it guides us in better understanding the reader, how they are interacting with text and what strategic actions they are making for meaning
  • dvneighborsEDU Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    A4: Talk! Show S my notes in my professional books. Read books that allow me to add to class discussion w/ another perspective #G2Great
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
    I also really like having kids share a passage they liked, wrote, or something they struggle with, and tackle it in front of the class, showing them my mental processes. They start using the stuff I don’t realize I do (until they point it out.!) #G2Great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    7:01 A4 #G2Great We are insatiably interested in and curious about kids’ thinking and ideas. So we talk to kids, read their responses, listen in to their book clubsβ€”knowing that as they leave these many kinds of β€œtracks”, we will have a better sense of where to take them next.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    A4 John Medina’s Brain Rule 10 is: Vision trumps all other senses. Model how we use print + images to support our thinking as a concrete tool. #G2Great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    Yes! In vygotsky’s β€œzone of proximal development” and Csikszentmihalyi’s β€œflow”! #G2Great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • MaddoxRebecca14 Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    A4 Leave thinking tracks...in my professional books I like to write in the margins. It is also neat to share and read other people’s notes that they write as they read to see what their connection is. For students, they can use these tracks to discuss in book clubs. #G2Great
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    #G2Great I love finding old Post-its of kids thinking on books in my classroom library. Vestiges of past students still imprinting the room and my memory.
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
      A4 #G2Great Readers "leave tracks" in margins, on Post its, on graphic organizers (what we call think sheets) near visuals and text features as well as text. These tracks give kids a place to hold their thinking, share it with others and make it visible.
  • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    A4: Make thinking visible - post-its, text coding, underlining, highlighting, sketch notes, dialogue journals, bookmarking #G2Great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    one of my favorite notes . . . "This reminds me of . . " #g2great
    • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
      A4: Showing students how we as educators mark up a text with our highlighting and notes as a way to track our thinking. Sometimes as I read, I frequently jot down the connections I made to the text "This reminds me of...." #g2great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    how do you define "learning notebook" can you share more? #g2great
    • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
      I just did this, this week. Showed my "learning notebook" to the 2nd graders and asked them what they noticed. Sometimes I draw, sometimes write, I connect thoughts w arrows, use emojis, etc. They were fascinated.
      In reply to @Teachr4
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    Yep I can see that too 😊 #g2great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    Love X 2 this! #G2Great
    In reply to @CRCarter313, @WeAreTeachers, @teacher2teacher, @ncte, @KidsDeserveIt, @TpTdotcom, @LRobbTeacher, @thegridmethod, @NicholasFerroni, @bethhill2829
  • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    Different systems of leaving tracks work for each reader - I like to offer several options including post-its, the reader's notebook, annotating or coding, using an organizer, think marks (book marks with space for comprehension work) or flagging parts to come back to. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    #G2Great A4 Such a great question, when ever anything become perfunctory, it loses its meaning and its purpose, so we need to make sure kids see how useful our own annotations are, share them with kids, show how you follow up by researching your questions etc
    • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
      Any suggestions on how to keep annotation purposeful? I find Ss annotate just to be annotating. #g2great
      • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
        A4 #G2Great Annotation is a powerful thinking tool.We share with kids that after a night of snowfall, we can see the fresh tracks of animals and know who was there.We need to see the readers tracks so that we know what they were thinking and so they remember their thoughts.
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
    When I taught elementary, sticky notes were amazing tools to help students make tracks in their reading! #G2Great
    In reply to @johnnydowney
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    A5. Classroom libraries are SO important to foster LOVE! Not a minute 2 waste tracking down the next great book.Always talking abt books I’m reading. Book studies! Speed dating w/ books! Creating TBR piles! Plans 4 reading over break! #G2Great
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    Woohoo thank you @stenhousepub and #g2great
  • dvneighborsEDU Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    Time for the movie! Can’t tweet in 3D glasses πŸ˜‰ Glad I could join for a few minutes! #G2Great
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    #G2Great In my next life I want to be a children's librarian but I feel with reading workshop I get to be a teacher and a children's librarian! :)
    • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
      Last Year I was able to sub for the librarian for a few days. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed myself and how much I learned interacting with Kinders, 3s and 4s #G2Great
      In reply to @donohoe_kitty
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    A4: Strategies that open a window to processing I observe are the information sources the students are using, such as MSV! Also, pay CLOSE ATTN to the students self-monitoring, such as self-corrections and hesitations! #g2great
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    In my work as a Wonder Lead Ambassador with @Wonderopolis, I've invited readers to tear out of Of Mice and Men their "wonders." What was left of the book were questions I might have asked for the purposes of quizzing. It was a clarifying experience for me as lead reader. #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    #G2Great I so agree. There are as many different ways to leave thinking tracks as there are readers,
    • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
      Different systems of leaving tracks work for each reader - I like to offer several options including post-its, the reader's notebook, annotating or coding, using an organizer, think marks (book marks with space for comprehension work) or flagging parts to come back to. #G2Great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    Text to text connections are central to common core and #ELA pedagogy! #G2Great
    In reply to @franmcveigh
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    Thanks!! I will! #g2great
    In reply to @stenhousepub, @DrMaryHoward, @ncte
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    I see that too! It kind of goes back to Determining Importance. I sometimes limit their post-its so they have to decide what's post-it worthy. #G2Great
    • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:00 PM EST
      Any suggestions on how to keep annotation purposeful? I find Ss annotate just to be annotating. #g2great
      • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:57 PM EST
        A4 #G2Great Annotation is a powerful thinking tool.We share with kids that after a night of snowfall, we can see the fresh tracks of animals and know who was there.We need to see the readers tracks so that we know what they were thinking and so they remember their thoughts.
  • DGudwin Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    A4 @Stephharvey49 And sometimes we/Ts really need to reflect on our/their own process. Many Ts have told me they don't know what they do... they just do it! #g2great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
      #G2great A4 No better way to teach kids to read than to peel away the layers of your own reading process and share how you make sense when you read, how you react to text etc.
  • chrisp16 Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    Wow! That is applying your knowledge and thinking about what you are reading. Interaction with the text right there. #g2great
    In reply to @PaulWHankins
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
    Thanks!! 😁😁 #g2great
    In reply to @SSHistoryEduc, @WeAreTeachers, @teacher2teacher, @ncte, @KidsDeserveIt, @TpTdotcom, @LRobbTeacher, @thegridmethod, @NicholasFerroni, @bethhill2829
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    A5 #G2Great We teachers are the chief readers in the classroom. We read voraciously, stay on top of new books, do book talks, sharing the most compelling, always keeping kids interest in mind. We fire them up about books of every type & build in lots of time to read every day.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    A5 There is no way to cut corners: Resource + space + time is the only way to move beyond lip service. We MUST make room for reading daily. #G2Great
  • staceyreeder Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    A4 sketchnotes, backchannels, and 3-column charts that explore thinking progression. Powerful when students see how words connect to create changes in thinking and ideas throughout a text. #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    I always ask teacher to think about what they use in their own lives outside of school. THAT is what we need to teach kids to use & not convoluted activities. Teach the LIFE thing, not the SCHOOL thing. #g2great
    • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:01 PM EST
      When I taught elementary, sticky notes were amazing tools to help students make tracks in their reading! #G2Great
      In reply to @johnnydowney
  • ALPLCISD Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    Q4 #g2great We encourage our students to use sticky notes to annotate their texts, we also provide sentence stems our Ells to use to support their thinking orally and in written form. @Stephharvey49
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    I agree. I have fewer notes for fiction unlesss it's a book club book. Then I have TOOOOOOO many notes! #G2Great
    In reply to @btkissel
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    #G2Great It is! I still remember it from my childhood!
    In reply to @MaddoxRebecca14, @dubioseducator
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    A4: the interactive read-aloud experience provides opportunities to model not only how to leave tracks of your thinking, but how these tracks are essential in supporting comprehension #g2great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    I love those types of conversations with Ss!! #G2Great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • k_bkedresources Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    Love these ideas, Fran! #G2Great
    • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
      A5. Classroom libraries are SO important to foster LOVE! Not a minute 2 waste tracking down the next great book.Always talking abt books I’m reading. Book studies! Speed dating w/ books! Creating TBR piles! Plans 4 reading over break! #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    A5 Talk, talk, talk...until we can't talk no more. Which should be never! #g2great
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    A5: I get visibly excited when kids finish a book and ask for a new suggestion. I interrupt my own lessons to find a book that I decided in the moment speaks to a skill we are working on. You need to live Book Love to teach it. #G2Great
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
    And what great monkeys they were #G2Great
    In reply to @MaddoxRebecca14, @donohoe_kitty
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:04 PM EST
    #G2Great A4 I believe the most important question that we can ask kids when they finish reading something is simply this "Is there anything you still wonder?" "Do you have any questions?" Those are the most important questions, the questions the reader has!
    • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
      In my work as a Wonder Lead Ambassador with @Wonderopolis, I've invited readers to tear out of Of Mice and Men their "wonders." What was left of the book were questions I might have asked for the purposes of quizzing. It was a clarifying experience for me as lead reader. #g2great
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 9:04 PM EST
    A4 I like to keep in mind the β€œmental processors.” I’m actually terrible at notes and annotating myself. I let them know this, and provide ways I work it out in my head as I read. It’s a relief every time I tell them we all work differently. #G2Great
  • MsElikwu Dec 14 @ 9:04 PM EST
    A5: Reading in front of students. Getting students to fall in love with book series. As well as sharing times when you abandon books.. and why. #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:04 PM EST
    Such beauty in simplicity and yet that’s where the impact is! #g2great
    • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
      A5. Classroom libraries are SO important to foster LOVE! Not a minute 2 waste tracking down the next great book.Always talking abt books I’m reading. Book studies! Speed dating w/ books! Creating TBR piles! Plans 4 reading over break! #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:04 PM EST
    A5: Keep kids INTERESTED in books by creating an environment where students have easy access to a variety of texts! Allow your students CHOICE in their text selections! SHARE your love for reading and Literacy every day with your students! #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:04 PM EST
    #G2great A4 So important that they come to understand that we all read differently.
    • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 9:04 PM EST
      A4 I like to keep in mind the β€œmental processors.” I’m actually terrible at notes and annotating myself. I let them know this, and provide ways I work it out in my head as I read. It’s a relief every time I tell them we all work differently. #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
    Thanks! I like that title. I guess I have one of those too. I get a new one each year. But I have never called it that or shared it with students. #g2great
    In reply to @angela_schroden
  • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
    A5 There is no way around this one--you must be a reader yourself. Then you share like the crazed bibliophile you are. Kids have to hear from you about great books. And then they need time to hear from each other as well. #booktalks #G2Great
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
    Q4: One way to keep annotation "real" is to have students ask themselves, "Is this how I would respond to Mr. Hankins if he were TELLING me this information vs. my reading it and will this change my margin comments now?" Talking to the Text can be foreign tongue to some. #g2great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
    A5. I love to share books with my Ss! I try to celebrate great books at every opportunity. #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
    #G2great A4 Right on sister!
    • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
      A5 There is no way around this one--you must be a reader yourself. Then you share like the crazed bibliophile you are. Kids have to hear from you about great books. And then they need time to hear from each other as well. #booktalks #G2Great
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
    #G2Great They LOVE hearing about my reading and writing life outside of school! Today I had them laughing when for writing ideas I told them of some of my misadventures as a child. I got in trouble a lot at school and they couldn't believe it. They loved it!
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
    A5 Independent choice reading & read aloud go into the daily schedule FIRST. How we choose to spend our time reflects what we value. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
    A5 #G2Great Flood the room with rich text on every topic, genre & at multiple levels.Teaching kids to think strategically is important. But when we focus too much on strategies and skills, we can kill the love of reading so we need to be cautious about that.
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
    Hi, Valinda!!!! #g2great
    In reply to @vrkimmel
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
    A5 To nourish book love, have as many books & as many diverse books available to kids. Talk about them, share loves, passions. Get kids excited about reading, about finding stories, learning. Do what is needed to get those books. Be the model! #g2great
  • chrisp16 Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
    I often ask "what does this book make you think about?" after read alouds. #g2great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
    A5 share my life as a reader and also provide open access to books. #g2great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
    I always knew this but it hit home this year when my reading slacked due to grad school...so did my students. They are behind my Ss from other years. I know its' because of that. #g2great
    • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
      A5 There is no way around this one--you must be a reader yourself. Then you share like the crazed bibliophile you are. Kids have to hear from you about great books. And then they need time to hear from each other as well. #booktalks #G2Great
  • DGudwin Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
    Love that - Read it, Write it, Talk it, Do it. Yes! @Stephharvey49 & @PDavidPearson. An easy chant for Ts and Ss to follow! Yes, Chrisp16! #g2great
    • chrisp16 Dec 14 @ 8:59 PM EST
      love the DO IT; when that occurs you know the Ss own the material and are ready to take it somewhere. #g2great
      • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
        A3 #G2Great P. David Pearson has a terrific motto that we would like to see in every classroom READ IT, WRITE IT, TALK IT, DO IT across the curriculum throughout the day, that's active literacy for you!
  • ALPLCISD Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
    Q5 As a district director supporting Ells, we invest funding to provide campuses and teachers with classroom libraries in order for students to have access to books. @ALPLCISD #g2great
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    A5 I find that my excitement and love fuels theirs. I talk about my love for the books. It’s always about the books. The more I say it, show it, and live it, the more the kids feed of it and become book lovers themselves. #G2Great
  • k_bkedresources Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    Yes! Couldn't agree more! #G2Great
    • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
      A5 Independent choice reading & read aloud go into the daily schedule FIRST. How we choose to spend our time reflects what we value. #G2Great
  • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    A5: Be an enthusiastic reader yourself, keep your library up to date, have a rack or bin of student recommended texts, incorporate book talks or student led podcasts about reading...make it a major part of your classroom culture! #G2Great
  • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    A5: To quote one of my favorite authors, Sherman Alexie, "That's right...I am a book kisser!" When I love a book, I find it so hard to keep to myself. I want to talk about my book with my friends and coworkers. #g2great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    #g2great πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸΌ
    In reply to @vrkimmel
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    Yes! Such tasks are at heart of criticality. These are students’ initial thoughts. They help kids build their understandings. They’re the origins of articulations! #G2Great
    In reply to @BGESTAT
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    #G2Great I still remember when you presented at a Cotsen event and you introduced the word READACIDE! It has to be fun and uplifting, otherwise, why do it in our free time...
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    .@Stephharvey49: "What is a Kewpie Doll?" "What is a Jackson Pulley?" I would have expected these. But, "What is barley?" These guys are bucking barley all through the book. Should we address this wonder early on? Absolutely. #g2great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49, @Stephharvey49
  • MVSActivates Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    A4: Pot It notes w/ thinking marks, T charts, sketches, poems, and ALWAYS model on anchor charts that can display student thinking #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    #G2Great A5 Terrific quote! Love Sherman Alexie
    • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
      A5: To quote one of my favorite authors, Sherman Alexie, "That's right...I am a book kisser!" When I love a book, I find it so hard to keep to myself. I want to talk about my book with my friends and coworkers. #g2great
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    A5: we must take time to reflect on some of the practices that are killing a love for reading => perfunctory tasks like reading logs breed negative feelings rather than instilling joy #ditchthatreadinglog #g2great
  • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
    A5 Time, choice, access, talk, community, joy! #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    A5 We must stop labeling kids with levels and open the door to choice reading (& support this process). Less tethering. More trusting. #G2Great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    7:08 A5 #G2Great Worksheets, activities like dioramas, not to mention the questions that follow a story or chapter, do little to encourage kids to love reading. Even more, they take precious time away from it. So we give them plenty of time every day to just read!
  • DinaMWeiss Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    A5: don’t just talk about β€œbooks.β€œ Rather, talk about how the characters have impacted you. Speak about the elements inside the pages that have impacted you. It’s not the book itself that holds the power of the written word, rather it’s the story. #G2Great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    And it is so much fun to do that! One of the best parts of teaching!! #G2Great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    Yes!!!! Free choice classroom libraries are ESSENTIAL!!!! #g2great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    A5 Favorite part of teaching kinders was my turn for read alouds. They saw me laugh, cry and ask why. When we read together in their small groups they too shared their feelings and questions #G2Great
    • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 9:05 PM EST
      A5 There is no way around this one--you must be a reader yourself. Then you share like the crazed bibliophile you are. Kids have to hear from you about great books. And then they need time to hear from each other as well. #booktalks #G2Great
  • DGudwin Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    A5 Yes @franmcveigh Classroom libraries are SO important to foster. love your thoughts! #g2great
    • k_bkedresources Dec 14 @ 9:03 PM EST
      Love these ideas, Fran! #G2Great
      • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:02 PM EST
        A5. Classroom libraries are SO important to foster LOVE! Not a minute 2 waste tracking down the next great book.Always talking abt books I’m reading. Book studies! Speed dating w/ books! Creating TBR piles! Plans 4 reading over break! #G2Great
  • staceyreeder Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    A5 Know your students and then put the right texts in their hands! When you say, "You are just the right reader for this book," and see the light in their eyes, you're kindling a hopeful future book love inferno! #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    Love this! #g2great
    In reply to @ccmorenotweets
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    YES!!! #G2Great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
    Oh my goodness I love that Christina! #G2Great
    • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
      A5: To quote one of my favorite authors, Sherman Alexie, "That's right...I am a book kisser!" When I love a book, I find it so hard to keep to myself. I want to talk about my book with my friends and coworkers. #g2great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:09 PM EST
    A6. Assessments let us know if we (Ts) hit the target - Did Ss transfer knowledge? Did I provide enough practice? Too many scaffolds? Great for T reflect on the instruction & its alignment w/ assessment. #G2Great
  • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 9:09 PM EST
    A5: Surround yourself and your students with great literature, beautiful stories, not just leveled text! I have never met a leveled reader that I wanted to share with others. REAL BOOKS. REAL STORIES. Not contrived texts. #g2great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:09 PM EST
    Did you see this quote Fran @franmcveigh #G2Great
    • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 9:07 PM EST
      A5: To quote one of my favorite authors, Sherman Alexie, "That's right...I am a book kisser!" When I love a book, I find it so hard to keep to myself. I want to talk about my book with my friends and coworkers. #g2great
  • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 9:09 PM EST
    #g2great A5 Quality literature entices readers, it draws the reader in. We can't expect students to get lost in a book box of teacher selected leveled readers. I think districts can do better by Ts, before we put another program in teachers hands we should fill their bookshelves!
  • mollienye72 Dec 14 @ 9:09 PM EST
    A5: my husband would say - her Amazon ordering is enough evidenceπŸ˜‰. I would concur and add my Ss know the books in our room aren't just mine. They travel home with students most nights, too #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:09 PM EST
    #G2GReat A5 #TABLETHELABELS !!
    • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:08 PM EST
      A5 We must stop labeling kids with levels and open the door to choice reading (& support this process). Less tethering. More trusting. #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:09 PM EST
    I believe this with all my heart, Mary! #g2great
    • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
      A5 Independent choice reading & read aloud go into the daily schedule FIRST. How we choose to spend our time reflects what we value. #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
    A6 When children apply ineffective teaching, those confusions may go underground. We must ensure the tools to support new learning. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
    A6 #G2Great Assessment informs us of three things: what a child did at one moment in time, our future instruction-where to go next based on their work- and our past instruction. When kids don't get it, it is our responsibility.
  • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
    A5: Find out your Ss interests -- host book tastings. Take 1 day to log # of minutes Ss are reading & then set goals to increase time. Know & discuss your readers' passions! #g2great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
    And some books galvanize something inside of you & change you ever so slightly...forever. #G2Great
    In reply to @LiteracyCoachKS
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
    A6 effective formative assessments help us adjust our teaching and reflect on our practice as well as swoop in and rescue Ss that need us. Frequent and regular use is imperative. #g2great
  • MVSActivates Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
    A5: intentionally making sure there are @diversebooks on the shelves of our classroom Ts IDR libraries; doing regular book talks; allowing space for student voice by posting book reviews #G2great
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
    A6 If we see students are not mastering learning on assessments, we need to reflect on our instruction as well. We have a responsibility to offer many possibilities for learning. If it is not happening, what can I do differently. Always strive to be better. #g2great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
    A6: Research has shown that sometimes it's not the students learning that has failed, the INSTRUCTION failed the student! Always be mindful of your literacy instruction and do what is BEST for kids! Support THEM and BUILD UPON STRENGTHS!! #g2great
  • DGudwin Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
    You got that right Mary! @DrMaryHoward. Independent choice reading and read aloud must be non-negotiables! #g2great
    • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
      A5 Independent choice reading & read aloud go into the daily schedule FIRST. How we choose to spend our time reflects what we value. #G2Great
  • btkissel Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    A5: Students deserve teachers who are 1) well-read, 2) know a variety of diverse authors/genres, and 3) know their students so comprehensively they are able to connect Ss with books that will hook them into a lifetime of reading. Mr. Saulpaugh did that for me. #G2Great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    Thanks, Kerry! Talk is cheap but so effective. Then set the Ss up to do the same! #G2Great
    In reply to @k_bkedresources
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    Sherman Alexie gets it like few others get it. #G2Great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward, @franmcveigh
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    A5: Two Known and Addressed Signs that Mr. Hankins is Not Feeling Well in #Room407: One, his shoes are on. And, two, he hasn't shared a book yet this block. We always try to take care of number two. I cannot do shoes in the room. I'm a poet. I need to feel the floor. #g2great
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    A6: Well this looks familiar :) If my kids do not perform well on an assessment I reflect, did I do my best by them? Did I miss them this time? If I can't be sure I did my best how can I put it on the kids? How can I view it as a valid assessment? #G2Great
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    A5. Money is an issue in the schools I see, so classroom libraries have to come from the public library or teacher's wallet. This is a real issue in lower-socio schools. Lack of choice & abundance #g2great
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    A6 It’s so easy for us to take assessment as an attack on us, but it’s the mirror we need to learn, grow, and refocus from. We ask our students to learn from feedback, we should model that. #G2Great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    Yes, and revel in it like a florist with a full green house. #G2Great
    In reply to @ccmorenotweets
  • DinaMWeiss Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    A6: assessment is a two-way window. You can use it to see the other side and you can use it to look inside. The trick is to make the glass transparent so that you’re honest about what you’re seeing on both sides. #G2Great
  • DGudwin Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
    YES! @ShelfieTalk #g2great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:12 PM EST
    #G2Great Love assessment as a two-way window! Yes.
  • angela_schroden Dec 14 @ 9:12 PM EST
    "I taught it," is not the same as "my students learned it." It reminds me of Hattie's 8 Mind Frames for Teachers. The first 4 are about Ts impact- "The success and failure of my students’ learning is about what I do or don’t do. I am a change agent."#g2great
  • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 9:12 PM EST
    A6 Formative assessment is best gauge for how the instruction facilitated the learning. Assessment is ALWAYS viewed with an eye for how effectively (or not) the master craftsman (that's me) modeled for the apprentices (the kids). #G2Great
  • ieweisz Dec 14 @ 9:12 PM EST
    Wow, really nicely said! #G2Great #LitBankStreet
    • DinaMWeiss Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
      A6: assessment is a two-way window. You can use it to see the other side and you can use it to look inside. The trick is to make the glass transparent so that you’re honest about what you’re seeing on both sides. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:12 PM EST
    #G2Great A6 Assessment is more likely to reflect out teaching than kids learning. When kids repeatedly come up short, we need to look at our instruction rather than blame the kids,
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:12 PM EST
    Assessment should position students to convincingly demonstrate their newly generated understandings! #G2Great
    In reply to @hayhurst3, @brennanamy, @DrMaryHoward, @franmcveigh, @annegoudvis, @Stephharvey49
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 9:12 PM EST
    A5. And I would add their teachers deserve the funding to provide all those books #G2Great
    • btkissel Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
      A5: Students deserve teachers who are 1) well-read, 2) know a variety of diverse authors/genres, and 3) know their students so comprehensively they are able to connect Ss with books that will hook them into a lifetime of reading. Mr. Saulpaugh did that for me. #G2Great
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 9:12 PM EST
    Q6 we can’t teach in a vacuum. We must always look and analyze what we’ve done and ask, β€œHow will we know when we’ve accomplished what we wanted?” β€œWhere is our evidence?” #G2Great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:13 PM EST
    7:13 A6 #G2Great We constantly check what kids are doing, reflecting on what we have taught them and the outcomes we hope to achieve. Our goal is to move kids towards independence as readers so we view assessment as a continuing conversation between teachers and kids.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:13 PM EST
    A6 We need to assess Sts as they apply learning on their own or in small group/side by side support to promote increasing independence. #G2Great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:13 PM EST
    A6 I agree. But the most informative assessment is the Ss attitude and interest in reading. If I haven't hooked them, my fault. #g2great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:13 PM EST
    Yes, as a mirror! @jacobchastain_ #G2Great
    • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
      A6 It’s so easy for us to take assessment as an attack on us, but it’s the mirror we need to learn, grow, and refocus from. We ask our students to learn from feedback, we should model that. #G2Great
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 9:13 PM EST
    I do the same thing. Always reflecting. I know I have an important part in their learning journey. #g2great
    In reply to @mrbgilson
  • 12btonya Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    Q6 I use assessment to guide and direct my instruction. #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    I'm printing this one! #g2great
    • DinaMWeiss Dec 14 @ 9:11 PM EST
      A6: assessment is a two-way window. You can use it to see the other side and you can use it to look inside. The trick is to make the glass transparent so that you’re honest about what you’re seeing on both sides. #G2Great
  • chrisp16 Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A teacher needs to have a bag of tricks; we need to have back-up after back-up strategies to engage our Ss and help them learn. We can not rely on one style of teaching in order to meet their needs. A bag of tricks learned from experience. #g2great
    • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
      A6: Research has shown that sometimes it's not the students learning that has failed, the INSTRUCTION failed the student! Always be mindful of your literacy instruction and do what is BEST for kids! Support THEM and BUILD UPON STRENGTHS!! #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    #G2Great A6 I love this idea of viewing assessment as a continuing conversation between teachers and kids.
    • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:13 PM EST
      7:13 A6 #G2Great We constantly check what kids are doing, reflecting on what we have taught them and the outcomes we hope to achieve. Our goal is to move kids towards independence as readers so we view assessment as a continuing conversation between teachers and kids.
  • SYECoach Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    #g2great Share! Share! Share! I’ve coordinated a #give5read5 program to have books donated to then share with others to build home libraries. Choice! Time! Discussion!
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A6. Marie Clay said if a student isn't making progress look first to yourself. Truth! #g2great
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A6 Assessment is about the learning, NOT laying blame. To help Sts we need to know where they are and what’s next for them. Looking at their strengths a successful pathway #G2Great
  • ThoughtfulRead Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A6 #G2Great Love the idea of dynamic assessment: given progressive scaffolds to find out exactly how much support kids need.
  • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    Assessment of and for learning always reflects how effective the teacher's instruction has been. Even if the instruction was effective for many Ss but not all, it is the Ts responsibility to figure out a different way to approach instruction for who need it. #G2Great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    I couldn’t agree more. A surgeon has gotta have practice, an attorney has to have cases...and a teacher has gotta be a reader! #G2Great
    In reply to @vrkimmel
  • TracyLafreniere Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    A6: Assessment answers the question β€œis my teaching showing up?” #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    Absolutely!! We need to be FLEXIBLE in our teaching practices to tailor it to the STUDENT!! #g2great
    In reply to @chrisp16
  • k_bkedresources Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
    This is everything! Thank you @annegoudvis #G2Great
    • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:13 PM EST
      7:13 A6 #G2Great We constantly check what kids are doing, reflecting on what we have taught them and the outcomes we hope to achieve. Our goal is to move kids towards independence as readers so we view assessment as a continuing conversation between teachers and kids.
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    A6 #G2Great We distinguish between assessment and evaluation, We assess 24/7 Evaluation is putting a grade on the work. We only grade after kids have had time to practice, learn and understand what we have taught.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    A6 PD Pearson said the more we remove assessment from the learning experience, the more we lose. Assess in the context of application. #G2Great
  • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    #g2great A6 Good data reveals our effectiveness as educators, we must be willing to look first at ourselves and our actions or inactions that contribute to S outcomes. We can't ask students to be reflective learners with a growth mindset without first expecting that of ourselves.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    Love that so we’re moving them every closer to indepedence! #g2great
    • ThoughtfulRead Dec 14 @ 9:14 PM EST
      A6 #G2Great Love the idea of dynamic assessment: given progressive scaffolds to find out exactly how much support kids need.
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    YES just wrote that. Look at their strengths #G2Great
    In reply to @CRCarter313
  • 12btonya Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    Q6 Use the data from an assessment to reflect on your next steps, which may include reteaching the skill #g2great
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    A6: It bears repeating, no? What You Test is What You Get. For me, assessment has to tap into that reflective place. Where affect resides. This is the "sticky note of learning." Better, its the accordion style of sticky notes. Stretches exponentially. Narrative grows. #g2great
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    Yes my friend! Sometimes hard to admit but it’s sometimes the truth. The importance is responding to the data. #g2great
    • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:10 PM EST
      A6: Research has shown that sometimes it's not the students learning that has failed, the INSTRUCTION failed the student! Always be mindful of your literacy instruction and do what is BEST for kids! Support THEM and BUILD UPON STRENGTHS!! #g2great
  • mamabooch1 Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    #continuing conversation NOT interrogation! RT @annegoudvis: 7:13 A6 #G2Great We constantly check what kids ... https://t.co/GW9SKqN3Oy
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    Yup! Like a track coach’s stop watch! #G2Great
    In reply to @LiteracyCoachKS
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ˜πŸ˜ I love this!! #g2great
    In reply to @Teachr4
  • mollienye72 Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    A6)formative assessment early and often to understand and know how to grow Ss. Constant kidwatching. QUALITY summative assessment for the correct/intended purpose. #g2great
  • KingtownRoom208 Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    A6 allowing our students to take ownership of their own assessment and accountability also! They can monitor their progress- be sole stakeholder in progress- this type of change agent= difference! #G2Great
  • SYECoach Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    #g2great Self reflect on what students are able to do independently and what I need to scaffold to transfer their independence. Not repeat what I’ve already done.
  • chrisp16 Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
    That is true assessment and proof that the instruction was successful. We need to know how to guide our Ss success. #g2great
    In reply to @SSHistoryEduc, @hayhurst3, @brennanamy, @DrMaryHoward, @franmcveigh, @annegoudvis, @Stephharvey49
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
    A7. Deliberately use same language in content classes as in ELA. Talk about the cross-curricular connections. Plan for transfer. When a S gets it, have them explain to others. Video when works. Celebrate the thread that binds us together!#G2Great
  • staceyreeder Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
    A6 Love conferring with my students about their independent free choice reading. Great time to give meaningful, just in time instruction if a student is stuck and this work also informs the next conversation after more reading has occurred. So cyclical and reflective! #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
    #g2great
    In reply to @dubioseducator
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
    #G2Great A6 PD Pearson says the questions a reader asks after reading a text are a far better assessment than the questions a reader can answer about that text. one of my favorite of his many amazing quotes
  • mamabooch1 Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
    So true!RT @Stephharvey49: #G2Great A6 Assessment is more likely to reflect out teaching than kids learning. When kids repeatedly come up short, we need to look at our instruction rather than blame the kids,
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
    ❀️ this distinction! #G2Great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • mr_meighen Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
    A6: Effective instruction is subjective. Focus on fostering safe and engaging learning environments because of students are having fun, the rest will fall into place. #g2great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
    I couldn’t agree more if I was twins! #G2Great
    In reply to @chrisp16, @hayhurst3, @brennanamy, @DrMaryHoward, @franmcveigh, @annegoudvis, @Stephharvey49
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
    A6: Our assessments should serve as a door into the processing that is happening with and within our learning community. Now and later. Assessment should not be a door stop which terminates the conversation with its scoring and recording. #g2great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    7:17 A7 #G2Great We carefully read kids’ responses, listen to what they say, watch them practice what we have taught them and listen to them read. This gives us a window into their thinking and learning, and tells us where to go next with our instruction.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    A7 Instructional success is reflected when kids can apply learning in varied context across the curriculum = Flexible application/multiple exposure #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    Amen! What great advice, ideas, sharing and thinking tonight! #g2great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
      A6 #G2Great We distinguish between assessment and evaluation, We assess 24/7 Evaluation is putting a grade on the work. We only grade after kids have had time to practice, learn and understand what we have taught.
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    #G2Great @hayhurst3 Thank you all for such an amazing chat. I'm still in my classroom so I need to take off now. "Talk" to you all soon. :)
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward, @brennanamy, @franmcveigh, @annegoudvis, @Stephharvey49, @hayhurst3
  • SYECoach Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    #g2great use of sticky notes and annotations and highlighting and reading response journals and discussion.
  • ThoughtfulRead Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    A6 David Pearson says formative assessment is responsive teaching-that’s the point, right!#G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    The more we repeat this the more we will remember it Paul so yes worth repeating! I love the idea of β€œtapping into a reflective place.” Reflection is the holy grail of responsive assessment - which lead to the holy grail of teaching - responsive instructional #g2great
    • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
      A6: It bears repeating, no? What You Test is What You Get. For me, assessment has to tap into that reflective place. Where affect resides. This is the "sticky note of learning." Better, its the accordion style of sticky notes. Stretches exponentially. Narrative grows. #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    #G2great Thank yo so much for being here !
    • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
      #G2Great @hayhurst3 Thank you all for such an amazing chat. I'm still in my classroom so I need to take off now. "Talk" to you all soon. :)
      In reply to @DrMaryHoward, @brennanamy, @franmcveigh, @annegoudvis, @Stephharvey49, @hayhurst3
  • brennanamy - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    Everyone should RETWEET this from @LiteracyCoachKS Looking at data does require us to look at ourselves and reflect! Just as we ask students we have have to be reflective learners #G2Great
    • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
      #g2great A6 Good data reveals our effectiveness as educators, we must be willing to look first at ourselves and our actions or inactions that contribute to S outcomes. We can't ask students to be reflective learners with a growth mindset without first expecting that of ourselves.
  • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
    A6: Formative assessment is an ONGOING process for Ts & Ss -- both teaching & learning need to be adjusted to improve achievement #g2great
  • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 9:18 PM EST
    #g2great A7 When a student owns it, having the ability to apply it successfully across texts independently. It means a student can articulate not just what and how but know when to employ the strategy.
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:18 PM EST
    A7: Students will be USING the strategies you explicitly taught through modeling in literacy instruction. For example, you will SEE students using self-monitoring strategies while reading. These strategies are a part of a reader becoming fluent! #g2great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:18 PM EST
    RETWEET x 100. #G2Great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 8:55 PM EST
      #G2great There has never been a single study that links the performance of a fill in the blank worksheet to student achievement.We advocate thinksheets,for kids to work out their thinking. We tell them annotation is like going to the reading gym, a place to work out thinking .
      • ALPLCISD Dec 14 @ 8:52 PM EST
        Q3 Students especially Ells need choices in what they are reading and need time to talk about their thinking. Oral discourse is essential for their comprehension. We are trying to have engaged readers in our ESL classrooms. No worksheets! #g2great
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 9:18 PM EST
    A6: Assessments can't exist in silos - as things we do solely to afifx labels to Ss and meet mandates - rather, it needs to guide instruction and provide feedback to Ss, who are actively part of the process! #g2great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:18 PM EST
    A7 I believe conversations are the most informative of a strategies' success. It becomes obvious when discussing text! #g2great
  • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 9:18 PM EST
    #g2great I thank you so much!!!
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 9:18 PM EST
    A7 I think about the types of knowledge I see with kids. Declarative--they name the strategy. Procedural--they know the steps. Conditional--they know which strategy to use when, why and for what purpose. That's true transfer. When I see this, I know they own the work. #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    Those next steps are so imprint LaTonya because they lead to β€œnext successes” #g2great
    • 12btonya Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
      Q6 Use the data from an assessment to reflect on your next steps, which may include reteaching the skill #g2great
  • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    You know that strategy instruction has been effective when Ss start using the language of the strategy when talking with one another in partnerships or small groups. Be a fly on the wall and listen in to what Ss are saying when they talk about their reading #G2Great
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    A7 If it has empowered students, empowered their voice, brought more awe to their learning, fostered curiosity and wonder. Given students the drive to keep learning alone. I know I have used effective strategy instruction. It is all about the kids and their learning. #g2great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    Just finished book clubs and the questions Ss asked each other were amazing! when they asked if they were going to be tested over the books, I said, "You don't need to be tested!" #g2great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:16 PM EST
      #G2Great A6 PD Pearson says the questions a reader asks after reading a text are a far better assessment than the questions a reader can answer about that text. one of my favorite of his many amazing quotes
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    Amen! So VERY true! @LiteracyCoachKS #G2Great
    • LiteracyCoachKS Dec 14 @ 9:15 PM EST
      #g2great A6 Good data reveals our effectiveness as educators, we must be willing to look first at ourselves and our actions or inactions that contribute to S outcomes. We can't ask students to be reflective learners with a growth mindset without first expecting that of ourselves.
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    A7: When reading becomes more organic and less of a process. Strategies are effective when the fake readers become less and the Active Readers take over the room #g2great
  • MsElikwu Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    A7. The student outgrows the strategy and its no longer needed because the work that required a strategy to begin with becomes something that can be done independently. #G2Great
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    A6: Traditional approaches to assessment are like an interrogation wherein the hope is that the student (under the hot lamp and high stakes) will confess to what they didn't get and don't know before the end of the episode. . .or school year. #g2great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    So much inspiration on #g2Great tonight. So grateful to Steph and Anne - for this beautiful book and for being here tonight!
  • SYECoach Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
    #g2great Rubric is what mastery looks like and anecdotal notes of Ss strategy use; student journaling or discussion and S flexible use of strategies without prompting
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:20 PM EST
    A7 We don’t know strategy instruction is effective until kids can apply it w/o support so assessment our goal when we aren’t leading the way. #G2Great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:20 PM EST
    7:20 A7 #G2Great If kids can envision it, they can create it. They demonstrate understanding by crafting essays, artistic responses, videos, etc. Many creative options feature kids’ talents and interests.
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:20 PM EST
    Agreed re formative. Like a cross country runner evaluating the small hills and terrain! The big stuff, summarize assessments, are like the map of the race #G2Great
    In reply to @BGESTAT
  • chrisp16 Dec 14 @ 9:20 PM EST
    I often think of the teachers who fail to watch, listen, and learn from their students. So much can be gained by these simple tasks. We need to know how to reach our students in order to teach them. #g2great
    In reply to @annegoudvis
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 9:20 PM EST
    YES!!! The best assessment is often just sitting down next to a reader!!! #g2great
    • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
      7:17 A7 #G2Great We carefully read kids’ responses, listen to what they say, watch them practice what we have taught them and listen to them read. This gives us a window into their thinking and learning, and tells us where to go next with our instruction.
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:20 PM EST
    #G2Great Thank you Mary! So exciting to be part of this flood of ideas tonight!
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:20 PM EST
    Loved seeing you tonight my friend! #g2great
    • donohoe_kitty Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
      #G2Great @hayhurst3 Thank you all for such an amazing chat. I'm still in my classroom so I need to take off now. "Talk" to you all soon. :)
      In reply to @DrMaryHoward, @brennanamy, @franmcveigh, @annegoudvis, @Stephharvey49, @hayhurst3
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 9:20 PM EST
    A7 when you see the emotional responses on their faces because they understand the purpose. When it is easy and natural and authentic! #g2great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:20 PM EST
    A7 Maybe when a strategy is no longer a strategy, but becomes a skill?? #g2great
  • btkissel Dec 14 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A6: If our students self-evaluate, we can see what they "value" as learners and what they "value" from our teaching. It's time to bring back reading portfolios in a BIG way--a counter-narrative to the testing story that has stripped our Ss of their identities as readers. #G2Great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:21 PM EST
    I was about ready to get the ukelele out. I saw accordion and went straight to music! Back and forth of reflection / work. cyclical #G2Great
    In reply to @PaulWHankins
  • MVSActivates Dec 14 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A7: Strategy instruction is successful when Ss are applying it in their independent reading; When they are having discourse with a peer that shows deep understanding of a text; & their writing in response to reading is rich in content #G2Great
  • dubioseducator Dec 14 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A7 about to write something similar so just going g to RT you. If Sts feels ready to do more and is energized that’s a win win #G2Great
    In reply to @NowakRo
  • ShelfieTalk Dec 14 @ 9:21 PM EST
    A7 When readers can select strategies independently and use them flexibly. #g2great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
    A7 #G2Great We listen carefully to what kids say. But we have learned that just because kids say they are inferring doesn't mean that they are & just because they don't use the term,doesn't mean they are not. So we look for evidence in their work to see if they are using a strat.
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
    A7 Strategy instruction should have a trickle-down effect into independent reading and peer collaboration. Real life contexts are key! #G2Great
  • btkissel Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
    A6: I've begun to put together my own reading portfolio--a way to keep track of my reading and record my thoughts about the books I've read. #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
    #G2great A7 a common language is important, but David Pearson reminds us that just because a reader says they are inferring doesn't mean they are and just because they don't use the term doesn't mean they are not. So we need to watch them, read their as well as listen to them
    • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
      You know that strategy instruction has been effective when Ss start using the language of the strategy when talking with one another in partnerships or small groups. Be a fly on the wall and listen in to what Ss are saying when they talk about their reading #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
    And they can see that WE value their thinking as well. Those things together are such an important part of the process #g2great
    • btkissel Dec 14 @ 9:21 PM EST
      A6: If our students self-evaluate, we can see what they "value" as learners and what they "value" from our teaching. It's time to bring back reading portfolios in a BIG way--a counter-narrative to the testing story that has stripped our Ss of their identities as readers. #G2Great
  • itsirened Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
    #G2Great ❀️
    • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:17 PM EST
      7:17 A7 #G2Great We carefully read kids’ responses, listen to what they say, watch them practice what we have taught them and listen to them read. This gives us a window into their thinking and learning, and tells us where to go next with our instruction.
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
    No, I can't blame someone or something else! So true! Oh, great grad student! #G2Great
    In reply to @CRCarter313
  • johnnydowney Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
    Yes!!!! Flexibility! #g2great
    In reply to @ShelfieTalk
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:23 PM EST
    A8: Tech can help provide resources: NewsELA and ReadWorks both can provide different levels of text to build background knowledge. Love text that uses same vocab. Great to have Ss practice same strategies w/ different topics/text. Love #hyperdocs #G2Great
  • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 9:23 PM EST
    A7 I also believe that readers will reach a level of "personal reflection proficiency" when they begin to expect their thinking to change each time they read. They know it's not over when the last page is read. They KNOW they'll experience a heart/head transformation. #G2Great
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:23 PM EST
    When you have a moment, here is an Eepybird Lab Sticky Note Experiment. What if assessment could look like this? https://t.co/obmiNxIBiW #g2great
    In reply to @franmcveigh
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:23 PM EST
    It's crucial. Self-assessment is like a basketball player correcting her shot. The coach can do it, but it's more efficient and effective when the player recognizes it. #G2Great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:23 PM EST
    YES to all of it, @mollienye72 QUALITY! #G2Great
    In reply to @mollienye72, @mollienye72
  • ThoughtfulRead Dec 14 @ 9:23 PM EST
    A7 Listen to the words kids use...if we’ve modeled well, supported enough, we will hear our words come back, but they the thinking and strategies now belong to the learner.#g2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:23 PM EST
    True in life…. so definitely true in school and it leads us to places that matter (which include beyond our four walls)! #g2great
    • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 8:37 PM EST
      A1: Comprehension is built by having students become INTERESTED in texts, which leads to more volume of reading, which in turn leads to building comprehension! Encourage students to always SHARE about what they are reading to build comp skills! #g2great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:24 PM EST
    7:24 A8 #G2Great When we teach comprehension across the curriculum, kids learn a common language for thinking across disciplines. Strategies are essential for understanding content in science, history, literature, etc
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:24 PM EST
    A8 #1 we avoid viewing the learning day as instructional segments. Literacy instruction/support/application should occur across the day. #G2Great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:24 PM EST
    A8. Speech to Text can help students "write" or draft text that they have constructed. Get the ideas down! Great measure of understanding! #G2Great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:24 PM EST
    How do you envision this trickle-down? #G2Great
    In reply to @DrMaryHoward
  • DinaMWeiss Dec 14 @ 9:24 PM EST
    A7: effective strategy instruction is clear when the Ss use the strategy independently without being prompted, days, weeks, months later and can transfer its use in other areas of the curriculum. #G2Great
  • Teachr4 Dec 14 @ 9:24 PM EST
    What platform is this? Is this your blog? #g2great
    In reply to @btkissel
  • KarlWeber24 Dec 14 @ 9:24 PM EST
    A6: We use assessment to gauge how both students and ourselves are progressing. They are interwoven with each other. It's how we become better teachers to help our students learn #g2great
  • _iheartyoga Dec 14 @ 9:24 PM EST
    Yogi Tranquility Legging 2A Link here => https://t.co/UA95o4593h loveyoga yogalovers 2ExcusesToDitchADate yogashirts #G2Great
  • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:25 PM EST
    A8 Literacy can and should be embedded into all content areas. Strategies are a natural accompaniment. Enriches content. Vital! #G2Great
  • itsirened Dec 14 @ 9:25 PM EST
    When Ss see that we value their thinking, they are more willing to take academic risks. #G2Great
    • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
      And they can see that WE value their thinking as well. Those things together are such an important part of the process #g2great
      • btkissel Dec 14 @ 9:21 PM EST
        A6: If our students self-evaluate, we can see what they "value" as learners and what they "value" from our teaching. It's time to bring back reading portfolios in a BIG way--a counter-narrative to the testing story that has stripped our Ss of their identities as readers. #G2Great
  • SSHistoryEduc Dec 14 @ 9:25 PM EST
    Agree! Their schema is entirely different than ours. We must recognize not ONLY how WE view the text but (just as importantly) how they view the text. It may look like a 6 to us, but to them it's a 9 and to another it's a lower case g #G2Great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 9:25 PM EST
    A8: Teaching subject specific I try to talk to the kids about how what we do can be used in their other classes. How we can build on their understandings of literacy and work it into everything else #g2great
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 9:25 PM EST
    A7. True -- I don't know that I knew all these terms and strategies until I became a teacher. But I was doing them as a reader before learning about them. #g2Great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:22 PM EST
      #G2great A7 a common language is important, but David Pearson reminds us that just because a reader says they are inferring doesn't mean they are and just because they don't use the term doesn't mean they are not. So we need to watch them, read their as well as listen to them
      • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 9:19 PM EST
        You know that strategy instruction has been effective when Ss start using the language of the strategy when talking with one another in partnerships or small groups. Be a fly on the wall and listen in to what Ss are saying when they talk about their reading #G2Great
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:25 PM EST
    In that kids are able to apply our strategies instruction not only in teachers supported contexts but when we step back and let them take responsbliyt for their own thinking. Time practice and TRUST in kids! #g2great
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:26 PM EST
    7:26 A8 #G2Great Content literacy with comprehension at its core encourages kids to explore their world: asking significant questions, evaluating information and evidence, wondering about nature, and reading and responding to current events and issues. Kids want to know!
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:26 PM EST
    A8 We need to at last refute the idea that kids learn to read and then read to learn. They should be inseparably intertwined across the day & grades #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:26 PM EST
    #G2great A7 WE want kids to adopt and ADAPT our teaching language as their learning language. Adapting is important, not merely adopting
  • chrisp16 Dec 14 @ 9:26 PM EST
    TY #g2great for another riveting chat! Will revisit when I am more alert. Take care all!
  • 12btonya Dec 14 @ 9:26 PM EST
    Q8 we integrate content and literacy instruction--writing about history, reading about science, using math literature to connect to instruction/curriculum #G2Great
  • mrbgilson Dec 14 @ 9:26 PM EST
    Great time as always with my #g2great friends tonight but I have 100 little treat bags to get together for tomorrow. Have a great night all!
  • annegoudvis Dec 14 @ 9:26 PM EST
    #G2Great Kids read to learn from the get-go--as young children they read to learn from photos, illustrations, the world---before they can "decode"!
  • vrkimmel Dec 14 @ 9:26 PM EST
    A8 Lately I've really committed myself to different thinking about "literacies". I want to include art, images, graphics paired with text selections--across the content areas. I've noticed an increase in engagement. #G2Great
  • itsirened Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
    ❀️ #g2Great
    • tlanglie Dec 14 @ 9:25 PM EST
      A8 Literacy can and should be embedded into all content areas. Strategies are a natural accompaniment. Enriches content. Vital! #G2Great
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
    A8: Literacy strategies can be applied to all content areas! In every curriculum, the student is required to READ! We know through research reading and writing are interconnected, but reading is the foundation for EVERYTHING ELSE! #g2great
  • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
    A7: Ss choosing & using strategies on their own to navigate texts. #g2great
  • KarlWeber24 Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
    A8: literacy is so easy to integrate across all aspects of the day, especially social studies. Every subject requires comprehension, reading, and writing. example: read aloud of a picture book about science concepts #g2great
  • k_bkedresources Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
    I have to sign off, but it's been fun and educational. Thanks @stenhousepub @Stephharvey49 @annegoudvis the #g2great team and all you wonderful educators! Keep up the great work! You're all making beautiful changes in this world! ❀️
  • CRCarter313 Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
    @jgraf36 Thanks for the RT! πŸ˜πŸ‘πŸΌ #g2great
  • NowakRo Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
    A8 Ue words, stories, voice to teach any subject. Stories to teach history, voices to bring math to life, stories and voice for science. Literacy can be anywhere and should help bring learning to life. #g2great
  • staceyreeder Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
    Q8 Talking to my teammates about our students and their literacy strengths and challenges. Then, we work to ensure we are consistently addressing what kids need across the curriculum throughout their day. Literacy connects students to ideas in ALL learning! #G2Great
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:28 PM EST
    A8 #G2Great We suggest that the day be broken up into 4 workshops, Reading, Writing, mMath and Researcher's Workshop where we engage kids in inquiry based learning in sci and/or ss. Kids read, write. make and think their way through the day and across the curriculum
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:28 PM EST
    A8 Every subject area is an opportunity to promote strategy instruction so we all have to make this a priority regardless of our teaching focus. #G2Great
  • stacy_liz51 Dec 14 @ 9:28 PM EST
    A8: ALL teachers teach reading. Content areas including math, science, social studies, and the arts present amazing opportunities for exposure to rich texts and additional comprehension instruction. #G2Great
  • jacobchastain_ Dec 14 @ 9:28 PM EST
    Q8 I love highlighting the great parts of other contents in our readings. We get to deepen their skills in those classes, and learn great stuff at the same time. #G2Great
  • ieweisz Dec 14 @ 9:28 PM EST
    Yes! Read-alouds for all subjects! #G2Great #LitBankStreet
    • KarlWeber24 Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
      A8: literacy is so easy to integrate across all aspects of the day, especially social studies. Every subject requires comprehension, reading, and writing. example: read aloud of a picture book about science concepts #g2great
  • franmcveigh Dec 14 @ 9:28 PM EST
    Thanks for being here, Kerry! So good to see you in the #G2Great world!
    In reply to @k_bkedresources, @stenhousepub, @Stephharvey49, @annegoudvis
  • SYECoach Dec 14 @ 9:28 PM EST
    #g2great Apply strategies to content instruction and/or use content text to apply strategies reading to learn
  • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:28 PM EST
    #G2Great A8 A big emphasis on #Strats3 is the idea of knowledge building. Gina Cervetti says the next frontier in comprehension instruction is building knowledge. So we support kids to use strategies to turn information into knowledge.
  • PaulWHankins Dec 14 @ 9:28 PM EST
    I see this happen in #Room407 when we are "reading in the dark" and while watching a film, I hear a student whisper, "That's the Belly of the Whale." I know that something of Campbell's monomyth has been sticky noted for that reader in the room. #g2great
    In reply to @Stephharvey49
  • hayhurst3 - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:29 PM EST
    8:28pm Β· 14 Dec 2017 Closing Words of Wisdom Thank you so much for coming out to chat with us! We learn so much together! #G2Great @brennanamy @DrMaryHoward @franmcveigh @annegoudvis @Stephharvey49
  • DrMaryHoward - Moderator Dec 14 @ 9:29 PM EST
    Your #G2Great co-moderators wish you a very happy holiday. We are excited to begin anew in 2018
  • KarlWeber24 Dec 14 @ 9:29 PM EST
    Yes! I want more non-fiction in classrooms #G2Great
    • Stephharvey49 Dec 14 @ 9:06 PM EST
      A5 #G2Great Flood the room with rich text on every topic, genre & at multiple levels.Teaching kids to think strategically is important. But when we focus too much on strategies and skills, we can kill the love of reading so we need to be cautious about that.
  • MattPorricelli Dec 14 @ 9:29 PM EST
    A8: Critical thinking, reflection, collaboration, creativity, analysis...these are all aspects of the learning environment that transcend content, time of day, class period, etc.. #g2great
  • KingtownRoom208 Dec 14 @ 9:29 PM EST
    A8: we are being intentional- with Planning across content areas and focusing discussions across content areas so all areas discuss vocabulary relevant to their area- and how it varies or connects in their content #G2Great
  • ThoughtfulRead Dec 14 @ 9:29 PM EST
    A8 Using consistent language and practices create coherence for kids #G2Great
  • ssvincent Dec 14 @ 9:29 PM EST
    You rock on, Stacey!! What great work you do! #g2Great
    • staceyreeder Dec 14 @ 9:27 PM EST
      Q8 Talking to my teammates about our students and their literacy strengths and challenges. Then, we work to ensure we are consistently addressing what kids need across the curriculum throughout their day. Literacy connects students to ideas in ALL learning! #G2Great
  • BGESTAT Dec 14 @ 9:29 PM EST
    A8: We must have a shared vision of what literacy looks like in all disciplines. #g2great
  • ccmorenotweets Dec 14 @ 9:29 PM EST
    A8: Show students that just because we taught them a strategy in ELAR, doesn't mean they can't use that strategy in other content areas. Model reading strategies in Sci/SS/Math so that students can see how what we are teaching them is utilized across all content areas. #g2great