#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 October 5, 2017
8:30 PM EDT
participatechat
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Participate in the upcoming
#G2Great
by sharing resources and collaborating at
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brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Join us with
@KathyCollins15
&
@Mattglover123
as we talk about I Am Reading
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
#G2Great
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Hi Mary! Just finished reading some Pigeon and Click Clack Moo with my
#IAMReading
4 yo. So pumped to talk about this.
#G2Great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Fran, u know I often I operate with my switch in the RANDOM position…
#g2great
In reply to @franmcveigh
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Still words of wisdom either way :]
#G2Great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:27 PM EDT
Oops. I scheduled a tweet for this chat but I don’t know if i scheduled it for 2night or some random night. We’ll see?!?
#rookie
#g2great
mollienye72
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Hello! Mollie from Ohio currently waiting for my pizza to take home to feed my fam after conferences.
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Welcome to
#G2Great
friends. We are so honored to have Kathy & Matt as our guest hosts tonight to celebrate their AMAZING I Am Reading!
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Roman from Ontario, Canada. HS Teacher/Student Success Leader/Agent of Transformation. Great to be here for another
#g2great
chat! Woot! :)
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
#G2Great
with
@ieweisz
@JazzyJ2421
@reneadele1
@rochkind_tara
@laurieBseligman
@TeachingBnc
@Roglenny
@ERGEdTalk
from
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
We’re thrilled you can join us between pizza Mollie!
#G2Great
mollienye72
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Hello! Mollie from Ohio currently waiting for my pizza to take home to feed my fam after conferences.
#g2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:31 PM EDT
Thank you to Heinemann for donating a copy of I Am Reading - Stay Tuned!
#G2Great
@KathyCollins15
@Mattglover123
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:31 PM EDT
That's what we LOVE about you! LOL U will be AMAZING!
#G2Great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:31 PM EDT
Thanks so much for inviting us Mary!
#G2Great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 8:31 PM EDT
#G2great
So excited for this chat, hello all 🙋Literacy Coach from TX
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:31 PM EDT
Dani from Montana..former I/Coach, now happily teaching Kinder for the first time! Can't wait to glean
#g2great
wisdom w/everyone tonight!
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:31 PM EDT
So excited to be here with many of our BankStreet students! :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
Welcome to
#G2Great
friends. We are so honored to have Kathy & Matt as our guest hosts tonight to celebrate their AMAZING I Am Reading!
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Good evening
#G2Great
friends! Jan checking in from Athens, GA. Looking forward to this time with you guys.
@burkinsandyaris
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
We are getting started…
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@KathyCollins15
@Mattglover123
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Hey
#LitBankStreet
friends. So happy to have you back on
#G2great
Kathy & Matt we have a university group here tonight!
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
#G2Great
with
@ieweisz
@JazzyJ2421
@reneadele1
@rochkind_tara
@laurieBseligman
@TeachingBnc
@Roglenny
@ERGEdTalk
from
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
So happy to be here with you all. Thanks,
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@Mattglover123
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Hi Jan! So glad you're here, friend
#G2Great
In reply to @janmillburk, @BurkinsandYaris
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Hi Jan!
#G2great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Good evening
#G2Great
friends! Jan checking in from Athens, GA. Looking forward to this time with you guys.
@burkinsandyaris
HeinemannPD
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Jaclyn
@JKarabinas
here, dual tweeting because I love this one so much, can't help it!
#g2great
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Jaclyn
@JKarabinas
here, dual tweeting because I love this one so much, can't help it!
#g2great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Hi
#g2great
. So excited for tonight's chat! Pam from NJ
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
.
@DrMaryHoward
you would be amazed at how these ss have picked up Twitter! Just like you! :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Hey
#LitBankStreet
friends. So happy to have you back on
#G2great
Kathy & Matt we have a university group here tonight!
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
#G2Great
with
@ieweisz
@JazzyJ2421
@reneadele1
@rochkind_tara
@laurieBseligman
@TeachingBnc
@Roglenny
@ERGEdTalk
from
#LitBankStreet
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Chris, rdg spec, from outside Philly.
#g2great
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Hello, dear
#G2Great
friends! This is Kim from FL. So glad to spend a little time with you this evening.
@burkinsandyaris
reneadele1
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
@ERGEdTalk
you're in for a treat!!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Signing on from Brooklyn!
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:17 PM EDT
Gearing up for my first Twitter Chat! Excited to participate in tonight's
#G2great
conversation
#LitBankStreet
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Hello, all. Jenn here. K teacher in South Florida.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
She's the
#TwitterQueen
! I owe all of my Twitter greatness to
@DrMaryHoward
#g2great
In reply to @suzrolander, @DrMaryHoward, @DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
We’ve created another twitter monster
#G2great
:]
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
.
@DrMaryHoward
you would be amazed at how these ss have picked up Twitter! Just like you! :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Hey
#LitBankStreet
friends. So happy to have you back on
#G2great
Kathy & Matt we have a university group here tonight!
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:30 PM EDT
#G2Great
with
@ieweisz
@JazzyJ2421
@reneadele1
@rochkind_tara
@laurieBseligman
@TeachingBnc
@Roglenny
@ERGEdTalk
from
#LitBankStreet
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Ready for another informative
#g2great
chat! I'm Sarah from Buffalo, and I teacher 9th grade ELA and journalism.
tracey_bleakley
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Hi! Tracey here, first grade teacher from Texas. So excited about this chat!
#G2great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Good evening
@kathycollins15
and
@Mattglover123
and
#G2Great
friends. Fran from RAINY, dreary SE Iowa!
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
SO happy to see you here, Kim!
#g2great
In reply to @kimyaris, @BurkinsandYaris
jdsniadecki
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Hello! Jennifer from IN here just for a bit tonight.
#g2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Our ss from Bank Street think it is awesome that you are here with us tonight at
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:31 PM EDT
Thanks so much for inviting us Mary!
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
I saw that weather is headed your way again. Jennifer. Hope all is okay!
#G2great
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Hello, all. Jenn here. K teacher in South Florida.
#G2Great
ssvincent
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Susan from Cincinnati, teacher ed at Miami University and literacy coach
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
expand the def. of just right books so that they are right for reasons other than and beyond much more than reading level
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Q1:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Congrats! Kdg is SO rewarding! The joy & truth you have everyday is priceless.
#g2great
In reply to @girlworld4
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Always so happy to see you!
#G2great
ssvincent
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Susan from Cincinnati, teacher ed at Miami University and literacy coach
#g2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Me too
@girlworld4
So good to see you!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
She's the
#TwitterQueen
! I owe all of my Twitter greatness to
@DrMaryHoward
#g2great
In reply to @suzrolander, @DrMaryHoward, @DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
This is such an important message Kathy!
#G2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
expand the def. of just right books so that they are right for reasons other than and beyond much more than reading level
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
A1 If ss only read leveled text they think that reading is all about figuring out words rather than about making meaning.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
It's all I hoped for - AND MORE :)
#g2great
In reply to @chrisp16
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Hi all! Welcome to
#G2Great
Very excited to have guest hosts
@KathyCollins15
@Mattglover
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
A1 Broadn def of "just right"-more than a single metric. Diff levels serve diff purposs 4 readng practice & growth
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
A1 We choose books because they speak to us, not because a label/level dictates it.
#G2Great
massignmenthelp
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
The Complete Guide to UK Car Driving Theory Test
https://t.co/skWVo4OBdl
#EduReal
#langchat
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
A1 Ss need to see that there are 2 ways to read a book. Read the pictures, or read the pictures and words.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
Amy! It's been toon long, my friend. Counting down to
#NCTE17
!!
#g2great
In reply to @brennanamy, @KathyCollins15, @mattglover
AssignmentHelpN
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
The SAMR Model: Effective Technology Integration in Classrooms
https://t.co/N8NF3byMeG
#EduReal
#langchat
#G2Great
myassignment
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
The Complete Guide to UK Car Driving Theory Test
https://t.co/Z8TN4t4GK0
#EduReal
#langchat
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
Hey
@ERGEdTalk
so glad to have you here!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:17 PM EDT
Gearing up for my first Twitter Chat! Excited to participate in tonight's
#G2great
conversation
#LitBankStreet
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
A1: Young readers can access texts beyond their reading level when they have choice in what they read. Interest trumps levels
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
And it’s hard to undo that perception after the fact
#G2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
A1 If ss only read leveled text they think that reading is all about figuring out words rather than about making meaning.
#G2Great
jdsniadecki
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
Next hour w/my friends and the amazing
@KathyCollins15
+
@Mattglover123
#g2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Q1:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
A1 Kids need to explore diverse books to help develop their story & voice. Do not limit, let them explore who they are as readers.
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Q1:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
Hello, glad to be back for this great topic
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
.
@janmillburk
so great to see you here tonight!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 8:32 PM EDT
Good evening
#G2Great
friends! Jan checking in from Athens, GA. Looking forward to this time with you guys.
@burkinsandyaris
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
When it comes to books, I don't think we can limit our children. I have a 7 & 5 yr old at home, and both love all types of books!
#G2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
Absolutely!
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
A1: Young readers can access texts beyond their reading level when they have choice in what they read. Interest trumps levels
#g2great
johnnydowney
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
A1 we need to broaden what they WANT to read. They can do so much more than sit and say the words. They NEED choice
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
So great to see you again Tara!
#G2great
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
Hello, glad to be back for this great topic
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
Thanks for hosting this great opportunity for us to learn and grow for our youngest learners!
#g2great
@DrMaryHoward
@brennanamy
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Hi all! Welcome to
#G2Great
Very excited to have guest hosts
@KathyCollins15
@Mattglover
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
A1: the Ss can gain so much from the pictures to dev rdg skills. Why not let them explore and dev w/ "just-wrong" bks.
#g2great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
I have been using wordless pic books a lot so far w/my Ks. This expands their reading choice in such a big way
#G2Great
In reply to @Mattglover123
JenJonesPBC
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
Yes! And Ts need to reassure them that both ways are reading!
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
A1 Ss need to see that there are 2 ways to read a book. Read the pictures, or read the pictures and words.
#G2Great
Mwallauerteach
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
Hi everyone! I'm Mary from NJ -teaching 2nd graders this year. so excited for tonight! Amazing that we can do this each week! TY
#g2great
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
A1: What if all the “just right” books are boring? Then what’s to point of learning to read? Boring = not motivating.
#G2Great
jdsniadecki
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
A1: Limiting is…limiting! Young children should be exposed to all kinds of reading and writing to build their own identities.
#g2great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
A1:Let's focus on all the things young readers CAN do instead.Making meaning from all types of texts= at the top of that list
#g2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
Hey
@rochkind_tara
so glad to have you here!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
Hello, glad to be back for this great topic
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
A1 we need 2 work on language around choices 4 reading - just right might not be the words we want to use anymore-something more expansive?
HeinemannPD
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
What a fun new role as a Kinder T, Dani!
#G2great
In reply to @girlworld4, @Mattglover123
ssvincent
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
A1. I see value in leveled readers for a part of the emergent reader's life -and other texts for other parts of their reading lives
#g2great
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
I tell my 9th graders we should be willing to give any genre a chance. We never know what we will fall in love with.
#G2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
Hi Kim! So good to see you! Sitting here in a cafe in NYC with
@pranikoff
loving that we can be connected virtually!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Hello, dear
#G2Great
friends! This is Kim from FL. So glad to spend a little time with you this evening.
@burkinsandyaris
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
A1 We maintain an open door to invite children into the reading room by supporting AND embracing their choices.
#G2Great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
I did 6 yrs w/ K and loved it. Missing the early childhood yrs more and more.
#g2great
In reply to @girlworld4
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
Hard to undo those perceptions that come so early in their development
#G2Great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
A1: Students should have access to books that interest them and get them excited about reading!
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
jdsniadecki
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
A1: It’s like introducing foods to a baby — try each and decide later after some tastings!
#g2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
Or, totally redefine what a just right text is.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
I have been using wordless pic books a lot so far w/my Ks. This expands their reading choice in such a big way
#G2Great
In reply to @Mattglover123
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
A1 Expand their knowledge, vocabulary, language and learn together with others!
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
A1 interesting to research kids’ choices - what they think is just right and why
#g2great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
Yes! Builds their reading identities
#G2Great
In reply to @NowakRo
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
We must make sure our classroom libraries are diverse to make sure all students find something they can connect with.
#G2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
What makes it easy is that for young children all books are basically wordless picture books.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
I have been using wordless pic books a lot so far w/my Ks. This expands their reading choice in such a big way
#G2Great
In reply to @Mattglover123
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
A1: We can ALL learn so much from what young readers do when they encounter both new books & old favs- I'm always inspired!
#g2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
.
@reneadele1
so happy you are here w/ us tonight!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
First official Twitter chat right?
@DrMaryHoward
look! brave soul
reneadele1
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
@ERGEdTalk
you're in for a treat!!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Signing on from Brooklyn!
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:17 PM EDT
Gearing up for my first Twitter Chat! Excited to participate in tonight's
#G2great
conversation
#LitBankStreet
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
#G2great
A1 It's like being given an invitation to a party but when you show up it's missing the cake, balloons, & fun you were expecting
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
That means being willing to step back and really be present in those moments. Sometimes teaching is about paying attention!
#G2Great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
A1 interesting to research kids’ choices - what they think is just right and why
#g2great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
Limiting books will slowly deflate the interest and love of reading.
#g2great
In reply to @SHKrajewski
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
A1-Our little learners get excited about books they love, not because they can read the words, but b/c they love the story
#G2Great
HeinemannPD
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
Bam.
#g2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
Or, totally redefine what a just right text is.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
I have been using wordless pic books a lot so far w/my Ks. This expands their reading choice in such a big way
#G2Great
In reply to @Mattglover123
johnnydowney
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
I love this, support and embrace. Ts need to lose this idea of needing control of Ss.
#g2great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
A1: It is critical that children read texts that introduce them to NEW vocabulary and ideas!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
A1: Rich diet of books: fun, creative, spark wonder & curiosity as well as windows and mirrors for their worlds! (not Bob books)
#G2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
Glad you are here
@franmcveigh
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
You always bring such an important voice!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Good evening
@kathycollins15
and
@Mattglover123
and
#G2Great
friends. Fran from RAINY, dreary SE Iowa!
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
Hi
#LitBankStreet
friends.
@ieweisz
@JazzyJ2421
@reneadele1
@rochkind_tara
@laurieBseigelman
@teachingBNC
@Rogelnny
@ERGEdTalk
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
Bonus w/using wordless texts-I have Ss bringing in their own stories they write at home! I read the pics to everyone-they love it
#G2Great
In reply to @Mattglover123
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
I agree, important to offer all kinds, you may not know how they are entering or nor all their motivations.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @SHKrajewski
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
Yes! If our goal is to get our children to become lifelong readers, there should be no limits!
#g2great
In reply to @chrisp16
jdsniadecki
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
“Not Bob books.” Cracks me up
@franmcveigh
#g2great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
A1: Rich diet of books: fun, creative, spark wonder & curiosity as well as windows and mirrors for their worlds! (not Bob books)
#G2great
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
So important to foster a love of reading (and learning!)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
A1: Students should have access to books that interest them and get them excited about reading!
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
A1 just right is fluid - who am I, where am I, what do I want to do with this book,
#g2great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
A1 Let student interest drive book choice. Reading identities are born in PK&K. Trust them to choose then support in 1:1 conferring
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
A1 Why would we withhold a treasure chest of books to any child? Let them joyfully savor those treasures!
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
Fluid. What a good image to invoke.
#g2Great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
A1 just right is fluid - who am I, where am I, what do I want to do with this book,
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
I love imagining you in the middle of all of that excitement Dani. Getting them off to the right start!
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
A1 Let student interest drive book choice. Reading identities are born in PK&K. Trust them to choose then support in 1:1 conferring
#g2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
If they don’t have a strong reading identity now it will be much harder to create one later.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
A1 Let student interest drive book choice. Reading identities are born in PK&K. Trust them to choose then support in 1:1 conferring
#g2great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
#G2great
A1 Being part of a community means contributing your curiosity, ideas, passions, interests. 2 have a voice they should have choice
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
I ask why they didn't want to read a book; now it will be why you selected that book.
#g2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
ALWAYS!
@jhaylett
16
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
Yes! Focus on what they CAN do!
In reply to @pranikoff, @rochkind_tara
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
Q2:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
So smart
@girlworld4
Wordless picture books broaden access to literacy!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
I have been using wordless pic books a lot so far w/my Ks. This expands their reading choice in such a big way
#G2Great
In reply to @Mattglover123
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
A2 With familiar books we aren’t going for accuracy. Instead ss focus on using some of what you remember to make meaning.
#G2Great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
A1: So true = Varies throughout the year.
#G2Great
@kathycollins15
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
A1 just right is fluid - who am I, where am I, what do I want to do with this book,
#g2great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
I'm loving every minute of it!
#g2great
In reply to @HeinemannPD, @Mattglover123
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
Love thinking about it in this way. Growing, changing, evolving...
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
reneadele1
Oct 5 @ 8:39 PM EDT
A1 Yes, also about how Ss connect to the reading. Ts need to allow them the room to explore books based on their experiences
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
Wordless picture books are also great equalizers when some kids can read conventionally while others aren’t…yet
#G2Great
In reply to @suzrolander, @girlworld4
JazzyJ2421
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
A1: What exactly defines "just-right" books? Limiting a ss perspectives limits their thinking to find meaning in txt
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
I think
@BurkinsandYaris
are doing wonderful work in this area...hope to hear more about this soon!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
A1: What if all the “just right” books are boring? Then what’s to point of learning to read? Boring = not motivating.
#G2Great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
A2 Rereading gives Ss opportunity to look more closely! Teaches them to think deeply ab text.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
A2 Read aloud/shared reading is an invitational celebration. Our enthusiasm for revisiting plants an ‘old friends’ seed.
#G2Great
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
A2 As they read, help develop their thinking. Ask about their emotions, feelings, what they like. Help become critical thinkers.
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
Q2:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
pmccarthy722
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
@SHKrajewski
"give any genre a chance"! Let Ss experiment with. Ss can always put a book down. Get Ss to pick one up.
#G2great
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
I tell my 9th graders we should be willing to give any genre a chance. We never know what we will fall in love with.
#G2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
Hey, Kim! Welcome from NYC to FL! Hope our paths cross again soon!
@kimyaris
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
Hi Kim! So good to see you! Sitting here in a cafe in NYC with
@pranikoff
loving that we can be connected virtually!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 8:33 PM EDT
Hello, dear
#G2Great
friends! This is Kim from FL. So glad to spend a little time with you this evening.
@burkinsandyaris
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
A2: Observing & talking about habits in place helps us figure out where to head next- where to nurture & nudge
#G2great
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
Good idea - why are they called just right? There is not only one right.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @KathyCollins15
johnnydowney
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
A2 perfect time to practice fluent reading and making your voice sound natural. Also reinforce good reader skills
#g2great
hartel30
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
A1 Levels make library feel like a pharmacy to get meds instead of a Baskin Robbins full of flavorful books to sample
#G2Great
Mwallauerteach
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
A1:helping by offering the language- what feels comfortable to you as a reader right now? Then,lean in! We can observe the why's
#g2great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
And there are SO MANY great titles!
@MatthewWinner
shared his Top 10 list here:
https://t.co/1twrQB20lW
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123, @MatthewWinner
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
A2 Rereading is close reading and something to be celebrated! Creates close reading as a habit of mind.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
A2: Pausing 2 allow space for talk & thinking b4 turning a page tells me what nudges, in PM when tired so easy 2 just turn page...
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:41 PM EDT
Q2:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
me right now
#g2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
Excellent question
@rochkind_tara
Worth exploring with our community at
#LitBankStreet
#G2Great
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
Good idea - why are they called just right? There is not only one right.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @KathyCollins15
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
Yes, it has friend! Looking forward to seeing you there!
#G2Great
#NCTE17
In reply to @girlworld4, @KathyCollins15, @mattglover
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
Q2: familiar books help free up some brain space. Less focus on one skill, more brain power to focus elsewhere.
#G2great
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
A2: Encourage our youngest children to simply make up their own words to fav books. I do this with my daughter, who is 5.
#G2Great
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
A2: Even if it is a book that the child has read 100x, there can be something new learned or taken away each time.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
Oooh, that sounds amazing! Let's talk more....
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
A1 we need 2 work on language around choices 4 reading - just right might not be the words we want to use anymore-something more expansive?
jdsniadecki
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
A2: Re-reading builds stamina and discovery skills. Kids learn what they love (and don’t!). My g-daughter says, “Read again!”
#g2great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
A2: Ss can share story, retell story, not always have to read the words b/c it will limit their growth. Experience the story.
#g2great
Roglenny
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:40 PM EDT
A1 Why would we withhold a treasure chest of books to any child? Let them joyfully savor those treasures!
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
These have been a game changer w/my Kinders so far. Their independent reading stamina is incredible b/c they feel like readers!
#G2Great
In reply to @KathyCollins15, @suzrolander
JenJonesPBC
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
A2 Reading, Rereading, and Enjoying Together - Great ways to support growing familiarity w/ picture books. New ways to engage!
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
Powerful visual John. I love that and it’s one we could stand to keep in mind (what to avoid and what to reach for
#G2Great
hartel30
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
A1 Levels make library feel like a pharmacy to get meds instead of a Baskin Robbins full of flavorful books to sample
#G2Great
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2: Love asking students to extend their fav story. If they could draw another page, what would they illustrate?
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2 When we look closely at what children do when they read a familiar book we can see what they know about comprehension.
#G2Great
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2: encourage students to add a new layer of attention with each reading (e.g. more expression, etc.)
#G2great
#LitBankStreet
mollienye72
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2)model rereading and being enthusiastic about every new discovery made.
#g2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
Great list! Thanks for the resource
@girlworld4
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
And there are SO MANY great titles!
@MatthewWinner
shared his Top 10 list here:
https://t.co/1twrQB20lW
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123, @MatthewWinner
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2 we found that familiarity calls on brain to retrieve stored info/knowledge…good brain work
#g2great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
All kids deserve a diverse reading life; they've the right to choose books that peek their interests & grow them as readers, too
#G2Great
A1
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
Oh my word, have they read Solo by
@kwamealexander
I expanded my genre with this bk and was thrilled!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
I tell my 9th graders we should be willing to give any genre a chance. We never know what we will fall in love with.
#G2great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2: rereading makes us stronger in all aspects - creates new synapse connections, too!
#g2great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2: So much to learn about language and how to communicate with familiar stories! Give and take of talk/listen/repeat and savoring!
#G2Great
woodard_julie
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2 Support, nudge with CELEBRATION and encouragement for the love of and participation in, READING
#G2great
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2: Ss know the trickiest words, for example, so can focus on fluency.
#G2great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
#G2great
A2 like a warm blanket it covers them in the comfort of that which is familiar
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
A2 We can support books they read/reread & celebrate new noticings w/each new reading.
#G2Great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
A2: rdg to others w/ familiar books deepens their love of the books. that love will inspire them to read & build a rdg. history.
#g2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
I'd choose ice cream over medicine everyday!
@hartel30
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
hartel30
Oct 5 @ 8:42 PM EDT
A1 Levels make library feel like a pharmacy to get meds instead of a Baskin Robbins full of flavorful books to sample
#G2Great
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
A2: noticing what they CAN do with a familiar book and moving them toward making more meaning from the story.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
Check out
@MatthewWinner
's podcast
@_AllTheWonders
#G2Great
In reply to @pranikoff, @MatthewWinner, @_AllTheWonders
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
A2: We can support students by asking thoughtful Q's and familiarity can also promote confidence in reading as well!
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
A2: I remind them that rereading builds fluency, helps with comprehension, and feels like visiting a friend. Kids love those ideas!
#G2great
LitROCK_taylor
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
Teach Ss using precise levels at the guided reading table, allow them choice and n their independent books, and confer often
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Q1:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
Welcome to
#G2Great
- that’s the way we look every week :]
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
me right now
#g2great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
During Shared Reading everyone sees themselves as a reader! It builds confidence, community, a love of reading. It empowers all.
#g2great
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
A2: Buiding more oral language and vocabulary and using more book language .
#G2Great
reneadele1
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
There are so many supportive comprehension methods that allow Ss to explore familiar texts through a different lens
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
A2: Even if it is a book that the child has read 100x, there can be something new learned or taken away each time.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
I just saw your photos with All American Boys...I LOVE that book! and of course The Hate You Give!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
A great one, for sure!
In reply to @suzrolander, @kwamealexander
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
Will do! Thanks!!!!!
@girlworld4
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:45 PM EDT
Check out
@MatthewWinner
's podcast
@_AllTheWonders
#G2Great
In reply to @pranikoff, @MatthewWinner, @_AllTheWonders
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
A2: Rereading also builds vocabulary through repeated exposure to words. Super important for our kiddos!
#g2great
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
lol. But you managed to pull out a GIF so you are in GREAT shape.
#G2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
A2 Students have to know/believe that reading a familiar book is reading. Not pretend reading, beginning reading. Just reading.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
Love how this puts Ss in the drivers seat of reading. Builds independence & identity
#g2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
A2 in familiar books kids can improv off of illustrations, notice things the words didn’t address, look closely, think new thoughts
#g2great
SYECoach
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
Hello NC K-5 Academic Coach
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
Hi Court! So great to see you two nights in a row! Soon to be neighbors friend!
@EduCourts
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
So much value in seeing what children CAN do!
#G2Great
In reply to @Mattglover123
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
A2 It’s discussion we need to have w/parents too so they understand the critical role of reading over & over!
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
Celebration. Joy. Fun. Confidence. Reading. All go together
@woodard_julie
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
woodard_julie
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2 Support, nudge with CELEBRATION and encouragement for the love of and participation in, READING
#G2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
And that will also serve them well beyond those early years!
#G2Great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
A2 in familiar books kids can improv off of illustrations, notice things the words didn’t address, look closely, think new thoughts
#g2great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
A S asked me this week why they are rdg wordless pic bks. "this isn't reading." She became so excited by rdg these bks in the end.
#g2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15, @suzrolander, @girlworld4
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
And asking children to read those favorite books to parents.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
A2 It’s discussion we need to have w/parents too so they understand the critical role of reading over & over!
#G2Great
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
love this, yes, support their enthusiasm
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
Yes, I suppose that is true! Great point
@Mattglover123
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
What makes it easy is that for young children all books are basically wordless picture books.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:36 PM EDT
I have been using wordless pic books a lot so far w/my Ks. This expands their reading choice in such a big way
#G2Great
In reply to @Mattglover123
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
A2: The BEST part about rereading is that it feels warm & comfortable. I reread the same poems over and over & love them each time.
#g2great
johnnydowney
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
This right here! This is one thing parents need to understand! So they can support at home!
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
A2 It’s discussion we need to have w/parents too so they understand the critical role of reading over & over!
#G2Great
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
From my experiences, most parents want to know how they can help. I add a "reading tip of the week" to my email signature now.
#G2Great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Q3:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Wow, how cool
@jdsniadecki
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
jdsniadecki
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
I was on the SOLO launch team — such a great book by a wonderful author!
In reply to @suzrolander, @kwamealexander
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
A2 Great pictures books are rich in vocab that Ss won’t see in books at their reading level BONUS: it transfers to their writing
#g2great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
#G2Great
A2 it's viewed as a treat vs task, says I am a teller of stories, familiar words kept close to 💙that dance on the tip of my tongue
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
That’s such a wonderful idea Sarah!
#G2Great
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
From my experiences, most parents want to know how they can help. I add a "reading tip of the week" to my email signature now.
#G2Great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Hope you'll try some out in the coming weeks with our child study work.
@reneadele1
@TeachingBnc
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
reneadele1
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
There are so many supportive comprehension methods that allow Ss to explore familiar texts through a different lens
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 8:43 PM EDT
A2: Even if it is a book that the child has read 100x, there can be something new learned or taken away each time.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
As well as build their reading confidence, identity, and love of a story.
#g2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Delicious!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
hartel30
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
Meds mayb needed at times just like good fit books. But I'd choose the ice cream most often too. Why shouldn't readers do same.
In reply to @pranikoff
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
A3 Help kids understand what to do in unfamiliar moments. To fail forward. They need to learn, not just succeed. Give them skills.
#g2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Q3:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
Kenny_pal2
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
If you chat on the theme "
#G2Great
" Free chat channel
https://t.co/ehqlIxVdeh
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
A3 We must honor any and all approximations to help them see that what they are doing is actually reading.
#G2Great
LitROCK_taylor
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Absolutely! Also, talk to your Ss about your reading life and how rereading books is a part of it
#G2Great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2: rereading makes us stronger in all aspects - creates new synapse connections, too!
#g2great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
I love this idea for a "tip of the week"! Rereading is natural, it's fun, and it's an effective way to become a stronger reader.
#G2Great
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
From my experiences, most parents want to know how they can help. I add a "reading tip of the week" to my email signature now.
#G2Great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
And when we hear kid thinking, we can learn what they know about the world around them. Kid thinking is gold.
#G2great
A2
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2 When we look closely at what children do when they read a familiar book we can see what they know about comprehension.
#G2Great
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
A2: I reread books to my 5year old. Now he’s familiar and can start to retell stories, mimic reading, recognize sight words...
#G2great
johnnydowney
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
A3 give the Ss just the right amount of support so they can work through the unfamiliar book without frustration and udder failure.
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
And sometimes that means UN-teaching them what they may have previously understood
#G2Great
johnnydowney
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
This right here! This is one thing parents need to understand! So they can support at home!
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:47 PM EDT
A2 It’s discussion we need to have w/parents too so they understand the critical role of reading over & over!
#G2Great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3 By demonstrating and supporting a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder in books. Children learn what they live.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3 Joyful enthusiasm for their book choices & desire to know more about their reading lives.
#G2Great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3: New books- help prepare kids for what to do with the unexpected! Such incredible risk-taking & meaning-making happening here
#G2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A2 parents need to know value of talking with kids about familiar things: books, songs, movies, cartoons, family events…
#g2great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
jdsniadecki
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3: Lester Laminack says “the first read is a gift.” I believe that. You are giving to the children all that might be possible.
#g2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
Actually, I would say MANY TIMES teaching is about paying attention...we are tlking @ that with
#LitBankStreet
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
That means being willing to step back and really be present in those moments. Sometimes teaching is about paying attention!
#G2Great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:37 PM EDT
A1 interesting to research kids’ choices - what they think is just right and why
#g2great
Roglenny
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3: Picture walks, have children ask what questions they have about the book, etc.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3: Picture walks with lots of laughter are helpful! Kids love funny or really interesting books.
#G2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
Expansive in our definition of reading. Memorization. Talk off pictures. Flipping pages and thinking. All READING!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
A3 We must honor any and all approximations to help them see that what they are doing is actually reading.
#G2Great
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
We need to show our children that reading is a truly magical journey. Teachers, admin, AND parents all need to be a part of it.
#G2Great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
We are twinsies! Look at what I just wrote!!! LOL!
#G2great
In reply to @Roglenny
Mwallauerteach
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A2:Absolutely! Specific, genunine praise! Grow those reading muscles and provide a solid platform for all around joy in reading!
#G2great
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
A3 Practice becomes permanent. Teach Ss to practice exploring a book before even beginning to read.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
A3: encourage them to look at the bk through a diff lens. Need to see the value and beauty of the bk as they read it to us.
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
A3 reading unfamiliar is an exploration - true meaning making & opportunities for revision of thinking
#g2great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
#G2Great
A3 we have to model a love for literature and entice them into new adventures
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
Agreed
@franmcveigh
not Bob books!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:38 PM EDT
A1: Rich diet of books: fun, creative, spark wonder & curiosity as well as windows and mirrors for their worlds! (not Bob books)
#G2great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
THIS! This is what GREAT reading teachers do. ENJOY books with kids.
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3 Joyful enthusiasm for their book choices & desire to know more about their reading lives.
#G2Great
JenJonesPBC
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
A3 "Wow!- What is this page saying?" "Oh my goodness- just look at THAT!" Excitement about books is key - Theirs and ours!
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
Miss your back-to-school videos though, Kathy!
#g2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
Q3: Show Ss how they CAN read unfamiliar text. Model and praise-key to loving new, unfamiliar books.
#G2Great
jlevenherz
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
A3 Enthusiasm is contagious. Give a book introduction that speaks to your most reluctant readers.
#G2Great
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
A3 start by listening and thinking together. Be a thought partner!
#G2Great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
Rich diets are great and Bob Books can be a part of that. Children like to read what they can read. Nothing wrong with that.
#G2great
In reply to @suzrolander, @franmcveigh
mollienye72
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
A3)guided discovery and opps for kidwatching to inform.
#g2great
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
We teachers need to show students how fun and entertaining reading can be. Book talks and read alouds are oh so important.
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
A3 Ss just need to get started so we can figure out what comes next. If we don’t know what they can do we risk inadvertent pushing.
#G2Great
jdsniadecki
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
Yes! Me, too! Those videos made me laugh so hard!
#g2great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
Miss your back-to-school videos though, Kathy!
#g2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
Oh yes times 100! So important we begin there!
#G2Great
jlevenherz
Oct 5 @ 8:50 PM EDT
A3 Enthusiasm is contagious. Give a book introduction that speaks to your most reluctant readers.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
A3 Initial moments hook them or lose them. Support while conferring noticing detail in illustrations & let them read the pictures
#g2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
I love that
@DrMaryHoward
reminds us of the necessity of JOY. Always. Thank you for keep our priorities straight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3 Joyful enthusiasm for their book choices & desire to know more about their reading lives.
#G2Great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
Reading begins at brith. We start making sense of the world through our senses and learning. We then apply it in contexts.
#G2GREAT
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
Expansive in our definition of reading. Memorization. Talk off pictures. Flipping pages and thinking. All READING!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
A3 We must honor any and all approximations to help them see that what they are doing is actually reading.
#G2Great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
I love reveling in watching kid's navigation thru a bks for the first time. It's breathtaking to see & hear what kids take in.
#G2great
A3
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Q3:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
It's amazing what they infer and notice through the pictures. They show who they are and will be as a reader.
#g2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
A3 diff kids read unfam. differently - some dive in & turn pages, talking all the way…others more tentative, look through then talk
#g2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
If we don’t ask children to read books they’ve never seen before we don’t know what they can do.
#G2Great
JenJonesPBC
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
Well said!
#G2Great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A2 parents need to know value of talking with kids about familiar things: books, songs, movies, cartoons, family events…
#g2great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
_Mr_Swanson_
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
A3 An engaging book talk/ intro goes a long way!
#g2great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
#G2Great
A3 recognize approximations, scaffold support, equip them with tools and celebrate productive effort
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
My favorite word - I think it hovers over my head from the minute I wake up until I go to bed at night :]
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
I love that
@DrMaryHoward
reminds us of the necessity of JOY. Always. Thank you for keep our priorities straight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3 Joyful enthusiasm for their book choices & desire to know more about their reading lives.
#G2Great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
A3: Think of what Allington says, "A steady diet of easy texts." Kids like to read what they can read. I try to honor that..
#G2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
.
@macolbert3
At birth.....YES! Love that. Let's aim for what students CAN do. Always.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
Reading begins at brith. We start making sense of the world through our senses and learning. We then apply it in contexts.
#G2GREAT
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
Expansive in our definition of reading. Memorization. Talk off pictures. Flipping pages and thinking. All READING!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
A3 We must honor any and all approximations to help them see that what they are doing is actually reading.
#G2Great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
Book joy. ❤
@pranikoff
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
I love that
@DrMaryHoward
reminds us of the necessity of JOY. Always. Thank you for keep our priorities straight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3 Joyful enthusiasm for their book choices & desire to know more about their reading lives.
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
A fitting word for you, my friend, who brings JOY.
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
My favorite word - I think it hovers over my head from the minute I wake up until I go to bed at night :]
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
I love that
@DrMaryHoward
reminds us of the necessity of JOY. Always. Thank you for keep our priorities straight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3 Joyful enthusiasm for their book choices & desire to know more about their reading lives.
#G2Great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
A3: Sitting EEKK or in a small group, listening . . . support only if needed.
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Q3:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
A3: Allow students to explore unfamiliar books first on their own. Pictures and an intro that hooks or grabs them!
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
A2: rereading is also a good practice. kids need to know it is helpful to reread for more understanding, more fun
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @ritaplatt
jlevenherz
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
A3 introduce your readers to your "friends" India Opal, Suds, Rob...
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Conferring is instructional but it’s also a joyful conversation w/children about their reading lives as we nurture readers!
#G2Great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
And that pushing may crush them. Beginning readers are sensitive especially if they are experiencing difficulty w/ reading.
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 When ss are reading an unfamiliar book I don’t say anything about the book before they start reading so I can see what they do.
#G2Great
morales1stgrade
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
Hi! Sandra joining late!!!
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
Friend Joy!
@EduCourts
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 8:52 PM EDT
Book joy. ❤
@pranikoff
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
I love that
@DrMaryHoward
reminds us of the necessity of JOY. Always. Thank you for keep our priorities straight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:49 PM EDT
A3 Joyful enthusiasm for their book choices & desire to know more about their reading lives.
#G2Great
JazzyJ2421
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A2: Repetition builds fluency! Discuss and reflect familiar texts with ss to build vocab and language.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
Kid thinking IS gold
@EduCourts
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
And when we hear kid thinking, we can learn what they know about the world around them. Kid thinking is gold.
#G2great
A2
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2 When we look closely at what children do when they read a familiar book we can see what they know about comprehension.
#G2Great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Follow the child and teach into what they are attending to in the book, Build on their noticings and what they say-exclaim!
#g2great
mrbgilson
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3: book talks with enthusiasm. I have sold more books to JH students outside their typical selection this year than ever.
#G2Great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
Three cheers for
#BookJoy
&
#BookLove
!
#g2great
ssvincent
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3. Adults don't pick up random books & just start reading without some basic info abt the book. Kids need us to provide info too
#g2great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
However, some ONLY allow 'Bob" books. Must be a rich diet!
#G2Great
In reply to @ritaplatt, @suzrolander
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
Such a good point, Tara!!
#G2great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @rochkind_tara, @ritaplatt
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 being brave w unfamiliarity & being courageous w venturing a guess & being willing to revise thinking are life skills
#G2Great
HeinemannPD
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
A3: Children are thinking so hard as they stare at a cover and flip the first few pages...
#G2great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
Love this because we need to remember the inquiry in reading- don't want to spoil the excitement of discovery
#g2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 When ss are reading an unfamiliar book I don’t say anything about the book before they start reading so I can see what they do.
#G2Great
LitROCK_taylor
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
A3 Help them make an initial connection then coach them through any tough moments
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
Absolutely! I draw attention to the illustrator's details so my Ks will try those craft moves in writing
#G2Great
In reply to @kimyaris, @BurkinsandYaris
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
Buy books w/ our kids in mind. Telling reluctant readers we "thought of them" when we purchased our latest title shows we care.
#G2Great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
AMEN!!!! A RICH diet...rich is the key word. We agree to agree! :)
#G2Great
In reply to @franmcveigh, @suzrolander
mrbgilson
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
Also sorry I am late at a school board election meet and greet haha
#G2Great
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
A3 Remember reading does not only mean decoding.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
It should be part of the talk air we breathe and changes the entire atmosphere Roman!
#G2Great
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
I love the idea of joyful conversation! :) <3
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
Mwallauerteach
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
A3:model through read aloud-excitement is contagious,provide a great variety of the funniest,most beautiful,memorable books we can!
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:55 PM EDT
A3 Our curiosity – both about the reader and the thinking the child is doing w/the book (words and images).
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:55 PM EDT
And we can make space for all the possibilities.
@KathyCollins15
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:51 PM EDT
A3 diff kids read unfam. differently - some dive in & turn pages, talking all the way…others more tentative, look through then talk
#g2great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:55 PM EDT
Thrift stores are prime hunting ground for the "right book, right reader, right time"!
#G2great
SHKrajewski
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
Buy books w/ our kids in mind. Telling reluctant readers we "thought of them" when we purchased our latest title shows we care.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:55 PM EDT
We love having you any time Brent! Hope it was a good one….
#G2Great
mrbgilson
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
Also sorry I am late at a school board election meet and greet haha
#G2Great
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:55 PM EDT
Ss said they "can't read"- made a list of all the signs we have seen in NYC- 8 pages long - reading is everywhere
#G2great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
A2 Students have to know/believe that reading a familiar book is reading. Not pretend reading, beginning reading. Just reading.
#G2Great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 8:55 PM EDT
#Truth
Follow the child!
#G2GREAT
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
Love this because we need to remember the inquiry in reading- don't want to spoil the excitement of discovery
#g2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 When ss are reading an unfamiliar book I don’t say anything about the book before they start reading so I can see what they do.
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:55 PM EDT
Exactly. But many ss (and parents) think it is. It’s about making meaning.
#G2Great
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
A3 Remember reading does not only mean decoding.
#G2Great
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
beautiful tip
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
Q4:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
They often notice details that we as adults may miss. Love that magic.
#g2great
In reply to @HeinemannPD
Jonharper70bd
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
Brand New Episode w/ Rick Hess => "My Ego Undermined My Ability to Learn and Grow"
https://t.co/t3jOMD1Qmi
#G2great
#MEMSPAchat
#bfc530
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
A3: Take a "picture walk" - cover text and have Ss look @ pictures on their own to create their own narrative first
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
A4 Ss need to hear many informational books all year. If they only hear stories, then they make everything sounds like a story.
#G2Great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
Mic Drop So critical!
#G2Great
@kathycollins15
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 being brave w unfamiliarity & being courageous w venturing a guess & being willing to revise thinking are life skills
#G2Great
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
I find myself using the world conventional a lot now after your book to help explain this to other parents, Ts. They need a word
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
A3 important to model how 2 read unfam book - show Ss what they can do by reading aloud as if you’re unfam with book -
#g2great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A4 With excellent info books children discover a sense of wonder and reading becomes joyful. Text choice matters.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A4 Make sure informational texts are part of daily read-aloud/shared reading & exploratory investigations!
#G2Great
JazzyJ2421
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A3: Build a connection with familiar books to support unfamiliar ones. Allow pictures to speak through these texts.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
It all goes back to our belief system about reading. We celebrate what we believe and focus on what we believe is reading.
#G2GREAT
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 8:55 PM EDT
Ss said they "can't read"- made a list of all the signs we have seen in NYC- 8 pages long - reading is everywhere
#G2great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:46 PM EDT
A2 Students have to know/believe that reading a familiar book is reading. Not pretend reading, beginning reading. Just reading.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
😊
#G2Great
In reply to @NowakRo
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
Oh yes. Pay attention to the children and listen carefully. They are insightful and observant in magical ways.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
They often notice details that we as adults may miss. Love that magic.
#g2great
In reply to @HeinemannPD
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
So glad that distinction between reading (making meaning) and conventional reading helps.
#G2Great
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
I find myself using the world conventional a lot now after your book to help explain this to other parents, Ts. They need a word
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A4 Use informational texts like narratives. Talk about emotions, feelings/thoughts/ideas. Develop their thinking around any reading
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
Q4:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A4: some kids love information & aren’t into stories.
#G2great
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
A4 Quality info books sell children on reading and show them that learning is exciting.
#TheBookisEverything
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
A4: Read all parts of the book- notice, think, wonder, explore, learn, connect... info texts incredibly inviting for PreK & K
#g2great
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
A4: some kids, thinking ASD specifically, don’t relate to stories. Need to know reading is for them too.
#G2great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
#G2GREAT
So important! Create conditions for "having a go" without feeling scared!
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
Mic Drop So critical!
#G2Great
@kathycollins15
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 being brave w unfamiliarity & being courageous w venturing a guess & being willing to revise thinking are life skills
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
If you watch a K class go to the library half of the children go right for the informational books!
#G2Great
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A4: some kids love information & aren’t into stories.
#G2great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
So many great info books today! Here is my newest anchor chart for reading "hard" nonfiction.
https://t.co/Hyq5bGYTiA
#g2great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
#truth
@HeinemannPD
Their eyes and expressions reveal so much. And then hearing their growing thoughts thru the bk; priceless.
#G2great
HeinemannPD
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
A3: Children are thinking so hard as they stare at a cover and flip the first few pages...
#G2great
johnnydowney
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
A4 informational text is great for returning to multiple times as reference. You can always find something new.
#g2great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
A4: Info texts can drawn in Ss b/c they have so much knowledge they wish to share & make connections w/. Perfect for interactions.
#g2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
This touches on what we were talking @ in class tonight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
@DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Conferring is instructional but it’s also a joyful conversation w/children about their reading lives as we nurture readers!
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
A4 Create bins that match a read-aloud topic w/ample opportunities to explore those on their own.
#G2Great
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
A4: While fiction is valuable, informational text exposes ss to a different literature perspective
#g2great
#litbankstreet
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
#G2Great
A4 I find they gravitate to information because of their natural curiosity about the world around them, take advantage
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
They see things I never even considered. It never fails!
#G2Great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
#truth
@HeinemannPD
Their eyes and expressions reveal so much. And then hearing their growing thoughts thru the bk; priceless.
#G2great
HeinemannPD
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
A3: Children are thinking so hard as they stare at a cover and flip the first few pages...
#G2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
Oooh wish I could have been a fly on the wall!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
This touches on what we were talking @ in class tonight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
@DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Conferring is instructional but it’s also a joyful conversation w/children about their reading lives as we nurture readers!
#G2Great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
I see the same thing! Today's publishers-AMAZING early NF books.
@EpicKidsBooks
is free to teachers & the NF books are to die for!
#g2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
If you watch a K class go to the library half of the children go right for the informational books!
#G2Great
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A4: some kids love information & aren’t into stories.
#G2great
tracey_bleakley
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
A4 Read lots of informational texts, sometimes tied to science or ss, but just for fun or bc Ss have wonderings about a topic.
#G2great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
A4: Info texts open up the world around the students. Different ways to "see" their environ. Support close & wide angle lenses.
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
Always rereading is important for understanding and fun.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @rochkind_tara, @ritaplatt
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
YES! Was through 5+ bedtime reads of a Molly Lou Melon book when daughter asked me why her friend needed crutches. I NEVER NOTICED.
#g2great
In reply to @chrisp16, @HeinemannPD
Roglenny
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
A4: Inf. texts are used a lot in our social studies and science units. Ss are interested in the world around them.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
A4: Intro students to concept of "research" and make them feel empowered to be "researchers" of informational texts
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
mollienye72
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
A4)best way to hook reluctant-striving readers. When right Book matches schema magic and empowerment at same time.
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
A4 Inquire re: Ss exposure & experience w Inform bks @ home - families may not b reading them aloud unless child=passion 4 topic
#g2great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
#truth
It is the number 1 choice among elementary school kids according to the American Library Association.
#G2GREAT
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
If you watch a K class go to the library half of the children go right for the informational books!
#G2Great
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A4: some kids love information & aren’t into stories.
#G2great
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
A4 Learn what interests captivate kids. Search high and low for informational books to match their interests.
#G2Great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
A4: Info bks can build the love of rdg as well as dev the skills needed to comp the text. Too much emphasis placed on F.
#g2great
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
A4: info texts also allow students to make connections to history, science, culture, etc. can be very valuable!
#g2great
#litbankstreet
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
Q4: Love Informational text for early readers. So much to read in the illustrations-diagrams, maps, etc.
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
Even better!
#G2Great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
#truth
It is the number 1 choice among elementary school kids according to the American Library Association.
#G2GREAT
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
If you watch a K class go to the library half of the children go right for the informational books!
#G2Great
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A4: some kids love information & aren’t into stories.
#G2great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
#G2Great
A4 info doesn't require a set order like narrative so I think it is more open for exploring and building on background knowledge
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:01 PM EDT
A4 I love Linda Gambrell’s ‘book blessing.’ We can bless & display books & let children do the same.
#G2Great
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 9:01 PM EDT
Good to see you on Ilana! (I always need to reread for myself)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
Such a good point, Tara!!
#G2great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @rochkind_tara, @ritaplatt
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 9:01 PM EDT
Right book. Right reader. Right time. A librarian's mantra.
#G2Great
mollienye72
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
A4)best way to hook reluctant-striving readers. When right Book matches schema magic and empowerment at same time.
#g2great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 9:01 PM EDT
A4:Kids so drawn to IRA w/ info texts-include regularly. Shared reading of info texts, images, photos, videos-excitement contagious
#G2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:01 PM EDT
And to connect and be present with one student's process and thinking. A gift.
@dorobarn
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
dorobarn
Sep 28 @ 9:08 PM EDT
A4 Conferences are not a delivery system for a teaching point. They are an opportunity for us to see Ss thinking.
#G2Great
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 9:01 PM EDT
A4: Anyone else find it so hard to do info. books justice at bedtime? So tired to navigate page w/ little ones!
#g2great
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 9:01 PM EDT
Wow, that's fascinating!
#G2great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @macolbert3
tracey_bleakley
Oct 5 @ 9:01 PM EDT
A4 I also have a wide variety of info texts in my classroom library. They hook a lot of reluctant readers on reading.
#G2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Q5:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
A4 We need to make sure kids access a variety of texts. Help develop their skills set/tools to succeed as independent readers.
#g2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
Q4:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Curiosities abound w/ NF texts. We come to them w/ things we wanna know, questions we wanna answer, problems we wanna solve.
#G2Great
A4
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
So important Tracey. We have to bathe them in books every day!
#G2Great
tracey_bleakley
Oct 5 @ 9:01 PM EDT
A4 I also have a wide variety of info texts in my classroom library. They hook a lot of reluctant readers on reading.
#G2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
A5 We have to teach rather than reminding-telling-correcting. To teach we have to have tools to teach with.
#G2Great
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Same to you, Tara! And I also need to reread all the time
#G2great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @rochkind_tara
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
A4:Info texts help us explore interests &curiosities in student-driven inquiry studies sometimes also tied 2 content area learning)
#G2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
A5 Give conferring a place of honor in the daily schedule and view it as a priority. We make room for it because it matters.
#G2Great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
A5 By making sure that confs are a conversation, not an interrogation. Follow rather than lead the reader.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
Follow the reader! There is a song in there somewhere
@janmillburk
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
A5 By making sure that confs are a conversation, not an interrogation. Follow rather than lead the reader.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
#G2Great
A4 text features allow 4 bite size reading & understanding, just enough 2 chew on & the photos call out to them motivating them on
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
A5 Conferring develops one-on-one talk. Helps us learn about their needs, develop their thinking & communication. We need to do it.
#g2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Q5:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
A5:Where the depth is!!!! I cringe when I see what some Ts are missing out on from sticking to scripts. Once I model it...they see!
#g2great
JazzyJ2421
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
A4: Lot of info that can be missed. Embrace the details with thru anchor charts, illustrs., and diagrams can help.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
johnnydowney
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
A5 best way to maximize conferring is to give it time. Carve out specific time, you will value what you make time for!
#g2great
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
A5 By really seeing and listening to the child. Requires presence, focus, and loving energy.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Don’t forget to take advantage of this wonderful chat experience to add to your PLN. So many amazing educators to follow!
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Power in NF text. Yes!
@EduCourts
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Curiosities abound w/ NF texts. We come to them w/ things we wanna know, questions we wanna answer, problems we wanna solve.
#G2Great
A4
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Oh no never. adfhadsfj;alksdfjakl;
#G2Great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Vicious circle-----reminding-telling-correcting.
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
A5 If we aren’t conferring we don’t know what individual children can do.
#G2Great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
A5: Love to see Ss view of what they are working on. What CAN they do? Then convo focuses on reader not just this text!
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Q5:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
tracey_bleakley
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
A5 Celebrate the reading behaviors they are already doing and then teach next steps
#G2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Look at this
#LitBankStreet
! Kid watching and conversation. TY
@ShelfieTalk
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ShelfieTalk
Sep 28 @ 8:46 PM EDT
A2 Kid watching and conversations are two of the best classroom research tools available!
#G2Great
morales1stgrade
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
A5 I start with letting kids know that everything they have to say has value no matter how little they think they know
#G2Great
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
A5: Building relationships with ss when you confer w/ them is so important.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
A5 before conventional rdg…grown ups often adore kids as they read or ignore kids as they read bc they are ‘occupied’ Instead…talk!
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
And if that’s all there is, then there’s not teaching.
#G2Great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Vicious circle-----reminding-telling-correcting.
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
That needs to be written in the night sky so we can read it again and again Sandra
#G2Great
morales1stgrade
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
A5 I start with letting kids know that everything they have to say has value no matter how little they think they know
#G2Great
mrbgilson
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
A4 I need work in this area for sure. More money needs to be invested in my library for these text.
#g2great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
the gap of abilities in PK/K is HUGE! This is where the real work is happening & where we can take Ss where each of them can go
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
A5: conferences -no. Conversations = yes! Get kids to talk more about the books they are reading, enjoying, etc.
#G2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Talk! Talk! Always talk! At every stage and every age!
@KathyCollins15
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
A5 before conventional rdg…grown ups often adore kids as they read or ignore kids as they read bc they are ‘occupied’ Instead…talk!
#G2Great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
A5: fav part is conferring before reading conventionally. The pure innocence, joy of reading comes alive.
#g2great
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
A5: Make connections to make meaning!!!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Q5: Make a priority. Didn't use to think was best use of my time-but thinking has changed. Can learn so much about readers!
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
A5 I love Dorothy’s
@dorobarn
reminder that we don’t INTERVIEW the book but use the book to get to know the reader.
#G2Great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Conferring allows us to see what children know & what they can do. We can't just teach. We need to observe.
#G2GREAT
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
A5 Give conferring a place of honor in the daily schedule and view it as a priority. We make room for it because it matters.
#G2Great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Try
@donorschoose
, it is a great way to beef up your library.
#G2Great
In reply to @mrbgilson, @DonorsChoose
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Absolutely! Read Mo Willems book to a 2nd grade class & they noticed the glasses!
@MoWillems
, why the glasses?
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
They see things I never even considered. It never fails!
#G2Great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
#truth
@HeinemannPD
Their eyes and expressions reveal so much. And then hearing their growing thoughts thru the bk; priceless.
#G2great
HeinemannPD
Oct 5 @ 8:54 PM EDT
A3: Children are thinking so hard as they stare at a cover and flip the first few pages...
#G2great
mrbgilson
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
A5 I like to start with what do you like about reading or this book. Connect then listen
#g2great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Exactly! That delicate dance ... not heavy-handed!
#G2Great
@janmillburk
@BurkinsandYaris
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:03 PM EDT
A5 By making sure that confs are a conversation, not an interrogation. Follow rather than lead the reader.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Come
@DrMaryHoward
I dare you next time you are in NYC!!! :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
Oooh wish I could have been a fly on the wall!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
This touches on what we were talking @ in class tonight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
@DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Conferring is instructional but it’s also a joyful conversation w/children about their reading lives as we nurture readers!
#G2Great
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
yes and some children connect more with NF or find more comfort there.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Power in NF text. Yes!
@EduCourts
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Curiosities abound w/ NF texts. We come to them w/ things we wanna know, questions we wanna answer, problems we wanna solve.
#G2Great
A4
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
#g2great
leaders, good evening! Greg- K, MD. Checking in for the latter portion of the conversation. Hope all are well.
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
A5 talking w Ss about books shouldn’t sound like an interview or as if we are filling out an invisible checklist
#G2Great
reneadele1
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Info texts allows Ss 2 seek answers to ?s they have about the world around them. Support exploration and curiosity.
#LitBankStreet
#G2Great
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
A4: info texts also allow students to make connections to history, science, culture, etc. can be very valuable!
#g2great
#litbankstreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Which increases the need for more conferring in PreK rather than more whole group.
#G2Great
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
the gap of abilities in PK/K is HUGE! This is where the real work is happening & where we can take Ss where each of them can go
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Um,
@DrMaryHoward
Just say WHEN!
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Come
@DrMaryHoward
I dare you next time you are in NYC!!! :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
Oooh wish I could have been a fly on the wall!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
This touches on what we were talking @ in class tonight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
@DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Conferring is instructional but it’s also a joyful conversation w/children about their reading lives as we nurture readers!
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
💕
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Come
@DrMaryHoward
I dare you next time you are in NYC!!! :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
Oooh wish I could have been a fly on the wall!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
This touches on what we were talking @ in class tonight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
@DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Conferring is instructional but it’s also a joyful conversation w/children about their reading lives as we nurture readers!
#G2Great
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Q5: Love this from the book, "Can I listen to you read today?" So affirming!
#G2Great
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
A5 Every moment to confer is special bonding time between readers. We are fellow readers when we confer.
#G2Great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
A5: Take some time to go kid-watching Observe choices students make -tons of valuable info before we even sit down next to a child
#g2great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Stance. We're in this together. That you and I and all your peers are here to grow together as readers, thinkers, communicators.
#G2Great
A5
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
A5 We celebrate every aspect of what it means to be a reader – the pictures, retelling, expression, excitement – all of it.
#G2Great
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
A5: Making students feel comfortable to share with you about what they enjoy/don't and asking insightful Q's is key
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
YES! Giving up "our" agenda - Focus on S.
@kimyaris
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
A5 By really seeing and listening to the child. Requires presence, focus, and loving energy.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Nothing happens without connection. Right
@suzrolander
@EduCourts
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Stance. We're in this together. That you and I and all your peers are here to grow together as readers, thinkers, communicators.
#G2Great
A5
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Invitation goes out to you too
@BurkinsandYaris
what a treat that would be! I know where you could stay!!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Um,
@DrMaryHoward
Just say WHEN!
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Come
@DrMaryHoward
I dare you next time you are in NYC!!! :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
Oooh wish I could have been a fly on the wall!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
This touches on what we were talking @ in class tonight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
@DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Conferring is instructional but it’s also a joyful conversation w/children about their reading lives as we nurture readers!
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
And so different than, “Can you read?”
#G2Great
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Q5: Love this from the book, "Can I listen to you read today?" So affirming!
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
PERFECT!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Tonight :]
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Collaboration between Ss and Ts. Great time for listening & proactive response.
#g2great
In reply to @dorobarn, @1stThinkers
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
A5: conferring and conversing builds the relationships w/ the rdrs & the rdrs build a relationship w/ the book.
#g2great
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
yes it is a precious moment to build one to one connection, for a moment
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:04 PM EDT
A5: Building relationships with ss when you confer w/ them is so important.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
JazzyJ2421
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
A5: Discuss thoughts/feelings nd allow for conversation to naturally flow. Let ss use questions to their advantage.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Q6:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Oh yes! A Literacy Party all the way!
@BurkinsandYaris
Standing invitation.
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Invitation goes out to you too
@BurkinsandYaris
what a treat that would be! I know where you could stay!!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Um,
@DrMaryHoward
Just say WHEN!
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Come
@DrMaryHoward
I dare you next time you are in NYC!!! :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
Oooh wish I could have been a fly on the wall!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
This touches on what we were talking @ in class tonight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
@DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Conferring is instructional but it’s also a joyful conversation w/children about their reading lives as we nurture readers!
#G2Great
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Readers lead a conference...not the teacher.
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
A6 The development differences between PreK and K are significant.
#G2Great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
It's always about community. We grow alongside one another, in all we do. Even as readers 🙂
@pranikoff
@suzrolander
#G2Great
In reply to @pranikoff, @suzrolander, @pranikoff, @suzrolander
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Yes, if we don't take the time to observe, how will we know our teaching is making a difference?
#g2great
In reply to @PamKou
MisterMinor
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Yes! I'm all about this,
@KathyCollins15
! ❤️✌🏾🙂
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
expand the def. of just right books so that they are right for reasons other than and beyond much more than reading level
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
A6 No right amount of time for all ss in a PreK class to read. Any set time frame will be too short for some/too long for others.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:10 PM EDT
A6 Children bring different layers of preparedness to the table and we need to acknowledge and celebrate that.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:10 PM EDT
Delighted to have you here Greg!
#G2Great
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
#g2great
leaders, good evening! Greg- K, MD. Checking in for the latter portion of the conversation. Hope all are well.
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:10 PM EDT
.
@JazzyJ2421
this reminds me of the reading from last week and "Literacy Awareness"
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
JazzyJ2421
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
A5: Discuss thoughts/feelings nd allow for conversation to naturally flow. Let ss use questions to their advantage.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:10 PM EDT
Yes, requires an intervention. Why create a prob we have to address later--why not teach meaning from beginning?
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:35 PM EDT
And it’s hard to undo that perception after the fact
#G2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
A1 If ss only read leveled text they think that reading is all about figuring out words rather than about making meaning.
#G2Great
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 9:10 PM EDT
A6 Reading time should never be the same for every student. They all have different needs. Meet them where they are. Help them grow
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Q6:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:10 PM EDT
You have to see the community of readers now
@ps234
@EduCourts
@pranikoff
@erdavis25
@laurenebrown19
#inspiring
!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
It's always about community. We grow alongside one another, in all we do. Even as readers 🙂
@pranikoff
@suzrolander
#G2Great
In reply to @pranikoff, @suzrolander, @pranikoff, @suzrolander
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:11 PM EDT
Thank you, friends! We need to make that happen. :)
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Oh yes! A Literacy Party all the way!
@BurkinsandYaris
Standing invitation.
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Invitation goes out to you too
@BurkinsandYaris
what a treat that would be! I know where you could stay!!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Um,
@DrMaryHoward
Just say WHEN!
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Come
@DrMaryHoward
I dare you next time you are in NYC!!! :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:59 PM EDT
Oooh wish I could have been a fly on the wall!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
This touches on what we were talking @ in class tonight.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
@DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:53 PM EDT
A3 Conferring is instructional but it’s also a joyful conversation w/children about their reading lives as we nurture readers!
#G2Great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:11 PM EDT
talking w/ Ss must be natural. They can tell what the convo will be about right from the get-go.
#g2great
Our joy for rdg and them is impo.
In reply to @KathyCollins15
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:11 PM EDT
Particularly important in PreK where many students mistakenly think they can’t read.
#G2Great
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 9:10 PM EDT
A6 Reading time should never be the same for every student. They all have different needs. Meet them where they are. Help them grow
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Q6:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:11 PM EDT
You are the Talk Whisper
@pranikoff
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Talk! Talk! Always talk! At every stage and every age!
@KathyCollins15
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
A5 before conventional rdg…grown ups often adore kids as they read or ignore kids as they read bc they are ‘occupied’ Instead…talk!
#G2Great
Amy_MacCrindle
Oct 5 @ 9:11 PM EDT
A5: If we don't talk to s's about what they are reading, we don't know the connections they are making & where we can help them out
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Q5:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:11 PM EDT
I think you need to post a picture for us Susie - inspiration at work!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:10 PM EDT
You have to see the community of readers now
@ps234
@EduCourts
@pranikoff
@erdavis25
@laurenebrown19
#inspiring
!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
It's always about community. We grow alongside one another, in all we do. Even as readers 🙂
@pranikoff
@suzrolander
#G2Great
In reply to @pranikoff, @suzrolander, @pranikoff, @suzrolander
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
A6- ...a more elevated learning of these literacy components. PK is about exposure, exposure. K moves from exposure...
#g2great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
#G2Great
A5 when you believe they can, they do, don't misjudge their ability to express themselves in reaction to a good book
StoupasTeresa
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
This is one of the reasons why Inquiry is the sweet spot for kids; they are driven to find out, seek out
#G2GREAT
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:00 PM EDT
#truth
It is the number 1 choice among elementary school kids according to the American Library Association.
#G2GREAT
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:58 PM EDT
If you watch a K class go to the library half of the children go right for the informational books!
#G2Great
LisaCorbett0261
Oct 5 @ 8:57 PM EDT
A4: some kids love information & aren’t into stories.
#G2great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
And different kinds- where we place our value is often quite telling. There's beauty in so much that all kinds of readers do
#g2great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Joining late,
#G2Great
community. Love the wisdom around conferring that I’m hearing.
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Too cute for words! Talk Whisperer - PERFECT!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:11 PM EDT
You are the Talk Whisper
@pranikoff
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Talk! Talk! Always talk! At every stage and every age!
@KathyCollins15
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
A5 before conventional rdg…grown ups often adore kids as they read or ignore kids as they read bc they are ‘occupied’ Instead…talk!
#G2Great
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
A6- ...to ownership at advancing levels.
#g2great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
That's what our weight lifting metaphor is ab. Diff text diff for diff reading purposes.
#ReadingWellness
#G2Great
@BurkinsandYaris
MisterMinor
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Yes! I'm all about this,
@KathyCollins15
! ❤️✌🏾🙂
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
expand the def. of just right books so that they are right for reasons other than and beyond much more than reading level
#G2Great
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Always a pleasure, Mary!
#g2great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
A6: So much language and play in PK.(Should be in K) Less pre-set Structure Model, model, model Talk, talk, talk Tell stories
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Q6:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
A6 We planting book seeds in those early grades by BATHING them in teacher supported reading AND inviting them in.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
So happy to se you Dorothy!
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Joining late,
#G2Great
community. Love the wisdom around conferring that I’m hearing.
mollienye72
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
A5-2)and Ss understand how their words, thoughts, ideas matter. Empowers young ones to have these opportunities.
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
A6 simple reason pre-K and K look different: THEY ARE DIFFERENT! I mean…they are different.
#G2Great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
Hello, friend! XOXOXO
#G2Great
MisterMinor
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Yes! I'm all about this,
@KathyCollins15
! ❤️✌🏾🙂
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
expand the def. of just right books so that they are right for reasons other than and beyond much more than reading level
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
And ask them to read read read.
#G2Great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
A6: So much language and play in PK.(Should be in K) Less pre-set Structure Model, model, model Talk, talk, talk Tell stories
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Q6:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
Play is VITAL! Did I mention that play was VITAL? :-)
#g2great
In reply to @franmcveigh
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
#Honored
#AvidListener
@suzrolander
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Too cute for words! Talk Whisperer - PERFECT!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:11 PM EDT
You are the Talk Whisper
@pranikoff
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Talk! Talk! Always talk! At every stage and every age!
@KathyCollins15
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:05 PM EDT
A5 before conventional rdg…grown ups often adore kids as they read or ignore kids as they read bc they are ‘occupied’ Instead…talk!
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
If we develop agency in Ss at a young age, imagine what their reading identities will be as they grow?
#G2great
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
A6: Storytelling and variety at all ages
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
Swooning. You are ALWAYS an inspiration!
#g2great
In reply to @dorobarn
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
And in all the years above K too, please! Please!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:12 PM EDT
A6: So much language and play in PK.(Should be in K) Less pre-set Structure Model, model, model Talk, talk, talk Tell stories
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Q6:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
MisterMinor
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
Word to
@Mattglover123
! 🙌🏾
#g2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 8:44 PM EDT
A2 When we look closely at what children do when they read a familiar book we can see what they know about comprehension.
#G2Great
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
I notice so many changes at that age. Critical in order to dev love of lrng & rdg.
#g2great
Consistency of prog needs to be there.
In reply to @Mattglover123
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
I have never met anyone who cannot read!
#g2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
It takes 10 seconds for a PreK student to go from “I can’t read” to I can read."
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
If we develop agency in Ss at a young age, imagine what their reading identities will be as they grow?
#G2great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
Exactly!
#G2Great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
I have never met anyone who cannot read!
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
A6 PK immerses children in book experiences while in K children begin to use the structure of Reading Workshop
#G2Great
edens_lindsey
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
A4 We treat them like experts. We find out their interests and teach into those.
#g2great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Amen!
#G2great
In reply to @pranikoff
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
A6 what happens in K, stays in K? Let pre-K be its own beautiful
#G2Great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
#G2Great
A5 it's about the reader more than it is about the book, what could bring more joy to S than a T putting them front and center
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
@dorobarn
is truth tonight,
@DrMaryHoward
This is so critical,
#G2Great
friends. 💯❤👇
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
If we develop agency in Ss at a young age, imagine what their reading identities will be as they grow?
#G2great
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Absolutely And always more S talk than T talk!
#G2Great
In reply to @pranikoff
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
❤️
#G2Great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
#G2Great
A5 it's about the reader more than it is about the book, what could bring more joy to S than a T putting them front and center
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Environmental print. Allows PK Ss to see ways that they are already reading, and perhaps they didn't even realize it.
#g2great
In reply to @Mattglover123
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Yes, but I see Ts treating Ss diff in my school. A love is dev and then broken down. A relationship needs to exist betw the 2.
#g2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Q7:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Always and absolutely! (Although, Ts like to Twitter Talk a whole bunch!)
@franmcveigh
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Absolutely And always more S talk than T talk!
#G2Great
In reply to @pranikoff
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Look
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A6 kindergarten readers are learning, defining and refining their reading identities.
#G2Great
Amy_MacCrindle
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A6: pre k rdg paves the way for k rdg. It builds bckgrd, habits, and enjoyment. K follows with foundation and extends that thkg.
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Q6:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Too often schools and programs are doing the opp--teaching learned helplessness and muting reading identities
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
If we develop agency in Ss at a young age, imagine what their reading identities will be as they grow?
#G2great
MisterMinor
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
When I see
@PamKou
&
@janmillburk
in the same chat...
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A7 I’m an adult & I read some books (professional & personal) over & over including challenging. It’s what real readers do!
#G2Great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A7 Gives them an appetite for what they are are growing into and gives them forward momentum.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
ritaplatt
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A7: Builds
#BookLove
, builds confidence, helps with concepts of print.
#G2Great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A1 A2 we need 2 help kids remember that reading identities aren’t static, monolithic, singular - each of us is many kinds of reader
#G2Great
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Building strategies combined w/ prior knowledge. Developing excited readers.
#g2great
In reply to @KeithEGarvert
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A6: kindergarten = an intro to a more formal reading education/model. In pre k there is more free time, play, etc.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
edens_lindsey
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A4 recently observed my 4 year old switch from a familiar fic. txt to a nf book about ants. She read like a scienctist.
#g2great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Love this! So true!
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:14 PM EDT
It takes 10 seconds for a PreK student to go from “I can’t read” to I can read."
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:13 PM EDT
If we develop agency in Ss at a young age, imagine what their reading identities will be as they grow?
#G2great
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A6: Still important to allow students time to read at all ages and stages of development though!
#litbankstreet
#g2great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Q7: Marie Clay says that readers who progress learn to read by reading. Each book teaches us new ways to read.
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A7 It reinforces that reading is about making meaning and strengthens your ability to comprehend.
#G2Great
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7 Widens their identity as readrs & makes them more agentive. Gives them multiples ways of knowing a text.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7 Comprehending is the same whether you read the pictures or pictures and words.
#G2Great
JazzyJ2421
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A6: Ss in prek and k have diff reading levels. Adjusting to ss needs is appropriate for their development levels
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7 It helps students find their own way with reading. What to do when stuck. Use their knowledge & understanding to go further.
#g2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Q7:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7: repeated exposure = confidence
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
Cause kids are diff humans in PK & K. My baby just emerged from PK to K. His needs are diff now so our tching needs to reflect this
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:09 PM EDT
Q6:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7 R/reading texts allows Ss to retell the story,further strengthening comprehension. Also expands their opportunities w/more books
#g2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
Love this.
@pranikoff
@PWickster
Our reading life is not static!
@KathyCollins15
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
A1 A2 we need 2 help kids remember that reading identities aren’t static, monolithic, singular - each of us is many kinds of reader
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
.
@suzrolander
inspires our whole community! (And gets us to read good books.)Thanks
@pernilleripp
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Look
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
Both in school and at home. With ELL families, important to note that reading w/ Ss in diff. language at home is still awesome!
#g2great
In reply to @TeachingBnc
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7 small matter but big effect - time to read anything can relax a stressed out decoder
#g2great
MisterMinor
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
The teacher just yelled at me (in a good way)! Evening made. ☺️
#g2great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:11 PM EDT
HEY CORNELIUS! (yes, I am yelling, but it’s an excited kind of yell!)
In reply to @MisterMinor
edens_lindsey
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A4 recently observed my 4 year old switch from a familiar fic. txt to a nf book about ants. She read like a scientist.
#G2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
And yet so many interventions now are devoid of reading - the one thing they need most is getting lost in texts!
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Q7: Marie Clay says that readers who progress learn to read by reading. Each book teaches us new ways to read.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:19 PM EDT
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
.
@suzrolander
inspires our whole community! (And gets us to read good books.)Thanks
@pernilleripp
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Look
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:19 PM EDT
Love this!!!
#g2great
In reply to @KathyCollins15
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:19 PM EDT
A7: Every Rf no matter age/stage shld have some familiar & not YET read books. Exercise routine: warm up, stretch, work, cool down.
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Q7:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
Amy_MacCrindle
Oct 5 @ 9:19 PM EDT
A4: I was talking to a s today about this. He said info texts give him the why when he asks q's. That's why they are worthy!
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:56 PM EDT
Q4:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 9:19 PM EDT
#G2Great
A6 reading and writing should feel like play, if I can act the part I can play the part, success breads more success
HeinemannPD
Oct 5 @ 9:19 PM EDT
Q7: Confidence! They need it and need to build AND sustain it.
#G2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Q7:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:20 PM EDT
A7 Books we are excited to read are a gift. We fuel their excitement when about a book through our own.
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:20 PM EDT
And we use multiple clues to help us make meaning.
#G2Great
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7 small matter but big effect - time to read anything can relax a stressed out decoder
#g2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Or listening or watching a movie or interpreting an image. 1,000 good and joyful ways to engage.
@Mattglover123
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7 Comprehending is the same whether you read the pictures or pictures and words.
#G2Great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 9:20 PM EDT
A7: reading isn't word calling, some of our BEST thinking, meaning-making, & prob solving is a result of reading "unconventionally"
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:20 PM EDT
PERFECT example! That one never gets old Jan!
#G2Great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:19 PM EDT
Makes me think of the Velveteen Rabbit.
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Q7: Building language, building vocabulary, but most of all building a love for books and reading!
#G2Great
Roglenny
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
This is awesome :)
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
.
@suzrolander
inspires our whole community! (And gets us to read good books.)Thanks
@pernilleripp
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:16 PM EDT
Look
@DrMaryHoward
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
Look
#LitBankStreet
...Marie Clay! also
@PWickster
interventions devoid of reading! grrr.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
And yet so many interventions now are devoid of reading - the one thing they need most is getting lost in texts!
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Q7: Marie Clay says that readers who progress learn to read by reading. Each book teaches us new ways to read.
#G2Great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
#G2Great
A6 familiar maintains comfort and bcz of that comfort I'm not afraid of taking a risk
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A7 Reading is multidimensional. We take away a reader’s power if we have a single definition of reading.
#G2Great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
At the heart of reading is language & meaning. Reading any book fosters exploring, imagining & anticipating-the life of a reader.
#g2great
Amy_MacCrindle
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A3: From the mouth of my kinder son, "you just can't read this YET". Growth mindset and tools will help this.
#G2Great
@msvelazquez1
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Q3:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A7: Reading familiar books can instill confidence! Unfamiliar too- if you can get them initially 'hooked' /excited
#LitBankStreet
#g2great
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
.
@pranikoff
Thinking about our conversation re: listening to audiobooks this evening :)
#LitBankStreet
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Or listening or watching a movie or interpreting an image. 1,000 good and joyful ways to engage.
@Mattglover123
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7 Comprehending is the same whether you read the pictures or pictures and words.
#G2Great
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A7 Knowing those words will help them find meaning in the books they can't yet read conventionally.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
Cause rding is more than word calling. Much more. It's abt making sense of the world & our place in it. Bks can do that for us.
#G2Great
A7
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:22 PM EDT
A7 We bring something new to each reading experience. This is so important for developing readers.
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:22 PM EDT
#G2Great
one minute till the next question
_leo247
Oct 5 @ 9:22 PM EDT
Leo =>
https://t.co/vWnVe9dace
#leolegging
#leohoodie
#leotshirt
#leovneck
#leo
#WWExIGN
#leocup
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:22 PM EDT
.
@ERGEdTalk
a great connection! Can't wait to read about your next child study experience.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
.
@pranikoff
Thinking about our conversation re: listening to audiobooks this evening :)
#LitBankStreet
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Or listening or watching a movie or interpreting an image. 1,000 good and joyful ways to engage.
@Mattglover123
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A7 Comprehending is the same whether you read the pictures or pictures and words.
#G2Great
edens_lindsey
Oct 5 @ 9:22 PM EDT
A7 It allows Ss to improve orchestrating all sources of information. Massive reading of familiar texts helps build confidence
#g2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:22 PM EDT
I love your son
@Amy_MacCrindle
Did he learn the YET from you??
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
Amy_MacCrindle
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A3: From the mouth of my kinder son, "you just can't read this YET". Growth mindset and tools will help this.
#G2Great
@msvelazquez1
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:48 PM EDT
Q3:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
Amy_MacCrindle
Oct 5 @ 9:22 PM EDT
A1: I'm a believer in the role of interest in helping to make these decisions. When the interest and inquiry is there it works.
#g2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 8:34 PM EDT
Q1:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
JazzyJ2421
Oct 5 @ 9:22 PM EDT
A7: Exposes readers to new words and lang., molding their reading experience! Maybe a willingness to try new books!
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Q8:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
morales1stgrade
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
A6 pre-k we r exposing kids to great books-creating and supporting love for them. K we should be learning concepts of print
#G2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Books have lead me to understand the world and myself. A gift we can give to St early and often
@EduCourts
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
Cause rding is more than word calling. Much more. It's abt making sense of the world & our place in it. Bks can do that for us.
#G2Great
A7
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Yes, 2 many "reading" interventions R sans reading! Need to put the reading back into the reading interventions!
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
And yet so many interventions now are devoid of reading - the one thing they need most is getting lost in texts!
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Q7: Marie Clay says that readers who progress learn to read by reading. Each book teaches us new ways to read.
#G2Great
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Yes!! Building literacy in the home language helps literacy skills to develop in the second language
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
In reply to @jazzmeister2013, @TeachingBnc
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
A7 Related - singing is more than reading music; art is more than rendering the representational;
#G2Great
In reply to @EduCourts
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
A8: It is good to have goals for students, but every child is DIFFERENT and thus their goals should be too.
#LitBankStreet
#g2great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Cause we're always evolving as readers, as humans really. I've books I go back to time & again, so should kiddos.
#G2great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
A8 Ss are readers, not levels. Reading fluently at a particular text level should be the byproduct of loving to read, not the goal.
#G2Great
Kenny_pal2
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
If you chat about
#G2Great
Chat channel - free
https://t.co/ehqlIxVdeh
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
.
@ieweisz
It all boils down to meaning. Regardless of age.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A7 Knowing those words will help them find meaning in the books they can't yet read conventionally.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A8 For heavn's sake, don't forget ab meaning! Drive 4 early moves up levels inevitably involves neglecting comp!
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A8 There is a cost for pushing readers! We don’t just TEACH readers – we help them to BECOME readers.
#G2Great
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A8: Not sure I can answer this one in 140 or less.... (stepping up on my soapbox)
#g2great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
Decoding is just key that lets us in this brilliant world ...reading is SO much more. Empathy, belonging.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
Cause rding is more than word calling. Much more. It's abt making sense of the world & our place in it. Bks can do that for us.
#G2Great
A7
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
Retweet alert!
#G2Great
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
A8 Ss are readers, not levels. Reading fluently at a particular text level should be the byproduct of loving to read, not the goal.
#G2Great
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A8 Our job is to get kids where THEY need to be. Let’s not herd them like cattle. Let’s support every learner as they need.
#g2great
CARE!
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Q8:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
Don’t fall for it. Reading is about noticing, connecting parts, synthesizing: that can happen in so many ways; not just print.
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Q8:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
Hey
@ESKReads
Get it started in your community.
@suzrolander
is Rocking it!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ESKReads
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
What a great idea! Love it!
In reply to @pranikoff, @suzrolander, @pernilleripp, @DrMaryHoward
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
What a beautiful description Berit!
#G2Great
beritgordon
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
conferring is telling kids we're on their side
LitROCK_taylor
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A8 students are not levels or benchmarks. Talk about their strengths, interests, and goals and not about a letter or percentage
#G2Great
morales1stgrade
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A7 I think it creates meaning! It develops comprehension skills bc they have to really think about what is going on.
#G2great
pmccarthy722
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
Amen!
#G2great
In reply to @TeachingBnc
JazzyJ2421
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A8: Gr8 to support ss, but every child learns differently. Promote what they can do nd how to move to the next step.
#g2great
#LitBankStreet
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
I ❤
@KathyCollins15
wisdom. This,
#G2Great
fam 👇
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
A7 Related - singing is more than reading music; art is more than rendering the representational;
#G2Great
In reply to @EduCourts
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
Two nights in a row,
@ESKReads
So happy to see you!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ESKReads
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
What a great idea! Love it!
In reply to @pranikoff, @suzrolander, @pernilleripp, @DrMaryHoward
chrisp16
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A8: this is the way to kill a love of rdg. Enjoy books, learning, and reading through discovery/choice. Experience rdg don't force.
#g2great
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A8: Model what it means to enjoy reading - let kids see how joyful it is!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
Hi! Hi! Hi! What are you reading?
@ESKReads
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ESKReads
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
What a great idea! Love it!
In reply to @pranikoff, @suzrolander, @pernilleripp, @DrMaryHoward
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A8 Overfocus on levels puts Ss in a box, limiting choice & inhibiting development of their identity as a reader
#g2great
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A8 The push 2 accelerate beginning reading often comes at the expense of later comprehension & reading joy.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A8 My dream: Ts/parents see ALL kids as readers. Kids: “Are you a reader?” = resounding YES!
#G2Great
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
When reading is your passion, it becomes contagious. Building not just readers, but enthusiastic readers.
#g2great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
Mattglover123
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A8 Our goal always has to be to see what ss can currently do and then nudge (rather than push) them forward.
#G2Great
edens_lindsey
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
Joy and love of reading has to come first. We can do damage if we push instead of following the child.
#g2great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
So true Kim!
#G2Great
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A8 The push 2 accelerate beginning reading often comes at the expense of later comprehension & reading joy.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A7: It can be a touchstone and expand creativity, words are not the only way to communicate
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A8: Reading is not a race. All children will grow. They do not grow at same pace and that is OK. Let the S be the guide!
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Q8:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A8: Acceleration comes from a strong foundation & motivation. If we feel successful & love what we do we will be successful!
#g2great
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
Q8: Just STOP! We must create a love of reading and stop this current trend to push students up the reading level ladder!
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
A8 Even in books children can’t read, they can make their thinking visible. We can support this thinking!
#G2Great
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
A8 we must call every child a reader from the first minute they walk into our lives. There is no hierarchy in being a reader.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
Beautifully said Greg!
#G2Great
jazzmeister2013
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
When reading is your passion, it becomes contagious. Building not just readers, but enthusiastic readers.
#g2great
In reply to @DrMaryHoward
KathyCollins15
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
A8 Tell them to read Erika Christakis - The Importance of Being Little
#g2great
JKarabinas
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
A8: Stop thinking about what "they" say. (Who is THEY anyway?) Focus only on the child.
#g2great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
#G2Great
A8 levels are for books not Ss, it's about the journey, a readers process ,interaction with texts and meaning making that matters
TeachingBnc
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
A8: Benchmarks and levels can add unwanted pressure and stress to ss. Reading should be enjoyed!
#LitBankStreet
#g2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
So many ways to communicate
@rochkind_tara
How will you share your thoughts next week in class?
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A7: It can be a touchstone and expand creativity, words are not the only way to communicate
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
.
@rochkind_tara
is helping
@pranikoff
through the finish line of
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
...how about that students inspiring teachers!
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
Q8: Cringe every time I hear someone say, but they can't read a level ..... Ugh!
#G2Great
edens_lindsey
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
A8 Joy and love of reading has to come first. We can do damage if we push instead of following the child.
#g2great
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
Children are not levels.
#g2great
Amy_MacCrindle
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
A8: We can't forget the importance of creating life long learners and readers. Make that your goal and k's will come along.
#G2Great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Q8:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
I'm typing! I'm typing! Thanks
@Rochkind_Tara
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
.
@rochkind_tara
is helping
@pranikoff
through the finish line of
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
...how about that students inspiring teachers!
franmcveigh
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
Not helpful if S HATES reading or finds it BORING!
#True
#G2Great
@kimyaris
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A8 The push 2 accelerate beginning reading often comes at the expense of later comprehension & reading joy.
@BurkinsandYaris
#G2Great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
See that
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
It's an important belief!
macolbert3
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
Children are not levels.
#g2great
morales1stgrade
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
A8 Just let them read!!!! So many kids & parents worry about the level. ☹️
#G2great
KeithEGarvert
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
A8 Levels send negative messages and create a culture of competition!Enough!!!!
#G2Great
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
Absolutely
@janmillburk
Need to put the reading back into reading intervention! Look
@PWickster
@pranikoff
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Yes, 2 many "reading" interventions R sans reading! Need to put the reading back into the reading interventions!
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:18 PM EDT
And yet so many interventions now are devoid of reading - the one thing they need most is getting lost in texts!
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Q7: Marie Clay says that readers who progress learn to read by reading. Each book teaches us new ways to read.
#G2Great
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
I cringe when kids say, “I’m a level L. can you help me find a L book? We do that!
#G2Great
jhaylett16
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
Q8: Cringe every time I hear someone say, but they can't read a level ..... Ugh!
#G2Great
janmillburk
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
Goodnight my dear
#G2Great
friends. Thank you for a thought-provoking chat. Love 2 U all!
#G2Great
@BurkinsandYaris
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
A8 Comprehension resides in the images, the telling, the thinking – not just the words. We can nurture that process early!
#G2Great
LiteracyCoachKS
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
#G2Great
A8 you have look beyond the
#s
and remember the names,
#s
don't tell the whole story
ERGEdTalk
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
"When you change a period to a question mark, it changes everything"- heard on Google commercial - feels relevant
#LitBankStreet
#G2Great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
Please give children the gift of time to evolve & develop into their glorious selves. Their timeline, never ours (adult privilege)
#G2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Q8:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
You can do it, I have confidence in you.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
I'm typing! I'm typing! Thanks
@Rochkind_Tara
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
.
@rochkind_tara
is helping
@pranikoff
through the finish line of
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
...how about that students inspiring teachers!
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
#G2Great
EduCourts
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
Please give children the gift of time to evolve & develop into their glorious selves. Their timeline, never ours (adult privilege)
#G2great
brennanamy
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
Q8:
#G2Great
@DrMaryHoward
@hayhurst3
@Mattglover123
@KathyCollins15
NowakRo
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
What a fabulous
#g2great
tonight! So much reflection and learning. Thank you to everyone. Have a great week and weekend!
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
A8: Support children to notice and make meaning of their world as they see it. Don’t say, ‘notice this, not that.’
#G2great
morales1stgrade
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
A8 And we wonder why kids says they don't like to read....
#G2great
kimyaris
Oct 5 @ 9:29 PM EDT
Signing off,
#G2Great
friends. Thank for a rich night of learning together. XOXOXO
#G2Great
@BurkinsandYaris
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:29 PM EDT
#G2Great
can’t wait to share this amazing new book from Stephanie & Annie!
@Stephharvey49
@AnnieTWard
@ScholasticEd
https://t.co/3fhVe5uQyN
girlworld4
Oct 5 @ 9:29 PM EDT
TU
@Mattglover123
&
@KathyCollins15
for your inspirational work & dedication to the Littles! Literacy success begins right here.
#g2great
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:29 PM EDT
Out of breath by trying!
@rochkind_tara
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
rochkind_tara
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
You can do it, I have confidence in you.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:27 PM EDT
I'm typing! I'm typing! Thanks
@Rochkind_Tara
@suzrolander
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:26 PM EDT
.
@rochkind_tara
is helping
@pranikoff
through the finish line of
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
...how about that students inspiring teachers!
suzrolander
Oct 5 @ 9:29 PM EDT
amen!
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
pranikoff
Oct 5 @ 9:23 PM EDT
.
@ieweisz
It all boils down to meaning. Regardless of age.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 9:21 PM EDT
A7 Knowing those words will help them find meaning in the books they can't yet read conventionally.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
DrMaryHoward
- Moderator
Oct 5 @ 9:29 PM EDT
YES because as we direct them to notice what we want them to,… we BOTH miss the noticing that needs our attention then & now
#G2Great
dorobarn
Oct 5 @ 9:28 PM EDT
A8: Support children to notice and make meaning of their world as they see it. Don’t say, ‘notice this, not that.’
#G2great
ieweisz
Oct 5 @ 9:29 PM EDT
A8 Each child devs at his/her own pace. Respect the journey and help it along in the way that is best for that kid.
#G2Great
#LitBankStreet
PamKou
Oct 5 @ 9:29 PM EDT
It's Oct-time of yr when I make it to my 1st chat post-school start. Thanks, all!
@KathyCollins15
@Mattglover123
such inspiration
#G2Great
