Weekly chat for excited 1st grade teachers who love to learn and share ideas. Participants are interested in a variety of topics including literacy, math, technology, play, inquiry, and being the best educators they can be!
As an aspiring teacher, I would celebrate books with everything I do in the classroom! Two things including diversity and growth. They are both very important to me in the classroom. #1stchat
A1 One of my little friends was whining when I gave him another reading assessment. My response: "I can't help it if you keep growing as a reader!" lol #1stchat
A1: I am celebrating fluency with my readers. I got these new phone shaped headsets for my classroom. The students record themselves reading on #Seesaw and then listen to each other. They are rating their own speed, accuracy, and expression. So fun! #1stchat
A1: we’re celebrating our progress: reading books independently, increasing our reading time, making connections and learning new things from books and each other #1stchat
A1: I am celebrating fluency with my readers. I got these new phone shaped headsets for my classroom. The students record themselves reading on #Seesaw and then listen to each other. They are rating their own speed, accuracy, and expression. So fun! #1stchat
A1 While I'm in K and not 1 I am so impressed with how hard my young learners are trying to figure out what words are saying. They are gaining a wonderful love for literature too. #1stchat
A1, I just was working with a student a few weeks ago. We were celebrating growth! She was starting to be able to comprehend the things she was learning. As a future teacher, growth is very important to me, and this something I would celebrate! #1stchat
A2: I think readers need the most support in finding books they actually want to read and ones they'll enjoy. Also that it is okay to read slowly at first #1stchat
A2 Comprehension and fluency are always big focus areas for improvement. Working through series and reading about favorite characters supports this work. #1stchat
A2 Confidence! Some students are so scared that they are going to mess up, it scares them to be successful/ or to try. I want to teach in my classroom that mistakes are ok. Our brain actually learns more from our mistakes! #1stchat
A2: My struggling readers need the most support in using strategies when they are stuck. English is so hard! There are so many words that don't follow the "rules" and sight words are a big focus. #1stchat
A2 For my littles my goal right now is to help them see how amazing books are. I want to grow a life long love of reading by sharing "good" books on a regular basis. #1stchat
A2: differs for each Ss, a lot just need confidence to use the phonics skills they have, some need more time and phonics, in 1st by this time I was focused on reading to learn. #1stchat
A2: My struggling readers need the most support in using strategies when they are stuck. English is so hard! There are so many words that don't follow the "rules" and sight words are a big focus. #1stchat
Readers need lots of compliments for what they can do, and can almost do. Helps to build confidence and they will repeat those good reading behaviors. #1stchat
A2 Confidence! Some students are so scared that they are going to mess up, it scares them to be successful/ or to try. I want to teach in my classroom that mistakes are ok. Our brain actually learns more from our mistakes! #1stchat
A2: I think this is so specific to each Ss, I have some that need support with word attack/strategies, some with fluency, some w compr. Differentiation is the key to move each Ss forward. #1stchat
A1: In 6th grade, we celebrate reading daily by devoting at least 20 min. of "In the Zone" time and a 2 min. book chat. We also do a read aloud novel where everyone sits together, making predictions, giving reactions, etc. #1stchat#EDET543@dianadell
A2: I think this is so specific to each Ss, I have some that need support with word attack/strategies, some with fluency, some w compr. Differentiation is the key to move each Ss forward. #1stchat
I'm less about the visual board, and more about the strategies to help readers be as successful as they can. Everyone learns in such unique ways, I want to make sure I hit the needs of each learner in my environment. #1stchat
A3 This year, we are doing the #ClassroomBookaDay challenge and it is introducing us to so many new incredible books and authors as well as reinforcing rereads of past favorites. #cbad#1stchat
A3- I love Eric Carl’s books! And I also like using the website, A to Z books. It is really helpful; it allows you to choose the appropriate level and genre that you need. #1stchat
A3 This year, we are doing the #ClassroomBookaDay challenge and it is introducing us to so many new incredible books and authors as well as reinforcing rereads of past favorites. #cbad#1stchat
A3 Moe Willems really is brilliant in the way he writes and illustrates his books. There are so many clues to help a new reader in his stories. #1stchat
A3: Max and Zoe is a great first chapter book series, Danny or Bella dog books series from Pioneer Press, Junie B, Magic Tree House, Elephant and Piggie, Fly Guy #1stchat
I use the "Who Would Win" books in my writing center! I clip the book shut and they each have to write me a prediction of who would win and why. When everyone has completed that writing center we read the book together to find out! It is definitely a favorite! #1stchat
Have you seen his new Elephant and Piggie take off series like We are Growing and others, these are great too! Lots of speech balloons and ways to show great expression when reading. #1stchat
A4 Fluency practice is always fun and engaging when we bring stories to life using drama! We also like to tie in GoNoodle and Blazer Fresh with their hit: Don’t Read Like A Robot! #1stchat
Yes! Once I figure out where I'll be permanently in my new district I can see a lot more spending on book in my future. This year I seem to be being more mentor texts and read alouds vs books for my K's to read. #1stchat
A4: We talk a lot about these questions: does it look right? does it sound right? does it make sense? After thinking about each of those, my students are able to fix mistakes in their reading. #1stchat
A4. When teaching my student, I found the most successful way to teach was gradual release. She read a book independently on her level. We did a lesson on the book. I showed her how, we did an example together, and then she completed the rest by herself. #1stchat
A4: Also our new favorite this year is our Author Mentor, @ErinDealey ! She has been so amazing and my Ss think of her as our personal author friend! #1stchat
A4: in kinder we are looking for our sight words in books, seeing how pics help us understandthevstory, the Ss who read will retell their book in seesaw or tell me their fav part , we do a lot of me reading and group discussions #1stchat
A5: we are learning-to persevere and work hard as we become readers, we cheer each other on as we learn our sight words, we share about the books we like #1stchat
A6: I think the goal is the same all year long: to foster a life-long love of literacy and to reinforce their passion and curiosity for the natural world around them. #1stchat
A6: I think the goal is the same all year long: to foster a life-long love of literacy and to reinforce their passion and curiosity for the natural world around them. #1stchat
A6: the desire I would have for my students would be to find a type of book they love to read so that they don't feel discouraged about reading #1stchat
A6: My Ss are graphing growth in fluency and as they keeping going up in reading levels. They each made goals and are smashing them! It's so exciting to see them celebrate meeting their own goals. I want them to keep having fun in reading and enjoy the adventure! #1stchat
A6: my goal for my Ss is to now take what we have learned and start putting to use, blending our sounds to read, learning more sounds, and just really loving books! So they enter 1st excited to learn more #1stchat
A6 That they see themselves represented positively in the books they read and they discover new people and places they knew very little about. #1stchat
A6 As I said earlier in the chat, my goal is to foster a love for all that books have to offer - an escape, an adventure, some new knowledge etc.. #1stchat
A6. As an aspiring teacher with no actual students as of now, I hope all students learn to love reading. 😊 I hope they all lose their fear of not achieving enough, and learn to love reading for the creativity and the opportunity to grow! #1stchat
Before the chat ends tonight I wanted to take the time to thank @lekadegroot and @valruckes for all they do to keep #1stchat running. I also want to wish Val a very happy birthday this weekend!
