tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post654121266315180516..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Reading at HomeMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-26686500813388836222013-09-14T15:37:07.414-04:002013-09-14T15:37:07.414-04:00Mary Lee,
I have not read all of the comments but...Mary Lee, <br />I have not read all of the comments but will. I have to say I love you! For all of your kids and their parents who will sing your praises some day if they are not yet doing it today. I love how you have added the 10 minutes to the chart. Can't wait to hear how this goes for you and all the others who will try it. There is a study from London on reading for pleasure improving school performance on my FB wall. Wonderful, wonderful post. Janet F. (FB Janet Clare)skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-54627803106266883032013-09-04T21:45:48.765-04:002013-09-04T21:45:48.765-04:00Great idea! Your thoughts about practicing an opti...Great idea! Your thoughts about practicing an option a day for a week reminded me of Nancy Atwell's reading workshop and mini-lessons. Your comment about the social blogging sounds a lot like Atwell's reading notebook, where students write letters to their classmates about what they are reading and then swap notebooks and respond. I really loved this type of workshop when I was teaching middle school. I think you are spot on.<br /><br />To incorporate a writing workshop element, you might consider asking the students to occasionally write in the style of the book they read. If they read a mystery, then the writing style would be like a mystery book. If they read a book of poetry, then perhaps a poem in the same style. Writers learn to write by reading good writing. Those minutes your students are collecting could really work hard for them in other areas. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342699237747457392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16539759973525993032013-09-04T08:15:57.742-04:002013-09-04T08:15:57.742-04:00Mary Lee, I love when you share your teacher-ponde...Mary Lee, I love when you share your teacher-pondering. It's a great reminder of how many possibilities there are and how much work and thought goes into the approach you choose. Good luck with this new system of choices!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-489699220728335952013-09-02T19:50:20.170-04:002013-09-02T19:50:20.170-04:00Saving this as my teaching partner and I continue ...Saving this as my teaching partner and I continue to chew on what this looks like in seventh grade! We're looking at Good Reads as an option for kids whose parents are so inclined, and I appreciate your additional ideas, as well. I think the research will be a key part of our curriculum night talks :)Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136971507031013274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-63957361447535999652013-08-27T05:44:31.597-04:002013-08-27T05:44:31.597-04:00Mary Lee--Thank you so much for this amazing post....Mary Lee--Thank you so much for this amazing post. You've pushed my thinking about how kids might respond to their reading, and I wish we lived closer (or taught next door) so I could run next door and watch you in action. I'm working on a letter to parents and the graphics really speak volumes. Thank you!! Happy New School Year!! <br />P.S. Im about to "one-click" Carnivores! :) You're the best!Today’s Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14895339781248459038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12260474967754224962013-08-26T07:16:39.777-04:002013-08-26T07:16:39.777-04:00Loved this post, Mary Lee. Loved this post, Mary Lee. Karen Szymusiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07989718657089668579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-37798660063814169512013-08-25T20:36:27.507-04:002013-08-25T20:36:27.507-04:00This is fantastic, and exactly the type of musing ...This is fantastic, and exactly the type of musing that I needed to stumble upon to create my students' reading plans! Merci beaucoup from a Franco/Anglophile!<br /><br />Shannon Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314864326706188011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-22376419717741170062013-08-25T20:20:09.697-04:002013-08-25T20:20:09.697-04:00I would love to see a copy of the form too!
I would love to see a copy of the form too!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495195365043911955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19949562535831726912013-08-25T16:04:53.244-04:002013-08-25T16:04:53.244-04:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this import...Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this important subject, Mary Lee. I appreciate your perspective, and your candid thinking-as-you-type : )<br /><br />Would you mind sharing the Google Form you use? Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608709109853440492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-72675164725905958022013-08-25T14:42:18.539-04:002013-08-25T14:42:18.539-04:00Mary Lee,
Very cool to be thinking out loud this w...Mary Lee,<br />Very cool to be thinking out loud this way. It helps me tremendously to see what you are thinking. <br /><br />I struggle with this issue...Reading regularly is so very important, but my mind is unsettled about how much to have the kids write about what they read, or even how much to log what they've read because, well, I've never really been very pleased with the results and it sometimes seemed artificial to me. The way I did it clearly looked like an accountability measure--I'm keeping track so you will do it-- which seemed to run counter to the "reading is fun and interesting" message I wanted to send. (I've been happier with a "dipstick" approach, where they log their reading at a point in time, and do some writing prior to a set book discussion time...)<br /><br />I rarely write about what I'm reading UNLESS I'm using if for something or talking about it with others via some social media platform. So, I've wondered about using Voice Thread -- to relieve the typing stress -- or Edmodo, as a threaded conversational format rather than a more formal written response? The purpose would be to create as much as possible the kind of social situation, the give and take of real conversation, that I encounter as an adult reader. As you can see, I struggle mightily with how much to have kids write about their reading, and for what purpose!<br /><br />Thanks for getting me thinking!!!Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793183473454298123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-2071251724571554182013-08-25T13:42:28.474-04:002013-08-25T13:42:28.474-04:00Use, modify, fluff...and share your version so tha...Use, modify, fluff...and share your version so that we all can keep becoming better teachers...TOGETHER!<br /><br />Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-44482291726516104232013-08-25T13:41:11.904-04:002013-08-25T13:41:11.904-04:00What I want to know is -- why did it take me this ...What I want to know is -- why did it take me this long to realize I could let go of that arbitrary schedule?!?!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-78292473408588268062013-08-25T13:40:27.179-04:002013-08-25T13:40:27.179-04:00I got really excited when I hit that fourth paragr...I got really excited when I hit that fourth paragraph!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-68953830310115676802013-08-25T13:39:49.140-04:002013-08-25T13:39:49.140-04:00Do you build in the option for your multilingual k...Do you build in the option for your multilingual kids to read in either language, not just in English? So important for them to keep their first language!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-43880342114909117662013-08-25T13:38:23.284-04:002013-08-25T13:38:23.284-04:00I don't think I'm going to make a bunch of...I don't think I'm going to make a bunch of rules for what they need to write about or how much they need to write...except maybe the weekly letter. I'm thinking that the letter needs to be two strong paragraphs, one about WHAT they read (choices, amount completed, genres, etc) and another about their THINKING (opinions, connections, etc).<br /><br />My basic message about the writing will be that it works the same way the reading does -- the more you write, the better you get at it.<br /><br />I'm hoping to build in a social piece for more than just the blogging option -- giving kids a bit of time in the morning to touch base with a friend and talk about what they read and how their plan is going.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-14947121176828620592013-08-25T13:21:48.633-04:002013-08-25T13:21:48.633-04:00I especially like using the research to explain to...I especially like using the research to explain to students and parents why reading at home is so critical. When the students are writing about what they've read, do you have specific guidelines you want them to use. I would like to hear more about what you tell them they need to write about. Thanks! <br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193424469746885620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-12809817814623762602013-08-25T11:45:04.057-04:002013-08-25T11:45:04.057-04:00We have our Back to School Night this week and I c...We have our Back to School Night this week and I can't wait to talk about the importance of home reading- even more so for our kiddos as most are fluent in multiple languages. Thanks for this thinking aloud!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49407510531597434782013-08-25T09:54:09.547-04:002013-08-25T09:54:09.547-04:00Thank you for your thinking and planning right bef...Thank you for your thinking and planning right before our eyes! I love that you showed how writing out thoughts can help us make decisions. Good mentor text. ;-)Holly Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476411667354933648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-27598600562884357542013-08-25T09:35:07.725-04:002013-08-25T09:35:07.725-04:00Mary Lee-
I love this! Sending it to my principal ...Mary Lee-<br />I love this! Sending it to my principal and teachers right now! I especially love the idea of letting families work out their own home reading schedules! After school and sports, my guys were usually pretty tired, and reading was not on their list of favorite things. I would have loved if we could have had Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and not a M-Th, turn in on Friday schedule!<br />Carol<br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-65891504461118540172013-08-25T08:33:35.172-04:002013-08-25T08:33:35.172-04:00Mary Lee,
I love listening to your thinking out lo...Mary Lee,<br />I love listening to your thinking out loud (or on your blog.) I have a problem with students completing a home reading log. Can I steal this idea? Giving my students this amount of choice will certainly help. You are a genius in my book! <br />I did kidblogs last year and my students loved it. I believe it increased their writing level by leaps.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.com