tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034201860866404746.post4292051776066993749..comments2023-11-09T16:00:28.346-05:00Comments on Thinking of Teaching: The Book Whisperer Read Along- Reader's NotebooksBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06526172002437932267noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034201860866404746.post-18553665216694504322011-07-22T13:21:57.740-04:002011-07-22T13:21:57.740-04:00Tried to link ups but was closed--I am doing a lit...Tried to link ups but was closed--I am doing a little series on Reading 101 (well reading workshop). I have been following your posts and responded to your discussion questions to go with my series. Love all the ideas! I love reading your updates on The Book Whisperer. <br />Love your blog!<br />Delena<br /><a href="http://dallenfirstgrade.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Learn with ME in Grade Three</a>Delena Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659246992010921669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034201860866404746.post-66353849463150620772011-07-17T08:58:09.784-04:002011-07-17T08:58:09.784-04:00@Rachel- I think I am going to have them respond e...@Rachel- I think I am going to have them respond every other week to me and on the alternating weeks they will respond to a peer in the class. I did every week with my grade 7 and 8's in the past but I am going to start slow and build up with my 4's. I will definitely post more about it as I go.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06526172002437932267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034201860866404746.post-84603197508238046992011-07-16T20:02:30.205-04:002011-07-16T20:02:30.205-04:00Are you going to have your students respond daily ...Are you going to have your students respond daily to a book they are reading or just when they finish a book? From the book, it seems that Miller only has the response letters when a student finished the book, but I might be mistaken. When I did Reader's Notebooks last year, my students had to journal every day about their reading. What do you do? <br /><br />Rachel<br /><i><b><a href="http://gofourthwithowens.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Go Fourth! With Mrs. Owens</a></b></i>Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039738362425227086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034201860866404746.post-11923425973396949302011-07-16T14:26:24.827-04:002011-07-16T14:26:24.827-04:00@Nicole- When I taught intermediate I had 50+ stud...@Nicole- When I taught intermediate I had 50+ students...2 classes of Language Arts everyday. That's a lot of Reader's Notebooks but it is doable if you do a few day. I like your idea of having the students write to each other...maybe I can do a combination of both?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06526172002437932267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034201860866404746.post-57961974163770418052011-07-16T14:23:25.598-04:002011-07-16T14:23:25.598-04:00@Mrs. Shepherd- I think I will run my notebooks on...@Mrs. Shepherd- I think I will run my notebooks on our Day 1-10 cycle. So if Billy's notebook is due on Day 1 which is a Monday, he won't have another one due until Day 6 which would be the following Monday....or I might split them up even more and just give them 1 day a cycle...so only every Day 1 which means they would hand them in every 2 weeks.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06526172002437932267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034201860866404746.post-27941411680402763742011-07-16T11:40:06.669-04:002011-07-16T11:40:06.669-04:00Wow. I can see how having to review 20+ notebooks ...Wow. I can see how having to review 20+ notebooks a week and respond to them would be a weekend-filler! I only have one student to do, and I assure you there will be weekends that Sunday night hits and I realize I haven't done it! :( I think Donalyn Miller has it "easier" because her class is a literature class, so that's what they do. Incorporating it into a general elementary class would be harder, in my opinion. Good luck with your system!!!<br /><br />I was wondering if you could "partner" your students and have them write responses to each other and exchange them? Then maybe once a month you could collect the partners' notebooks, review them, give YOUR response and then conference with the two of them. I don't know .. just came to me.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08053965057224582328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034201860866404746.post-46159604907291087502011-07-16T10:46:08.536-04:002011-07-16T10:46:08.536-04:00I like your ramblings so keep 'em coming. Do y...I like your ramblings so keep 'em coming. Do you require your 4th graders to write a letter every week? I have found some really great downloads here http://www.mrsgiese.com/readingdownloads.html.Mrs. Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891907500674949205noreply@blogger.com