Discussion+Notes

Notebook Connections Discussion – March 7, 2011

**Aha Moments… **

You’re good readers…I want you to be good thinkers

Low readers – allow them time to read. Don’t start and stop too often when working on strategies

How to blend skills and literature  Skills – make sure they are able to do the skill  Literature – deep responses from the heart

Where we were – no structure for teaching reading Where we are now – too much structure What we need – a balance

**Question we left with… **

Blended ability groups for lit. circles/notebooks/literature Walk to Read groups for skills  Or Walk to Read groups for lit. circles/notebooks/literature <span style="color: #1b188c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Blended ability groups for skills

<span style="color: #1b188c; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Which would be better?

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