tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post2175446529095898178..comments2024-03-28T01:02:50.999-05:00Comments on NCTE Inbox Blog: Model ReaderNCTEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158338704096862694noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-46626635213361828362018-12-27T00:11:24.493-05:002018-12-27T00:11:24.493-05:00When I used this assignment—one that offers consid...When I used this assignment—one that offers considerable support and detail—students responded with stronger writing. I quickly learned that the more detail and attention I put into the writing assignments, the better students’ writing was. Today’s media-savvy students compose and read texts that include alphabetic- and character-based print, still images, video, and sound. They listen to Event Tents Dubaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453186530356580896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-22110631068705849502008-02-23T02:03:00.000-06:002008-02-23T02:03:00.000-06:00alan, I don't think Traci is suggesting the modeli...alan, I don't think Traci is suggesting the modeling is the only strategy. She simply says she "needed to add modeling to the lesson." linne's questions about modeling remind me of a recent encounter I had with a student who had to memorize a sonnet to recite in class. There had been class discussion about sonnets, yet he was having difficulty memorizing and was not sure how to recite it. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-91508139227921601372008-02-22T06:40:00.000-06:002008-02-22T06:40:00.000-06:00Traci, modeling is good but not sufficient. Model...Traci, modeling is good but not sufficient. Modeling becomes more effective if you begin by identifying an explaining one or two reading strategies which you are going to model. For example, if you are modeling the reading of a poem and you are going to focus on imagery and metaphors, you would begin by explaining what those are, , where you expect to find them, and what sense you will make of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-27909612644963793592008-02-22T05:23:00.000-06:002008-02-22T05:23:00.000-06:00Traci,I have been following your writings, your mu...Traci,<BR/>I have been following your writings, your musings,and your postings, for some years, I am surprised to read this from you and I don't believe it. <BR/><BR/>One day I walked into the media center at my school and overheard a conversation about how English teachers can't teach to read. I was bewildered! That was not true!<BR/> Every time I start something new in my classroom, which is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-35320672038923412082008-02-20T23:18:00.000-06:002008-02-20T23:18:00.000-06:00So, what is it that you model when you read? Are ...So, what is it that you model when you read? Are you explaining vocabulary? Are you doing read-alouds like explaining connections, asking questions, etc? Are you interpreting? Is there too much modeling? I have lots of questions about the strategy.Linne Haywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608044518071646538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590444740864607060.post-45788449839715322782008-02-20T20:46:00.000-06:002008-02-20T20:46:00.000-06:00Thanks, Traci, for sharing your account of that ve...Thanks, Traci, for sharing your account of that very important "Ah ha!" moment for a teacher of reading and writing. I consider myself fortunate for being made aware of the importance of modeling early in my career through involvement with the NCTE Reading Initiative. The road ahead is still a difficult one--knowing which modeling strategies to use, when to use them, with which texts, how oftenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com