First, I want to be clear about the changes that have been
made to the Read Together! station. Students now have non-fiction Read
Naturally paragraphs that are at their reading level. They also have a sheet
with sentence starters for their summaries and a sheet with sentence prompts
for feedback for the student who read. In listening to Alex tell a summary back
to Colin, I have noticed that he is now able to use the connecting words to
include more detail (In the beginning, next, etc). I have also noticed that he
is able give a more complete summary. He used to tell just the last idea he
heard but now he is able to start at the beginning and tell a complete summary.
I noticed that Colin was able to give Alex feedback, as well. The first time he
gave feedback, Colin read through every single prompt, whether it was relevant
or not. Now, he is picking and choosing prompts that are related to the summary
he heard Alex say. I would like to have Alex and Colin model this for the
class. I have seen other students continue to struggle with making a summary
and giving feedback but perhaps it would empower Alex to share with the class.
One reason I think I am seeing progress is the changes in the station itself. I
made the changes based on the feedback I got from my group at our Saturday
session. I think that the shorter stand-alone passages fit better with the
summary format than trying to use longer books from their book baggies. I also
think that explicitly showing how to give feedback and then having the sentence
starters available to them allows students to give each other feedback, which
is strengthening their oral summaries, as well. I would like to continue with
this station as it is for another month (while integrating some fiction reading
into it) and then perhaps move on to written summaries and oral feedback from a
partner.
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