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Reading Conference with QAW 5th Grade Reader

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Research, Decide, Compliment

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Text Characters & What Readers Are Working On.pdf

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Guided Reading Plan for "Packing My Bag"

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Guided Reading Plan for "Packing My Bag"

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Reading Conference with QAW 5th Grade Reader

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Reading Conference with QAW 5th Grade Reader

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Teach, Coach, Link

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AlMayasa [1] - Research, Decide, Compliment.mp4

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From A Teacher's Guide to Writing Conferences of The Classroom Essentials Series
Invite students to have a real give-and-take with you.

Even though in conferences you're a teacher talking to students, you're also a (more experienced) writer talking to (less experienced) fellow writers about what writers do-come up with topics, make a plan for a piece of writing, write a lead, develop a section
with detail, use commas in a series, and so on. In this give and take, you learn about what students are trying to do as writers and how well they're doing it, and the students learn how they can do their work better.

Speak in a conversational tone.

Tone is the foundation of the good relationships you want to develop with students over the course of the school year. Speaking in a warm, friendly manner puts students at ease and makes it more likely they will talk with you about what they're trying to do as writers. What you learn from this talk helps you assess students and decide what you should teach to help them grow.

Sit alongside students, at their eye level.

How you sit with students helps you establish a positive tone in conferences. You might grab a nearby empty seat or sit on one that you carry with you around the classroom. As you sit, it's important to make frequent eye contact with students and make sure that your
facial expressions show an interest in what students are telling you.

Use "active listening" strategies.

For example, give some wait time after asking a question so that students have the time and space they need to come up with a response. Ask students to "say more" about what they tell you. And repeat what children say to check that you're hearing them correctly.
Using these strategies shows that you have a real interest in what students are saying and that you're really trying to understand them. Students will usually respond by talking to you more.

The goal of a writing conference is to teach students something about writing that they can use in the future. If you add to students' writing repertoires in every conference, they become better writers over time.

Learn more at Heinemann.com

Carl Anderson is one of the nation's leading experts on teaching writing to students in grades K-12. He dedicates his energies exclusively as an education consultant and writer.

Carl recently worked for Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University as a Lead Staff Developer, providing staff development in the teaching of writing grades K-8. He spent school days in New York City elementary and middle schools demonstrating effective teaching in the writing workshop and coaching teachers. He gave day-long workshops for teachers at Teachers College on launching the writing workshop, conferring with student writers, mini-lessons, and developing curriculum for the writing workshop.

Carl is the author of numerous books including the bestselling How's It Going? A Practical Guide to Conferring with Student Writers, as well as Assessing Writers and the series Strategic Writing Conferences: Smart Conversations that Move Young Writers Forward Grades 3-6.

His latest book, A Teacher's Guide to Writing Conferences, is part of the Classroom Essentials series. Full of classroom video, the book helps teachers understand the underlying principles and reasons for conferring with students, and how to make writing conferences a part of teachers' daily routines.

Follow Carl on Twitter @ConferringCarl

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The goal of a writing conference is to teach students something about writing that they can use in the future. If you add to students' writing repertoires in every conference, they become better writers over time.

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Components of Balanced Literacy with Links EKC

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I promise to try and understand where each child is emotionally (unpacking their invisible backpack).

I promise to always try my best to help them.

I promise to give all students agency to make their own choices, to give them time and attention, to differentiate to their needs.

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I promise to listen, help and guide your learning to be successful

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I promise to give all the students agency and make them feel safe to make mistakes so that we can work through those mistake and become better readers and writers.

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Got an idea and interest in workshops.

Want to take it further and see how it could work in my classroom.

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GOT: Student agency cannot be underestimated. 

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GOT: Student agency cannot be underestimated. 

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WANT: What are some practical strategies that we can use in the classroom for primary grades during our writers/readers workshop for younger students?

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Got - I got the importance of small groups / mini lessons.

Wants - some strategies to use to make lessons brief and clear for EAL learners

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Got new ideas on how to use 1 big idea and create a mini lesson around it.
Want more in depth strategies on planning more efficiently

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Got: A clear idea/example of how a writers workshop is done.
Want: More examples of practical ways to access foundational skills for new writers.

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I promise to encourage students to be confident in their abilities to make mistakes. It is so important for students to realize mistakes are natural/positive rather than abnormal/negative. Mistakes help us grow!
-Students should understand that we are all different and we should never compare ourselves.

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Reading Conference (Coaching Conference) with Jennifer Serravallo

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Reading Conference (Coaching Conference) with Jennifer Serravallo

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QAW K-2 Minilesson Planning - Try it Out!

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QAW K-2 Minilesson Planning - Try it Out!

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K-2 QAW Minilesson Planning Template - Try it Out

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K-2 Convention Strategies - Plan a Minilesson

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K-2 Convention Strategies - Plan a Minilesson

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What might we compliment? What might we teach?

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Conference Architecture

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IB Minilesson Planning Template - Make a Copy

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Gots - start with the teaching point first when planning a mini-lesson to keep the primary focus at hand

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Gots - start with the teaching point first when planning a mini-lesson to keep the primary focus at hand

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Wants - practical strategies to help ELL learners build their vocabulary so they can apply it to their writing

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Gots: time to put a 10 minute mini lesson plan into action.
turn & tell
turn & talk
turn & try it out

Wants- practical link/connections for students to build momentum in writers workshop

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Got: The planning session was very helpful, trying to think of teaching points to cover and plan for in ten minutes.

Wants: More examples for EY (KG) and EAL learners who may still be struggling with the English language.

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Amanda small group on information writing

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Reading Strategy Group with Jennifer Serravallo

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Reading Strategy Group with Jennifer Serravallo

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2 Things I'm going to focus on are ...

1 Thing I'm going to inquire into deeper is ...

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2 things I'm going to focus on are building vocabulary and fluency reading sight words to help students identify them faster.

1 thing I'm going to inquire into deeper is how I can help EAL learners build their literacy skills and what reading strategies would be most beneficial for them as both EAL and EY students.

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2 Things I'm going to focus on        are:

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2 Things I'm going to focus on        are:

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- shortening our planning time.
-focusing on 1 goal at a time and practicing it with each child/group.

1 Thing I'm going to inquire into deeper is ...
-Different reading/writing strategies we can use to improve students reading and writing goals.

-Grade 2 Team

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2 Things-
-Focus on creating strategy group sign ups.
-Continuing to develop conferencing skills.

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A Danielson Observation of a TCRWP Second Grade Reading Workshop and Interactive Read Aloud - An Observation of a Reading Minilesson