Transcript Wendy’s Panic - Denver Public Schools

Reading Conferences
and Reading Folders
DENVER PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
Reading Conferences
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One-on-one meeting with student
Purposes of Conferences
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Get to know student as a reader – attitude,
interests, preferences
Assess student’s comprehension
Take a running record to identify student’s
strategies
Focus on one or two teaching points
Set goals and plan for instruction
Find new books for independent reading
Talk about Yamel:
What did you learn about her as a
reader?
 What strategies did you see her
using?
 How was her comprehension?
 What teaching points and goals might
you have for her?
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Reading Folders
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Reading Log – where students keep a
record of books read
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Assessment Notebook – where teacher
keeps notes from reading conferences
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Reader’s Notebook – where students
respond in writing to literature
Reading Log
Date Title/Author
Genre Pages E,JR,
Ch
“I almost feel like there should
be bells ringing and lights flashing
as I describe my assessment
notebooks. For without a doubt,
they’re my most important
teaching tool.”
--Sharon Taberski (2000)
Assessment Notebook
Write notes about:
Student’s comprehension
Student’s interests and preferences
Strategies student is using
Teaching point(s)
New books chosen
With the student, write 1-2 goals for the
student to work on next.
Responding to Literature
“What is the use of a book,”
thought Alice, “without pictures
and conversations.”
--Lewis Carroll,
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Response Notebook
Write a short summary
 Relate book to life
 Write about questions or confusions
 Analyze characters
 Talk about a strategy used
 Discuss the theme or message
What else?
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”The more passion you have about
something, the more likely it will
translate into a passion in the
student. Everyone develops a passion
because someone shared a passion
when that person was young.”
--Katherine Paterson
“Students learn to recognize and
discuss literary qualities and genre
features and to compare and contrast
books and authors. They learn to
notice the particulars of the author’s
craft, such as beginnings and endings,
word choice, plot, and character
portrayal.”
New Standards (1999)
“Teaching children to read and providing
them with something worthwhile to read is
not a job for the faint of heart in this
world. But I’ll keep at it, and I won’t be
alone. You’ll come too. We’re fortunate,
you know. Too many people in this world
spend their lives doing work that doesn’t
really matter in the great scheme of
things, but bringing children and books
together does matter. And we get to do
it.”
--Katherine Paterson