KinderGals: Reader’s Workshop—Reading With Buddies

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Reader’s Workshop—Reading With Buddies

7 comments:

Sue said...: thanks for sharing....this is an area i really need to improve in my classroom. I have great readers but they all want to read to me.
:) Sue
theverybusykindergarten; November 13, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Busy Bees said...: We have been working on this hard and the kiddos are just starting to grasp the concept. I LOVE your posters!! I am going to have to try those soon. Kids definitely learn from modeling!!
Robynn
BusyBees; November 13, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Deedee Wills said...: Awesome! Love your anchor charts. They remind me to revisit our buddy reading!
Mrs. Wills Kindergarten; November 13, 2011 at 2:59 PM
Michelle Perry said...: Great seminar today!; November 14, 2011 at 8:45 PM
Kim and Megan said...: thanks Michelle! I had fun being there! Hope you got some ideas that you can use with your kiddos!; November 16, 2011 at 5:13 PM
Patrick Hall said...: The anchor charts for buddy reading are a great idea that I intend to use in my classroom as well. I have found that anchor charts are a great tool that allows students a reminder of what they should be doing during this workshop time. Shared reading is something that most of my students do on their own, however many of them do not understand how to get the most out of this time. Explicitly teaching what shared reading should look like is very helpful for many students who are unsure of what they should be doing with their partners.; February 29, 2012 at 7:26 PM
Patrick Hall said...: I agree with Robynn that modeling is incredibly important. Many students do not know what to do, every when it comes to the simplest things, until you show them what you expect. Especially in Kindergarten, we model everything from how to hold a book to how to talk to your classmates.; March 3, 2012 at 3:41 PM

Kim is a retired kindergarten teacher! She taught kindergarten for 30 years and now works as a national presenter. Now that she is retired, she spends her time volunteering in Meagn's room. When she isn't working at Megan's school, she loves to garden and spend time with her family. She and Andy, her husband, have two children, Megan, who is married to Nick, and Tyler, who is married to Ginny. That also have a beagle named Katie Ann. Megan followed in her mom's footsteps and is also a kindergarten teacher. She loves building relationsips with her kiddos and their families. When she isn't teaching, she enjoys spending time with her family. She is married to Nick. They enjoy all the GA sports teams! She and Nick have a miniature dachshund named Lily Grace.