Conferring with readers finding focus
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Conferring with Readers: Finding Focus Donalyn Miller
description
This workshop presentation provides information and discussion for conferring with students about their independent reading.
Transcript of Conferring with readers finding focus
Conferring with
Readers: Finding Focus
Donalyn Miller
www.bookwhisperer.com
@donalynbooks
www.slideshare.net/donalynm
How do you define conferring?
What is your biggest conferring challenge?
What obstacles prevent you from conferring?
Golden Gate Bridge
method
Three Types of Reading Conferences
o Content/Standards-Based
o Comprehension
o Reading Habits
Comprehension
Conference (Routman,
2003)
Mosaic of ThoughtListserv
What do I notice?
What is my plan for the reader and myself in relation
to this reader?
Reading Conference Recap
o Golden Gate Bridge method (every day, as
many students as you can, under the conditions
you have)
o Focus on one skill or concept.
o Keep records.
o Each person in the conference walks away with
something to do.o It’s about the reader, not about the book.
