Comments by Jennifer Waldera Most recent public comments by Jennifer Waldera https://nowcomment.com/users/40141 Vocab https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002324 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002324 It seems that one of the primary purposes of the lesson is for students to learn new vocabulary. Are there any other activities to reinforce this new vocabulary and check for understanding after discussing it while reading the text? Thu, 12 Apr 2018 20:02:21 -0400 Sight Words https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002323 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002323 Are these familiar because they are on the sight word wall? Or were they pre-taught in preparation for reading this book? Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:57:50 -0400 Think/Pair/Share https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002322 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002322 This might be a good opportunity for a quick Think/Pair/Share so they can chat together and build oral language skills. I anticipate they'll all want to share their favorites, so since you won't have time for that, this way they'll all feel like they at least got to tell one person about their favorite toy! Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Do you know, or have an approximation, of what WIDA levels they are in terms of reading, writing, speaking, and listening? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002305 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002305 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Are these K students ready for digraphs? Have they already discussed them and worked with them in whole group or word study? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002302 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002302 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:45:02 -0400 Concept of Word - Syllables https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002297 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002297 For the purpose of improving Concept of Word, it might be helpful to incorporate into the lesson some questions and conversations about multi-syllabic words, eg, Who can tell me how many syllables are in 'baby'? How do you know? How many times will we point to that word when we are reading and tracking? Watch me do it. Now let's do it together. Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 Is there something you can incorporate that would help students briefly reflect on what they learned, like summarizing the story, sharing their favorite part, recalling new vocabulary, using new vocabulary in a sentence, or talking about word study words? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002295 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002295 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:39:24 -0400 This is great! How will they be sorting (eg, what letters/sounds)? Are you able to relate the word study to the text? Would it be possible to do word study first so that they can better see and identify any correlations to the text? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002294 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002294 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:37:06 -0400 For a tangible word like this, it might be helpful to use realia. If you a toy plane you could show them, that might be good. Also, you may be able to find a small one in alphabet tubs that are usually in K classrooms. https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002293 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002293 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:34:32 -0400 Besides the fact that a student may be familiar with having used a train for transportation, is there any other rationale for presenting 'plane' as a sight word? Is it part of the reading curriculum being used, or is it expected to be in an upcoming text? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002292 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002292 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:01:50 -0400 In what ways are students demonstrating fluency, and how proficient are they expected to be at reading the text? Is the text leveled at their instructional level? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002291 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002291 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:28:20 -0400 This is great for building Concept of Word and for building connections to prior knowledge! https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002290 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002290 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:27:03 -0400 Will students make predictions about the ending? Do they know the word "prediction", what it means, and how to make a "smart guess"? https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002289 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101834?scroll_to=1002289 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:25:21 -0400