I began this inquiry thinking about how I assess student understanding of their reading when they are all reading different books. I quickly learned that the kids I'm worried about right now, aren't reading, so there's not much to assess. So, now I'm thinking about how to get these kids to start reading.
Some assumptions I have:
-if they love to read, they will read a lot, they will become better readers
-if they don't read it is either bc they don't know how to pick a good book for themselves or they struggle with reading
-social interactions are really important in middle school. I should use this.
I know this last one bc:
I've heard kids say, I'm sorry, I forgot to write my letter to you (to another student) something they never say to me. I've seen math groups where they check their work together and talk together much more so than in the whole class. I feel like I'm the social interruption between kids.
The kids I am thinking about studying are:
Shi-Lin, 7th grader, who clearly doesn't read, says she doesn't like reading. its boring.
Dexter, 8th grade, who clearly doesn't read, says he has trouble focusing.
Diana, 7th grader, also clearly doesn't read and lies about it.
So now I'm thinking about how can I use social pressure, groups, to make kids read.
Data sources:
sharing groups
choice book groups-
book talks
group genre project
conferences with students
reading response letters, with rubrics.
Outcomes I'm looking for:
-students to start reading
-students to demonstrate more enjoyment about reading
-students will understand what they're reading
I will assess this by:
-student reading logs
-student reading response journals, tracking excel doc of their rubric grade.
-coded conversations of sharing groups or book groups, to look for a)proof of reading b)enjoyment of reading c)comprehension of what they've read
Some assumptions I have:
-if they love to read, they will read a lot, they will become better readers
-if they don't read it is either bc they don't know how to pick a good book for themselves or they struggle with reading
-social interactions are really important in middle school. I should use this.
I know this last one bc:
I've heard kids say, I'm sorry, I forgot to write my letter to you (to another student) something they never say to me. I've seen math groups where they check their work together and talk together much more so than in the whole class. I feel like I'm the social interruption between kids.
The kids I am thinking about studying are:
Shi-Lin, 7th grader, who clearly doesn't read, says she doesn't like reading. its boring.
Dexter, 8th grade, who clearly doesn't read, says he has trouble focusing.
Diana, 7th grader, also clearly doesn't read and lies about it.
So now I'm thinking about how can I use social pressure, groups, to make kids read.
Data sources:
sharing groups
choice book groups-
book talks
group genre project
conferences with students
reading response letters, with rubrics.
Outcomes I'm looking for:
-students to start reading
-students to demonstrate more enjoyment about reading
-students will understand what they're reading
I will assess this by:
-student reading logs
-student reading response journals, tracking excel doc of their rubric grade.
-coded conversations of sharing groups or book groups, to look for a)proof of reading b)enjoyment of reading c)comprehension of what they've read
What I really want to know is:
Why don't these students read? What will make them read?
This is important bc:
You really can't be successful in school if you don't read.
My question is:
How can I utilize social groupings to help resistant readers start to read, enjoy, and understand what they're reading?
On another note, in order to address some of the strategies of being a good reader, I will start doing mini lessons on specific strategies and then watch how the groups use those.
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