Nicole

Teacher in Volusia County, Florida

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#RTfab4 A5: Revisit familar text or review text w/graphic organizer, predict, set purpose for reading, read text using clarifying and questioning, after reading have students summarize

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#RTfab4 A4: observing, coaching and brief responses

[Nicole @nimoon11]

@NadeliaZayas I love listening to students read. We can learn so much from this easy task!

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#RTfab4 A3: Student reads a portion of text, coach student on strategy that fits naturally w/ student and text, model, guide w/prompts and ask to check learning

[Nicole @nimoon11]

@smiliegrl Self monitoring is so important!

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#RTfab4 A2: They provide effective visual tools for monitoring and guiding students in using the 4 RT strategies

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#RTfab4 A1: It provides further scaffolding of the fab 4 for students

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#rtfab4 A5: observation, feedback and brief written assessment

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#rtfab4 A4: It helps to enaure that the needs of all students are met

[Nicole @nimoon11]

@SarahLitwiniec Practing with the help of peers also helps builds the sense of community

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#rtfab4 A3: It promotes engagement, it allows students to learn from one another, to be leaders and to practice

[Nicole @nimoon11]

@phoward65_pam Gradual release is so important!

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#rtfab4 A2: scaffolding, think-alouds, metacognition and copperative learning

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#rtfab4 A1: sense of community, common language, support, share backgrounds and ideas

[Nicole @nimoon11]

@amanda_alderman @jfbaylor Yes, I did. I will help in any way I can. ☺

[Nicole @nimoon11]

@LeslieHamlin2 I love the idea of using poetry. I will have to try it this year.

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#rtfab4 A4: All kinds of text will work. I like to start with easy-to-read, high-interest materials to model with. I then move to chapter-books and content area text because they have natural workable chunks.

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#rtfab4 A3: The fab 4 gestures will help students understand and use the RT strategies because they are a kinesthetic hook. I did not use them last year, but think I will give them a try this year.

[Nicole @nimoon11]

#rtfab4 A2: Read-alouds, shared reading, 4 door chart, fab 4 characters and props and mentor texts are a few ways to intoduce RT. Read louds are most appealing to me because I can model the fab 4 with a think aloud.