Ah! I've broken my promise yet again to be more involved with this blog. BUT I have officially completed my Master's Degree in Literacy in a K-8 Classroom! I'm a true literacy nerd so this degree was so fun to complete (kind of...). In other news, I have also become licensed in PreK-2 in addition to my Elementary 1-6 licensure in Massachusetts! These have been two major goals of mine since becoming a teacher and I am so excited to have them completed. I am also so happy to be able to really dive into my TPT and blog life again!
I had my class decorate a piece of paper, laminated it, and hot glued it down to the cap!
I had my class decorate a piece of paper, laminated it, and hot glued it down to the cap!
Now for what you really came to read about... During my time in grad school I had the opportunity to really dive into reading, reading behaviors, leveling systems etc. This became something I was SO interested in and lead me to really dive into this in my own classroom. I realized I NEEDED to know more about my readers. Sure I took notes during guided reading and conferencing, but I really didn't know their true behaviors and why they were the level they were.
I have created something that I have been using since school started. I wanted to really test it out before sharing with you all. I have looked at various articles regarding reading behaviors at each reading level (A-N) and put together conferring forms. These forms have been literally LIFE CHANGING when thinking about my guided reading time. I have been quickly able to form groups based on strategies. Now I know I am giving them what they need to reach the next level!
So lets talk a little more about these conferring forms!
I love these because I can use them or my classroom assistant can as well while she is reading with students while I run a small group. I use them during conferences or during my mini conferences during my small group time. I use the note take space for running records or for notes on comprehension or other things I notice.
What I love about these more than anything is that I can quickly look at students forms that are at the same level or similar and identify similar needs! This helps me to form lessons for either whole group or small group lessons.
If you're interested in this product head directly to this product by clicking any of the images in this post!
Happy teaching!
-Emily
So lets talk a little more about these conferring forms!
I love these because I can use them or my classroom assistant can as well while she is reading with students while I run a small group. I use them during conferences or during my mini conferences during my small group time. I use the note take space for running records or for notes on comprehension or other things I notice.
What I love about these more than anything is that I can quickly look at students forms that are at the same level or similar and identify similar needs! This helps me to form lessons for either whole group or small group lessons.
If you're interested in this product head directly to this product by clicking any of the images in this post!
Happy teaching!
-Emily
