tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059745967759944669.post3619928600710350031..comments2024-02-09T06:57:17.063-08:00Comments on Mrs. Knott's Book Nook: SoLSC Reflections on whole class novels 9.02.14Michele Knotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05087579707297009719noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059745967759944669.post-75838953709389008952014-09-03T02:52:36.369-07:002014-09-03T02:52:36.369-07:00I love doing whole class novels as read alouds, es...I love doing whole class novels as read alouds, especially if I can manage to get a copy for each student so they can follow along! I agree with everything you wrote here. I also find these reading experiences to be great motivators for trying new things. I'm convinced it improves their fluency.Lisa Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602428975643562609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059745967759944669.post-75104920956368681482014-09-02T18:40:17.839-07:002014-09-02T18:40:17.839-07:00I appreciate you sharing your thoughts about whole...I appreciate you sharing your thoughts about whole class novels and your insights from Linda Rief's book. We've had lots of discussions about the best way to use whole class novels, so I'll be reading Read Write Teach asap! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059745967759944669.post-13211460920483687532014-09-02T18:12:05.058-07:002014-09-02T18:12:05.058-07:00You are so right about the controversy over whole ...You are so right about the controversy over whole class novels. I do see both sides and I really think we as teachers have to make the decision for what we feel is best for our students. We are actually starting one next week. I would prefer to smaller groups with several novels but my teaching partner prefers the whole. So, this time around I will stick with that. Thank you for sharing thoughts on the positive side!Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059745967759944669.post-54132080070955184352014-09-02T12:07:05.023-07:002014-09-02T12:07:05.023-07:00Read aloud is a great way to foster community. (I&...Read aloud is a great way to foster community. (I've never done a whole class novel as indep. reading though.) Some of my former students, some of whom are now in college, still remember some of our read alouds from fifth grade!Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059745967759944669.post-32087737394251668092014-09-02T09:37:18.045-07:002014-09-02T09:37:18.045-07:00Appreciated reading your thoughts! I love the way ...Appreciated reading your thoughts! I love the way a shared reading experience develops community. I'm guessing that the problem with assigned novels comes from the way we tend to overteach them--requiring students to do inauthentic work (comprehension questions, worksheets, activities, projects) when the real work of shared reading should be conversation, connection. Elisabeth Ellingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747914394861199796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059745967759944669.post-78580105146788258762014-09-02T06:48:15.285-07:002014-09-02T06:48:15.285-07:00Having a whole class novel gives those who are gre...Having a whole class novel gives those who are great participants to see how others share, contemplate, & argue about certain things, too. I don't think anyone does this at school, but depend on the read alouds to build community. Thanks for some new thoughts on this, Michele!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059745967759944669.post-70837665076084503222014-09-02T05:16:26.340-07:002014-09-02T05:16:26.340-07:00We do a few whole class novels - to start the year...We do a few whole class novels - to start the year, and then to launch genre studies. I happen to love them, and think that (done well) they foster a real sense of community in the classroom.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.com