LEADERSHIP 2003
Working Group 4:
How do teachers of multiage or combined classes adapt Four Blocks?
   
Educate! Educate! Educate!
Parents, Administration, Colleagues
Guided Reading
 

Comprehension!

 

Before- and after-reading activities are the same because so many skills overlap

 
During-reading activities vary greatly
 
Make good use of book clubs to integrate curriculum
     
Self-Selected Reading
  Management!
 
Use phonic phones to reduce volume in class
  Organize books
 

use dots: hard, harder, hardest
by author, themes

  Conference using more generic forms or anecdotal records
 
Lots of Mini Lessons on picking the right book
   

"Swim, Shark Bait, Beach"
5 Finger Rule
Goldilocks

     
Writing
  Mini-Lessons
 
Upper grade levels focused process writing is good exposure for younger students
 
Coordinate goals
 
Skill related group conferences
 
Sharing is a must for modeling and motivation
     
Working with Words
  Overlap
 
Reinforce and enrichment is not know to the students
 
Combine the Word Wall list and use it as a guide
 
Word activities are so multi leveled we don't need to adapt
Success! Success! Success!
 
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