tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414688770742610087.post556154614836346804..comments2023-10-29T10:26:40.809-04:00Comments on the tattooed teacher: meeting, organizing, and assessing words Their WayRachel Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163039671169857119noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414688770742610087.post-77748514985297231392012-10-20T11:36:12.520-04:002012-10-20T11:36:12.520-04:00Hi Jessica-I use the sort books for everything! An...Hi Jessica-I use the sort books for everything! And trust me they are not "lessons". They just need to sort, think, and talk about what they are doing and noticing. I use the red, yellow, and green ones now. Sorry-I am all by colors not words! hehe<br />I too have to do guided reading, but on Mondays I meet and do initial word sorts with the groups and only meet with one GR group. The rest of the week we just do sorts as a class-but they use their own words. Hope that helps a little!<br />RachelRachel Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163039671169857119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414688770742610087.post-81470676339305417042012-10-16T22:42:36.582-04:002012-10-16T22:42:36.582-04:00Thanks for the ideas! WTW is not going well and I...Thanks for the ideas! WTW is not going well and I am not sure where I went wrong. I keep reading and hoping I will find the answer to my troubles :)<br />Tania<br /><a href="http://mysecondsense.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Second Sense</a>Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506366541277361571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414688770742610087.post-59531820281698828102012-10-15T21:30:03.587-04:002012-10-15T21:30:03.587-04:00What a great idea. I'm always looking for gre...What a great idea. I'm always looking for great organizational ideas.<br /><br />Well You have been boo'd (if you haven't already.) Come check out my link to learn more. <br />http://secondgradelockerroom.blogspot.com/2012/10/ive-been-bood-linky-party.html<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852459384046522888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414688770742610087.post-34395772154435240872012-10-15T21:17:20.614-04:002012-10-15T21:17:20.614-04:00One more . . . which WTW book are you using to pla...One more . . . which WTW book are you using to plan your lessons?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662999806695311499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414688770742610087.post-29231529390347379732012-10-15T21:15:19.554-04:002012-10-15T21:15:19.554-04:00Interesting how you give the spelling test in colu...Interesting how you give the spelling test in columns. I might have to try that, soon. I do use WTW to determine which words to give students, but not the activities. All of our reading instruction is done in small groups, so I don't have time to do small groups for word work, too. Love the program, though.<br /><a href="http://commonthreads.typepad.com/whatihavelearned/" rel="nofollow">What i have learned</a>Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662999806695311499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414688770742610087.post-45247470519541435072012-10-15T20:23:24.648-04:002012-10-15T20:23:24.648-04:00I actually am in the midst of making a chart with ...I actually am in the midst of making a chart with each sort title so I can record their scores. I obviously grade the, but want a way to see the score instantly if I need to. Today I gave one group the assessment that comes at the end of each chapter. All but 2 made a 100. Those two will have a review week with 15 words from the au/aw/ou/ow/oy chapter. The rest get the week off! If these two were to keep up the way they are, I'd make a new group for them so the other 4 could move on. If the group as a whole bombs, make a new list using the "additional words" sections. I've done that before too.<br />Hope that helps!<br />RachelRachel Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163039671169857119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414688770742610087.post-63392811673913483242012-10-15T20:08:17.831-04:002012-10-15T20:08:17.831-04:00Thank you so much for sharing how you do WTW. I a...Thank you so much for sharing how you do WTW. I am really working on doing WTW in my classroom and developing a routine. I was wondering about testing them each week to see if they are getting it. What do you do when they clearly didn't get that sort? Do you make them re-do that sort the next week or let them move on? I am looking at doing a test at the end of a particular skill-such as digraphs-and if they don't pass I'd have them do those sorts again. However, I'm not sure that's what I should do or not....any thoughts? :) Tiggeriffic 2nd Gradershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828006024553572955noreply@blogger.com