"The PLC's Challenge was to actually give the students the correct wait time. Some of the students are conditioned to just yelling out answers and this is where the PLC's had to remind and re remind students to wait and think. Success was with the students rereading. Rereading for the students was a definite plus. We believe this improved reading skills and comprehension."
Not Just Another Literacy Meeting
Posted by TeachFirst in Featured Article on 05 7th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Another staff meeting. Can you hear the collective sigh among the teachers and possibly even the administrators? It doesn’t have to be that way, which is perfectly illustrated by the experience that Sandi Everlove had while observing at Hoover High School in San Diego, CA.
It’s three o’clock on...