Visit the following website: http://www.learner.org/libraries/readingk2/owen/index.html
You should see the title, “Becoming Readers and Writers”
Click on the subtitle, “The Teacher and the Class.”
Read this information and carefully analyze Shelia Owen’s class schedule which is titled, “Day at a Glance.”
Use the following questions to reflect on the video clip:
1.Read-Aloud Video Segment: Ms. Owens comments, “The children, not the clock, serve as my timetable.” What does she mean by her comment?
2.Shared Reading Video Segment: How does shared reading differ from the read-aloud? Explain the change in the teacher’s role and the students’ roles.
3.Independent Reading Video Segment: What kind of reading materials do the students use?
4.Interactive Writing Video Segment: How is this writing task connected to the earlier read-aloud? How does interactive writing relate to and support independent writing?
5.What new approaches or ideas interested or surprised you? Explain.
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