Sunday, November 5, 2017
Laurie ---Really!?---
I have been using Lucy's approach to both reading and writing for 2-3 years and each year I am learning something new and adding new pieces to my ELA teaching time. I have gotten much better at keeping my connection and teaching point really short so that I can focus more time on the Active Engagement and Conferring time. I also know the units well enough that I am able to add bits and pieces of my own that I find necessary in teaching the students that I have. I think that each time I teach a session I find new pieces in the lesson that I enjoy or don't like at all. There is a lot in each session so I feel okay if I don't do every piece of the session/lesson. I look forward to continuing with Lucy's approach and finding and using different ways to help each child be successful.
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Laurie,
ReplyDeleteI want to say that your post really helped calm me down about the units. Although I have been teaching the writing units since last year, this is my first time with the reading units. I like how you stated "...I feel okay if I don't do every piece of the session/lesson." Although I am trying to do it all, I am currently working on cutting down the time I take during the mini lessons. One step at a time!
Thanks for reassuring us that it is ok not to do every little bit. At the end of last year, my first year using the UOS, I finally realized it was ok not to do everything. The point is to be quick, focused, and clear in your teaching.
ReplyDeleteI think the time study may show why doing it all just isn't possible. The NY classrooms where a lot of this research is done have much longer blocks of literacy time and not as many specials and recess times in their day. Don't beat yourselves up!
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