Conferring with Readers and Writers
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Conferring...Where the Magic Happens!
Conferring is where the magic happens. It’s the heartbeat of the literacy block.
Conferring helps teachers do the important work of seeing the rich and beautiful variety of individual students in the classroom and to honor and cherish where each student is with their learn- ing (Paley 2000).
-Jennifer Serravallo
Conferring VS Checking In
Talk with your group about the difference between conferring and checking in.
Jot your thoughts on your chart.
Share out
3 Types of Conferences
Research-Decide-Teach
As you watch the video what do you notice?
- time?
- intention?
- next steps?
Research-Decide-Teach conference
Coaching Conference
Coaching Conference
Compliment Conference
What do you notice?
How is this conference different?
How do you see this being a valuable conference in your classroom?
Compliment Conferences
How can you capture the data from conferences?
How are you documenting your work with students?
What is your next step?
- Talk to those around you.
- Write your goal/next step on a post-it.
- Discuss with your group if you choose to share.
Interested in learning more? Want to try it out?
Want to explore and learn more? Below are some articles to read on your own. There are also great books you can explore. See below...if interested check the library and if you don't find it see me and I will see what I can do!
Want to try it out? Please email me and we can set up a time to do some conferring with your students, visit other classrooms, or do some research together on conferring.