Keeping the trajectory in mind. This resource will better help me adhere to all of my Ss specific needs for the variety of levels they are reading at. The way Jennifer Serravallo analyzes what skills and strategies are required of the S at each level is so helpful. #HCPSRead

Follow up week 3: this student used a level text T, and identified key details. The S supports a main idea with several key details from the text and connects it to the main idea. Next step: categorize comparisons. #HCPSRead

Hi! Samantha Ciaccio from Mitchell Elementary. Excited for another night on twitter #HCPSRead

Getting to know your students is the foundation for everything you do inside of your classroom. Not only to understand their strengths and needs and to ensure academic success, but before you can do any of that they've got to trust you. #HCPSRead

Continued A1: I currently use conferences and reading interviews but would love to try the identity webs. #HCPSRead

A2:Whole book assessments reminds me of the story with Vanessa from beginning of book and how esssential it is to assess our Ss on not just the short passage books, rather allow them to dive deeper and get a better and bigger understanding of an entire book. #HCPSRead

A2 continued: It also allows us to assess and hone in on their goals and skills that they need while helping create the stamina. #HCPSRead

A3: this helps with what to assess our students on. knowing what their specific needs are and what to look for in order to help us properly set goals with them. #HCPSRead

A4: Being departmentalized and having two blocks of 25 kids each, shorter assessments are a quicker way to assess a large amount of students in a short period of time. identifying one or two goals to assess them on. #HCPSRead

A5: Creating a classroom library that is organized and easily accessible for my students is crucial to foster their love of reading independently. Keeping up with leveling ALL of my books is a goal I set for myself and so important for my Ss. #HCPSRead

A5 continued: so that after we have assessed and set goals on levels with them, they can immediately access their specific level and spend more time reading independently, instead of searching through the books to find the right one. #HCPSRead

Follow up week IV: I gave my Ss a reading interest survey, so that I could implement more engaging books along with a mixture of levels. This helps to ensure I am doing my best to have a classroom library that is easily accessible and based on their wants and needs. #HCPSRead

Hi everyone! Samantha Ciaccio from Mitchell Elementary. excited for another night on twitter #HCPSRead

A1: I love the helpful language to use in goal setting conferences on page 222. Those will definitely be added to my binder for reading conferences. While I always use a form during my conferences, I love the idea of handing them back a sticky note with strategy steps.#HCPSRead

Strategy usage is a way of scaffolding our students to help guide them in the direction of their specific needs and goals whether it be individually or group. The sample strategies aligned to levels for fiction and non fiction gives us a understanding of what the S will #HCPSRead

A2 continued: what the student will need to be able to grasp in understanding the strategy. These will help create efficiency inside of group work or individual. #HCPSRead

A3: different structures allow us to give our Ss a variety of ways to engage in their texts. These structures remind us of the importance of differentiation inside of our classrooms. All Ss learn differently and as educators we must expose them to as many options. #HCPSRead

A4: The section on close reading affirms the need for deep thinking and discussion from us and our students. Promoting the discussion to be led and facilitated by our students while we help to kick off their discussion and interest in the text. #HCPSRead

A5: understanding text characteristics and the variety of levels has been eye opening for me as a teacher. This book has become a great tool to keep with me in my classroom to use at all parts of the reading block whether it be whole group, small, or individual. #HCPSRead

A5continued: I've enjoyed reading the insight she offers to help adhere to the needs of all different types of readers. #HCPSRead