- Welcome to the #WholeBookApproach twitter chat! I’ll start by posting numbered ?s from @whbeck’s students, along w my numbered, threaded responses. Say hello, tag me, & use the hashtag to chime in w your own ?s & comments. I’ll catch up asap!
- @MDowdLambert Hi @MDowdLambert! Looking forward to hearing your replies!
- @MDowdLambert @whbeck Using so much of this for my #vcfa lecture on picturebooks! One of my favorite classes! #WholeBookApproach #simmons #am writing
- @MDowdLambert Hi Meghan! Just joining in on the conversation. Hoping to learn a lot of new ideas. #wholebookapproach
- Hi @MDowdLambert I'm tuning in to your discussion for some awesome tips for storytelling with kids! 📚#WholeBookApproach
- @MDowdLambert I'm sending out my first live tweet ever...Thanks for answering our class questions! I'm SO excited a… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/960683002861969408 …
- Q1 What do you do when all the children start yelling out answers to questions, or continue to yell out as you’re reading? #WholeBookApproach
- A1 Yelling out responses or comments is usually fine w me. I’d much rather have a rowdy group than a silent one, & I don’t insist that kids raise their hands to respond to questions. #WholeBookApproach
- A1 Think of interruptions/yelling out as signs of engagement—it’s great when kids want to talk about what you’re reading together. #WholeBookApproach
- @MDowdLambert Yes, I so agree!
- A1 The key is to think of your role as facilitating discussion. So if everyone is talking at once & it’s chaotic instead of engaging & dynamic, name the problem & invite kids to solve it: #WholeBookApproach
- “Wow! There are so many good ideas, but I can’t hear everyone. So let’s count to 3 & then I want to hear from you 1 @ a time.” #WholeBookApproach
A1 My book Reading Picture Books with Children (@charlesbridge 2015) has a section on group management techniques http://megandowdlambert.com/reading-picture-books-with-children/ … #WholeBookApproach pic.twitter.com/sydAMjlBaW- Q2 How do you balance engaged reading during storytimes and every child wanting to share a story? #WholeBookApproach
- A2 I call this the “I have a dog” scenario: if I show a picture of a dog, everyone wants to tell me about their dogs. I try to use an approach of validation & redirection. #WholeBookApproach
- A2 Validation might look like: “Lots of you want to talk about dogs. Raise you have a dog. Raise your hand if you’re scared of dogs. Raise your hand if you wish you had a dog.” #WholeBookApproach
- @MDowdLambert Great, all inclusive
- A2 Redirection: I find a kid who hasn’t spoken up much/at all and call on them to redirect back to the book. “You said you have a dog. Is it white like the one in this picture?” #WholeBookApproach
- A2 The validation/redirection idea is very much like the Connect and Redirect approach to discipline found in Siegel & Bryson’s Whole-Brain Child: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/playground-neuroscience-connect-and-redirect-barbora-bridle … You must 1st connect w a child, then you can redirect. #WholeBookApproach
- A2 Validating kids’ responses/comments/questions/emotions meets them where they are & tells them you hear them & care about what they have to say—even if they’re off-topic. Then they’re better able to follow your lead back to the book & the group discussion #WholeBookApproach
- Q3 Is it best to take a backseat & let children talk thru their questions? And if so, do you think allowing children to help each other work thru their questions creates a better learning environment bc they’re communicating w their peers? #WholeBookApproach
- A3 I think you’ve answered your 1st ? w your 2nd one! This is related to Vygotsky’s Zones of Proximal Development & Peer Collaboration: http://montessorimuddle.org/2011/07/12/scaffolding-and-peer-learning-thinking-about-vygotskys-zone-of-proximal-development/ … #WholeBookApproach
- A3 Again, think of your role as facilitating the discussion so that you end up being, like the saying goes, “the guide on the side rather than the sage on the stage.” #WholeBookApproach
- Q4 How do you encourage participation and engagement from more than a core group (one or 2) of children during storytime? #WholeBookApproach
- A4 To prevent kids from dominating discussion I try to connect & redirect w statements like “You’ve said so many great things at storytime. I think your ideas have helped other kids have good ideas too.” #WholeBookApproach
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