Literacy Matters - Vol 21 - Winter 2021

Members of group #___: insert student names with abbreviations for names Date: Mental imaging for: insert sentence or paragraph

Challenges

Successes

 __ K __ struggled deciding on content of square 1  ____ struggled deciding on content of square 2  ____ struggled deciding on content of square 3  ____ struggled deciding on content of square 4  ____ struggled deciding on content of square __

 __ B __ read sentence/passage with clear pronunciation and proper intonation  ____ put all ___ squares out confidently after short thinking  ____ helped others, namely __________________________________________________  ____ showed proper listening posture (attention, focus)  ____ asked peers appropriate, thought-provoking questions  ____ retold each fact properly touching squares  ____ (insert other)

Literacy Matters Reading Matters

 ____ could not concentrate at all  ____ interrupted others improperly  ____ didn’t ask for peer support

 ____ struggled reading sentence/passage aloud  ____ struggled retelling sentence paragraph while touching squares  ____ struggled retelling sentence/paragraph without touching squares  ____ retold x/ x facts correctly but missed _______________________________________________________  ____ (insert other)

Ideas for future mental images practice

Individual students : Notes could be: • Make sure D has moved around before activity and put D with G to work in team on next sentence • For K to experience success, have K work with T. J. in a team; if that does not work out, put K in next lower group • J. seems ready to be the reader- give J. reading task to start with next time. • Do not make A. a reader yet; too insecure. Make her reader next week and practice reading the sentence with her several times or pair with B. to practice Group overall: Notes could be: • Keep for next practice this way • Use same/easier/ more complex sentence structure • Specific note on text type: Use sentence/passage with because/ therefore, moreover/in addition, however/in spite of

Figure 2 Performance Check Chart for Teachers

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