I feel like my conferences are getting stale…I wonder what some of you use as questions to guide your conferences.
Here are a couple of suggestions:
Not really questions, but have you ever used the “I Can” bookmarks with your kiddos? Sometimes just introducing something new can “ooomph” up our conferencing. There are “I Can” bookmarks for many strategies, and they can be used as reminders during Read to Self time, as well.
https://www.thedailycafe.com/cafe/resources/i-can-bookmarks
One area I often try to remind myself of is to keep conferences short. Sometimes we (I) get ourselves a bit too involved in what we’re doing rather than concentrating on what the child is saying–does that make sense? The link below links to a document to remind us of how to keep in mind when conferring. http://www.thedailycafe.com/sites/default/files/legacy_files/Conferring_how_to1%5B1%5D.pdf
Just somethings to think about . . .
Here are a few that come to mind that really get the student doing more of the talking during the conference:
Also I LOVE looking over the running records with the students and having a conversation about what information this gives us about their reading.
Title | Category | Replies | Views | Activity |
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Is CAFE going to be aligned with the Texas TEKS? | CAFE | 8 | 6.5k | 9 months 2 weeks |
Alignment of Daily 5 & CAFE with Cambridge Learning Outcomes | CAFE | 0 | 4.8k | 2 years 3 months |
CAFE strategies book list | CAFE | 10 | 5.8k | 2 years 3 months |
Alignment with Australian Curriculum | CAFE | 4 | 1.3k | 2 years 5 months |
Lesson Planning | CAFE | 0 | 1.7k | 4 years 2 months |
Question about Comprehension--Use Prior Knowledge to Connect with Text | CAFE | 0 | 950 | 4 years 2 months |
Sharing Videos Online | CAFE | 2 | 1.1k | 4 years 3 months |
Daily 5, small groups, and conferring 6 feet away | CAFE | 4 | 1.6k | 4 years 3 months |
New Ready Reference guides | CAFE | 6 | 2.5k | 4 years 3 months |
Mini Lesson Variety | CAFE | 1 | 1.7k | 4 years 3 months |
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