Live Reading follow up...

So... since the lesson was so successful and since my ladies begged me for a copy of the text that we had produced... I adapted another of Jason Renshaw's resources found here to create a piece of follow up work which again adapts another JR idea... the wordwise sheets.

This is my finished piece:

  Download Live Reading Valentines Day

I guess it's nothing that special to anyone else but I know my learners will love it and it'll give me a chance to go over the vocabulary they said was unfamiliar and hopefully embed it a little bit deeper into their consiousness than most normal vocab activities.

I came back from work on such a high, showed it to my husband who tried to be suitably impressed and encouraging about a topic he knows very little about :-)

It just looks professional and more than that it's theirs... they made it! One of my fellow teacher's even said she'd like to use it with her lower level class as a reading. What a compliment for my class when I tell them :-)

Comments

[Naomishema]

I Am very impressed by the worksheet ! got to you through JR's tweets /blog but I still don't undersand the live reading system. I would like to hear more about how it went and how you worked with it!
Love the name of your blog!
Naomi Epstein
http://visualisingideas.edublogs.org/

[Anna Rose]

Hi Naomi

I'm glad you like the name :-) What a nice compliment!

I know the worksheet does make me happy! It just looks so professional! I'd love to take credit for the design but it's all JR's Word magic! I just adapted it... changed a few colours etc... and then wrote up our reading and a few activities! Very easy to do... but with a very satisfying outcome!

With regards to how it works if you look at the comment I made in response to Chris in the previous post I tried to explain in a bit more detail.

Also JR did a very detailed account of how to do it here: http://jasonrenshaw.typepad.com/jason_renshaws_web_log/2011/01/the-live-reading-approach-explained.html

Does that help at all? Let me know if not.

Thanks :-)

[Naomishema]

I'll check out the explanations, thanks!
I've subscribed to your blog feeds but was unable to subscribe to comments from this post. Can you see if it is possible? On the blogs that I follow I'm notified if there are replies or additional comments after I commented! Don't want to miss out!
naomi

[Anna Rose]

Hi Naomi

I think I've done that but I'm a bit new to this whole blogging thing (three days old) so can you let me know if it's worked! :-)

Thanks

[Naomishema]

Both things worked. I didn't realize I had to click the comment feed at THE TOP - haven't encountered that before.
It was very helpful to read your explanation in conjunction with The Raven's. i understand now. Have to see how it oculd work for me - I teach in the format of a learning center with mixed levels and we don't speak in English (deaf students). Fascinating to adapt such ideas!

[Anna Rose]

That's great... thanks for letting me know.

Wow that does sound fascinating. I'd love to hear how you get on... :-)

[Anna Rose]

I was thinking about this after visiting your site and was wondering if this could work very visually... e.g. you show them a Wh word on a card along with a picture for example images of Valentine's Day ( or whatever the subject of your reading was) They then sign to you what they want you to write... you could then show them another picture prompt to get them thinking about the next question etc.. whilst you signed questions to them.

I have no idea if that would work!! Just thinking out loud really.

[Naomishema]

i appreciate that! Sign language is a separate language so it doesn't amtter if I'm talking Hebrew (L1) or signing (other L1). But I've been thinking about it, even if the discussion takes place in L1 but it results in a personalized text in L2 which we can then work on is a worthwhile goal! Thanks!

[Anna Rose]

Well do let me know what happens... sounds so fascinating :-)

[Jason Renshaw]

Really liked this version, Anna.

I think you also hit on two things which, though simple, I think lie at the heart of doing things well in the classroom:

- Making things with the learners (not for them)
- Giving them material that looks professional

Those two things facilitate a lot of pride and ongoing enthusiasm for both learners and teacher, and those just can't be overestimated in the long-haul game we're in here.

Cheers,

- J

[Anna Rose]

Thank you... and it is so true... the session I blogged about today was exactly like that because of the reasons you describe and again a lot of enthusiasm and pride from me and the learners. Please don't ever underestimate the impact that your blog has had ... certainly on me... and clearly on many others as well.

You've modelled something really special and life giving.