Mrs. Miller's Blog Post #4 Independent Reading Conferences for November

Independent Reading Conferencing:

11/19/15

12:40-1:10

·        Student AVW:

Book chosen- “I See Bugs” by Wiley Blevins

Why did you choose this book?  “Because it has bugs in it.”

What did the bugs do in the book?  “They are the same colors as the leaves and they show me what they do.”

Would you recommend this book to someone? Why?  “Yes, because I like it.”

What did you learn? “I learned that they can change the same color as the leaf.”

Can you point to your favorite part and tell us a little bit about it?  “This green one because it has long legs and I like his eyes.”

Will you read this favorite part for me?  “Yes.” (Was able to read with accuracy and fluency, struggled with the word “bug.”)

Can you tell me anything else about this book? “I saw one of these bugs on the field trip, he was crawling on a leaf just like this one.”

·        Student PG:

Book chosen- “We Write” by Ellen Tarlow

Why did you choose this book? “Because I like it, it was brand new.”

What did the students do in the book?  “Write names.”

Would you recommend this book to someone? Why?  “Yes, because they might like it.”

What did you learn? “That kids like to play and stuff.”

Can you point to your favorite part and tell us a little bit about it? “This one because it is super cool.”

Will you read this favorite part for me?  “Yes.” (Could only read the word “we” on the page)

Can you tell me anything else about this book? “This book is really special.”

·        Student DB:

Book chosen- “Elephants Like to” by Janelle Cherrington

Why did you choose this book? “Because it is about elephants.”

What did the elephants do?  “They get water on themselves and they swim.”

Would you recommend this book to someone? Why?  “Yes, because it’s about elephants a lot.”

What did you learn? “That elephants like to swim.”

Can you point to your favorite part and tell us a little bit about it? “Yes”

Will you read this favorite part for me?  “Yes” (turned to page 3 and read “Elephants like to wash.” It was a picture of elephants rolling in the mud. “I like this page because the elephants clean themselves.”

Can you tell me anything else about this book? “They get water up their noses.”

·        Student JH:

Book chosen- “On a Boat” by Minda Novek

Why did you choose this book? “Cause I like boats.”

What do they do on the boat? “They work.”

Would you recommend this book to someone? Why?  “Yes, because they are my friends.”

What did you learn? “I learn to eat apples.”

Can you point to your favorite part and tell us a little bit about it? “This page because it has “go” and “we” on it. (Turns to page 6 and points to those words).

Will you read this favorite part for me?  Read “We go to a boat.” (The words were-we go on a boat).

Can you tell me anything else about this book? “There pictures in the book about the boat.”

·        Student MP:

Book chosen- “Flowers Have Colors” by Janelle Cherrington

Why did you choose this book? “Because I like it.”

What can you tell me about the flowers? “Sometimes flowers grow and sometimes they are yellow.”

Would you recommend this book to someone? Why?  “Yes, because they are nice.”

What did you learn? “Words.”

Can you point to your favorite part and tell us a little bit about it? “This flower has a little thing that is yellow and this flower is a rose. They grow on vines.”

Will you read this favorite part for me?  Read-“This flower is red. This flower is blue.” These were the words on the page but she didn’t point to each word as she read it. She did random pointing.

Can you tell me anything else about this book? “This book has a front cover and a back cover.”

·        Student EC:

Book chosen- “I See Bugs” by Wiley Blevins

Why did you choose this book? “Because it teaches you about bugs.”

What did they the bugs do in this book? “Just stayed there.”

Would you recommend this book to someone? Why?  “Yes, because it’s about bugs.”

What did you learn? “They are good and they were different colors.”

Can you point to your favorite part and tell us a little bit about it? Turns to page 5 and says, “It is green.”

Will you read this favorite part for me?  “I can a green bug.” “Wait a minute, it says I see a green bug.” (It says I see a green bug).

Can you tell me anything else about this book? “It has numbers right here” (points to page numbers). “This bug right here (points to the green grasshopper) is green and he is on a green leaf.”

During my conferences with my focus group I was able to collect the data needed to work with them on their individual weaknesses. Only one of the six students was able to read their favorite page with accuracy and he had to self-correct his reading. The other five students were able to read certain words but not the whole page. All six students have not started to blend words, when they came to a word they didn’t know they made up a word that went with the picture. All six students were able to use the picture to say a word that fit into the sentence. One of the six students is still struggling with pointing to each word as she reads. This is what I will work on with her during our small group time. I really enjoyed talking with my students and having them make connections with the book and the world around them. This information will help me develop individual goals/plans for these students.