tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525420763576282592.post8232259708361668935..comments2013-10-04T03:36:38.036-04:00Comments on Teaching with Joy and Purpose: Thinking About Classroom InterventionRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730603563225670809noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525420763576282592.post-79669026553860549282011-02-02T13:43:02.303-05:002011-02-02T13:43:02.303-05:00Wow. Didn't know my question would cause such ...Wow. Didn't know my question would cause such deliberation. My school psych is always asking me what "interventions" I have put into place for specific kids who are struggling. I agree with you- it's not meant to be just a "pull out" program. We need (and can) intervene throughout the day. Whether its tapping A. on the shoulder a couple of minutes before its time to clean up-- because he struggles with transitions. Or talking with C. for a couple of minutes in the morning to listen to his stories and encourage to use one of them for Writing Workshop because he struggles with ideas. Or, "pre-teaching" a whole group lesson with the morning message. I think we intervene a lot more than we think we do. I also think the better we know our kids- what they struggle with, how they succeed, how they veiw themselves as learners- the better we naturally intervene for them throughout the day. <br /><br />Thanks for bringing my own question back around to me. Like you, I will be looking for more ways to intervene across the day!<br /><br />- Miss M.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519356499764724159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525420763576282592.post-79202686596630007082011-02-02T07:46:51.067-05:002011-02-02T07:46:51.067-05:00Thank you for your insightful thought. I am going...Thank you for your insightful thought. I am going to share this with my teachers during collaboration. My fellow literacy coach and I were just talking about the subject of supporting struggling readers and writers, struggling period. Your thoughts will be a great spring board for discussion on what are we doing to help support those kids on a moment to moment basis. Super! MHG:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5525420763576282592.post-58306733505050629232011-01-30T20:40:20.021-05:002011-01-30T20:40:20.021-05:00Wow, wow, wow. Will you write more? You have me ho...Wow, wow, wow. Will you write more? You have me hooked and my brain is swirling with ideas of more "doorway moments" across the day. <br /><br />Your diagram helps make your point more concrete in my mind & I appreciate the snippets of the definition of "intervene." <br /><br />Mostly, though, I appreciate your knack for explaining theory, telling a story, and making them both come together giving me a deeper understanding than when I started.<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing,<br />RuthRuthhttp://twowritingteachers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com