Mini – Lesson Pre- Briefing: Reading is like a Puzzle

15th Feb 2009 Posted in: MINI-LESSONS

Each week I share with you one of the best parts of my job – working with students!  These mini lessons explore important skills and strategies to help students become the confident and successful readers I know they can be.

What you do not regularly see is the conversation that I have with teachers before the work in the classroom happens. These pre- briefing sessions are an important part of the coaching process as they set up the planning and preperation necessary for intentional teaching.

This pre-briefing session explores how reading is like a fitting pieces of a puzzle together. The conversation  with students can be viewed here  :  Puzzle Lesson