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Classroom “Tweets”
Like many students today, Connell’s third graders are very aware of social media, so she likes to
implement a classroom version. She asks students to “tweet” about their reading by sharing their
thoughts in 30 words or less.
Connell finds that guiding students with prompts is particularly effective. Try asking: What are you
thinking or wondering about your book right now? or How has one of the characters changed
since you started reading?
To give the activity even more of a social flavor — and to further build comprehension skills — ask
students to add their own hashtags related to the title of the book or the theme of their tweet.
Tic-Tac-Toe
Connell often uses tic-tac-toe boards for her weekly spelling and word studies, and finds the
same concept works just as well for reading responses.
“On days when students are doing a ‘shorty’ response, they can choose an open square on the
tic-tac-toe board and respond to it on a page in their reading binder. Part of the fun is trying to
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This countdown response focuses on the basics. Using a half-page sheet, students are prompted
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“I’ve had students fill this response out without it even being assigned because they’ve had a
sudden epiphany while reading that they want to put down in words,” she says.
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Assessing 5-Minute Reading Responses
Connell considers these quick reading responses as a form of written conversation between her
and the student. As such, she prefers to only write positive comments about what they have done
well or a great insight they had in order to motivate and engage them further.
“While reading their responses, I take note of misunderstandings students may have, or any
redirection they may need, and I save those conversations for when we interact one-on-one,”
she says.
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