Conferencing:

During the independant reading time the teacher should be circling around the class and taking running records. Conferences provide the teacher with an opportunity to assess individual student needs so that instruction can then be personalized for optimal student learning to take place.

Process Main

Reading:

Students may be trying strategies that they learned during the mini-lesson or focus on a particular reading strategy that they have set as one of their goals.

Responding:

During independent reading time the students may choose to respond to the literature they are reading. They may be discussing their reactions to the book (positive or negative), making personal connections, discussing their interpretations of the story, or commenting on the writer's craft.