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1. Hi, Judi.  Well, this post is a bit late so I suspect you've already started Wringer.  I wonder how it's going with your students.  I teach high school so I don't teach this particular book.  In general, I would say that it always takes my students a day or two to get used to the audio.  There are sometimes complaints at the beginning so I just make it clear that we will listen for x number of pages and then if the class chooses, we will read without the audio.  This makes them happy because they feel like they have a choice and all of my classes have chosen to listen to the audio once they get used to it.  I think it's just a matter of adjusting to a new reader - a new voice.

   The only other general thing I might add is that when I first started PITR I wanted to do many of the activities and use lots of graphic organizers and my students found that overwhelming.   I had to learn to choose one or two of the most important strategies to work with.

   I hope you and your students are having a good experience with PITR.  I look forward to reading future posts to see what was successful and what you need to adjust.

   lee :)  

    

    

   Lee Corey on Friday, 11 April 2008, 21:00 CDT # |