Fulfilling the Promise Pgs. 104-119

I really enjoyed this weeks reading....I actually was a nice(much needed break) from all the stuff running through my head! Things that need to be done, requirements for this assignment and that, stuff to plan for. It was nice to look at somthing and just enjoy seeing new ideas and not have to do too much figuring. I can really see how I could use the schedule chart. I actually saw somthing simalar done in a Kindergarten room( however it was layed out on a low bulliten board) using little metal tags on nails with students name on them , to signify where to go , what to work on and with what group. the tags were color-coded which made it simple for the students. This schedule is very neat and organized and seems like it would be simple to rotate the students for the folowing day or throughout the week. I was a bit confused on the checklists of student skills. Are the skills monitored by the student reading to the teacher one on one? It seems likea great strategy other than that, helping to find out what you can do to help that particular student. Writing Bingo also seemed like a long term idea that would keep the students excited and get them to Really write in the many different forms. I really liked it!