We are going to be practicing having super conversations throughout the year because they are going to need it for the rest of their lives.
Today in reading we discussed how to have a SUPER conversation. This is such an essential skill for these third graders to learn. They will use it their entire lives. We talked about that to have those deep and meaningful conversations about books, ones that get you thinking in new ways, you have to be a good listener. You can't be thinking about what you are going to say while the other person is talking. All too often, students just take turns talking about their idea, instead of RESPONDING to what the other person said with a comment or a question. There are many adults that still struggle with this. After discussing it and modeling it, students were paired up to have a conversation about who they are as a reader so far this year. Students could share their reading logs (which has all the books they've started this year, along with their genre), how their reading homework is going at home, or a book they are currently reading. After they had a conversation for a bit, students reflected on how they did on today's learning target. It looks like students still felt like they really needed to work on asking follow up questions.
We are going to be practicing having super conversations throughout the year because they are going to need it for the rest of their lives.
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