The Self-Selected Block provides
students with opportunities to practice reading appropriate level
material. This is also the area where you can incorporate all
your reading strategy lessons. You should be realistic about the
length of time your child can remain on task, which would be approximately
10 minutes. While the students are reading the teacher conferences
with one student at a time. During this conference, the teacher
asks a few questions about what they have chosen. The child then
reads out loud from the selection. A running record can be completed
if desired. When the timer rings, students return their books
to their baskets at their tables. They then move to the rug for
a group share, or book talk.
