"Here's what I'm planning to do on my inquiry between now and the December meeting ...."
I have identified my 3 focal students and each has received a notebook to use as a "word notebook". They are writing down any word that interests them during the time I read aloud (about 15-20 minutes daily). Before the December meeting I plan to have a lunch meeting with these three students to talk about what they wrote, why they chose the words they did, what questions they have, and generally talk about words. I plan on video taping this meeting so I can review it several times and watch for growth and changes in the words they choose or the reasons they choose them.
"One thing I'm wondering about is ..."
What I'm pondering now is how to take the data collection deeper. I think I have to wait until I meet with them to hear what they have to say. I've glanced at their notebooks and the words they are choosing are varied, so I'll be curious to hear their reasoning. On student, the student who is ELL and struggles with English, has written "What does it mean?" and "vocabulary" all over the cover of her journal. She so wants to know what all words mean!
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