Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hA1FQmV19203; Sat, 1 Nov 2003 10:26:48 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 10:26:48 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <132.26aa1d82.2cd5295a@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Cleomathew@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9592] RE: Dialogue/reflective journals X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Mac - Post-GM sub 147 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 1106 Lines: 24 Hello all, I started using journaling in my beginning ESL class when the class got large. I wanted to know the students better individually, but there was never enough time in class. I have since fallen in love with journaling. Initially I tried to do dialogue journaling but it was too difficult for most of my beginning students. Now we do a guided writing exercise, and they are invited to write about anything that they want and I will respond. Most only do the guided writing exercises, but a few do write pages a week for me to read. One student likes for me to give her a list of 5 unrelated words and then she uses them in a sentence or sentences. I used to respond every day with comments and stickers, but it was taking too much time. Now I respond on the weekend. The stickers are very popular, especially my silly fish stickers. I think most feel a sense of accomplishment in the journals, and I clearly see improvements over time and so can they. Thanks for the ideas and discussion, Christina L. Mathew ESL Teacher with DeKalb Tech. Adult Ed. Atlanta, GA cleomathew@aol.com
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