Conferring Newsletter(CR)
All About Conferring
Conferring is the purposeful conversation teachers have with students to assess current skills and provide immediate and targeted instruction. The goal is to uncover a reader’s thinking, understandings or reflections, in order to teach to their current needs, and move them to independence as a reader.
Full Conference
The full conference is often 4-7 minutes and follows the steps listed above: research, compliment, teach and link.
Mini Conference
There are different types of mini conferences. These typically last 2-3 minutes and may reflect part of the full conference but not the entire process.
Record Keeping
It is important to document the work the students are doing during conferences. Examples of how you may do this can will be discussed in coach meetings.
Conferring Video Resources
Here are a few video resources you may be interested in, in addition to those shared at the rollout presentation:
1. Rick's Reading Workshop: One-on-One
2. Jennifer Seravallo: Mini Conference