Move to Higher Ground – 1
This site has long been a test lab for various ideas in all areas of CI instruction, jGR being one of the more noticeable ones that has impacted no small amount of people. The Classroom Rules furnish another example, as
One Word Image Tip – Walk and Wait
When doing one word images, as we walk to the word on the board, we put our hand on it, then we say it. We don't say it while we are walking toward the board, which can confuse the kids*.
Coaching Notes from Cascadia Sessions
Things to try to put into your OWI teaching that we learned in the Cascadia coaching sessions: Work on pacing. Allow yourself to go slowly. Walk to the words. Put your hand on the word when you say it. Count at
Using the Space in One Word Images
In working with one word images, it is useful to imagine that we are sculpting the character out of invisible "clay" in the space in front of the students. We have to be very specific about the space and its
Starting the Year with One Word Images
I recommend starting any school year with this simple, fun, and powerful strategy. We would of course have Questioning/Circling with Balls involved in a big way in our first weeks of instruction, but the potential to bring great instruction all
Moving Into and Through a Story from an OWI
This is a repost from an article I wrote here a few years ago, after watching John Becker and a few of his colleagues in St. Louis give a textbook example of how to go from an image into a
Support for the Invisibles – 2
This in my view is a significant post here today because it is an example of many such emails that Tina and I have been getting lately in support of our work promoting non-targeted CI instruction. We are seeing proof
Support for the Invisibles – 1
Megan Smallwood is in our PLC, a member of the MO Lift Off Facebook Group started by a district coordinator in St. Louis, Jeff Tamaroff. She only heard about TPRS and CI a few weeks ago when Tina and I
OWI Clarification
If you are using OWI and the Invisibles and are at all confused about how the two terms interface, it is understandable. We can say that one word images are really just class created-characters. So when you see OWI anywhere,
OWI Detail – 6
Q. You mentioned using your hands to work with “clay” in building the one word images. Can you elaborate on that? A. In the same way that a sculptor puts her hands in water and then steps over to a big