Conferring

 The purpose of an individual reading or writing conference is to help the student become more skilled in that area. A conference may often be referred to as a detailed //conversation.// The conversation should include what the child is currently doing as a reader/writer, and how the child can become a better reader/writer. Each conference should have the following characteristics:


 * **Conferences have a point to them. **
 * **Conferences have a predictable structure. **
 * **In conferences, we pursue lines of thinking with students. **
 * **Teachers and students have conversational roles in conferences. **
 * **In conferences, we show students we care about them.**

EXECUTION- what you DO AT the conference.
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