Hi Lynnette, If you google First Steps Literacy you will be able to get to the First Steps PD site. There should be a link on there where you can choose the American site. I hope that this works.
Robyn > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:19:11 -0400 > From: vandy...@michigan.gov > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] First Steps > > There appeared to be problems with the site when I went there. > I could not read the publications entries although it was clear from the > headings on the webpage that this was the appropriate link. > > Lynnette > > Lynnette Van Dyke > MDE English Language Arts Consultant > MRA & MCTE Liaison > NWP Consultant > vandy...@michigan.gov > 517-241-3508 > www.michigan.gov/ela > www.michigan.gov/glce > www.michigan.gov/hsce > > Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to > development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation > and active citizenship." ~ Kofi Annan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org > [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Robyn Kouw > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:12 AM > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] First Steps > > > Yes, they do Tamara and also in PE and now thinking. > > The Literacy books are the only ones that I have really used and trained > in. The others came out after I became a Literacy Coordinator, so I > have never had a real opportunity to use them. I can definitely vouch > for the Literacy set, and have had training with two of the authors. > They are fantastic, and well founded in theory as well as classroom > based research. > > Robyn > > > From: twestmorel...@redlands.nsw.edu.au > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:55:26 +1000 > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] First Steps > > > > They also have books for each strand in Mathematics. > > ________________________________________ > > From: mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org > [mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Robyn Kouw > [kou...@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:09 AM > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] First Steps > > > > Hi Lynnette, > > > > > > > > First Steps produce the following books at elementary level: > > > > Writing Map of Development second edition > > > > Writing Resource Book second edition > > > > Reading Map of Development second edition > > > > Reading Resource Book second edition > > > > Speaking and Listening Map of Development second edition > > > > Speaking and Listening Resource Book second edition > > > > Viewing Map of Development second edition > > > > Viewing Resource Book second edition > > > > and a book that fits with all of these called: Linking Assessment > Teaching and Learning > > > > > > > > The only books that I am not familiar with are the Viewing books. > > > > Each strand comes with a CD Rom. > > > > > > > > There are also books aimed at secondary school (high school), but I am > not familiar with them. > > > > > > > > I hope that this helps. > > > > > > > > Robyn > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:35:18 -0400 > > > From: vandy...@michigan.gov > > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] First Steps > > > > > > Would you happen to have the names of the texts that can be > purchased > > > that you are suggesting below? > > > > > > Lynnette > > > > > > Lynnette Van Dyke > > > MDE English Language Arts Consultant > > > MRA & MCTE Liaison > > > NWP Consultant > > > vandy...@michigan.gov > > > 517-241-3508 > > > www.michigan.gov/ela > > > www.michigan.gov/glce > > > www.michigan.gov/hsce > > > > > > Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential > to > > > development and health, and opens the way for democratic > participation > > > and active citizenship." ~ Kofi Annan > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org > > > [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Robyn Kouw > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:28 AM > > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] First Steps > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I see that there has been a lot of discussion about how to > effectively > > > teach the rest of the class while taking a reading or writing focus > > > group such as guided reading or guided writing. I am wondering if > > > anyone has come across the First Steps resources (2nd edition). They > > > were written in Australia after many years of research and trial and > are > > > now used internationally. The resources provide develpmental maps in > > > reading, writing, speaking and listening; and a multitude of > wonderful > > > assessment tools, teaching strategies and activities aimed at > students. > > > Linked to assessment it makes it easy to target the needs of > students > > > and differentiate teaching to support student learning. It is not a > > > curriculum and is not prescriptive, it is purely a proven resource > that > > > can fit alongside any curriculum. > > > > > > The American site for the resources and Professional Development is: > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://ssl22.chi.us.securedata.net/stepspd.org/merchantmanager/index.ph > > > p?cPath=2 > > > > > > > > > > > > For anyone committed to teaching to the needs of the students, this > is > > > well worth a look. I am a huge fan! > > > > > > > > > > > > Robyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: lesp...@aol.com > > > > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:20:08 -0400 > > > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Daily Five in Upper Elementary > > > > > > > > Angela, > > > > > > > > In my school, there is no switching of classes. Each teacher > spends > > > the > > > > whole literacy block with his class. So could you see Daily Five, > with > > > the > > > > options as outlined in the book, working on a daily basis with a > 4th > > > grade > > > > class? > > > > > > > > If one child is doing Reading with Partner, then I guess that > child's > > > > partner is doing the Listen to Reading portion. How does that > always > > > work out > > > > and does it take too much time for kids to arrange? > > > > > > > > And BTW, what is EOG and do you substitute that for writing since > you > > > are > > > > not the one who teaches writing? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Leslie > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/27/2009 4:39:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > > > angela_alm...@scs.k12.nc.us writes: > > > > > > > > I use Daily Five in my fourth grade class. I don't do it > completely as > > > > the book suggests but I do use all parts of it. This is my first > year > > > > using it and I have found lots of things I am going to change and > > > tweek > > > > next year. > > > > > > > > We switch classes. I teach Reading and there is another teacher > that > > > > teaches Writing. I teach and we do small group activities for 45 > > > minutes > > > > and then spend 30 minutes doing Daily Five each day. It actually > turns > > > > into a Weekly Five. Their choices are: Read To Self, Listen To > > > Reading, > > > > Read With a Partner, Word Work, and EOG Practice (in the place of > the > > > > writing piece). This EOG Practice choice is my answer to test prep > > > taking > > > > up so much class time. > > > > > > > > Daily Five is my saving grace! SSR was not working for me and we > are > > > > required to do 30 minutes of SSR each day. Every teacher in my > school > > > > will tell you that SSR is a time when the kids perfect their fake > > > reading. > > > > I was so not satisfied with this and decided to implement Daily > Five > > > this > > > > year. It has helped so much! Now those resistant readers who had > > > > mastered the fake reading have other options. So for 30 minutes > every > > > > day, every single one of my students is engaged in a reading > activity > > > > while I have time to do conferences, running records, or > > > interventions. > > > > > > > > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org writes: > > > > >Has anyone used Daily Five in upper elementary or middle school. > > > Middle > > > > >school ELA tends to be an "English" class, literature based, with > > > writing > > > > > > > > > >woven in. 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