This past year in second grade I used the Junior Great Books program. This was for my above kids and I was blessed to have a mom that worked with that group twice a week. It was great because all the higher level work was scribed there. The kids seemed to enjoy having their own special books and I noticed more connections in their discussions too.
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:17 AM, <drmarinac...@aol.com> wrote: > Elmira! I just left Western New York..Leroy:) Back to HOTTTT!! Florida:( > You have a great problem:) Usually teachers need to know high interest low > readability..you need high interest...high readability....the last time > someone asked about this I was stumped...but I did some research and some > gifted teachers say that the best thing to use are classics in their > original version!!! Try it:) Find any classic piece of literature that would > be at the second grade interest level however ususally the original version > has much more challenging text readability. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: glowas...@aol.com > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Sent: Mon, Jul 6, 2009 3:43 pm > Subject: [MOSAIC] reading help for second grade > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Everyone and Happy Summer! > > I have been a special education teacher for 22 years. In September, I > will be a first time second grade teacher. I am very excited about this > new > endeavor. It has re-energized me and I feel like a brand-new teacher. I > have been doing comprehension strategies for several years now, as a > push-in > support teacher and have collaborated with the general education teachers > on many occasions. > > My question is this: I know that I am going to have some top-notch > readers coming into second grade who can also comprehend (fifth-sixth > grade). > I > am wondering if anyone has suggestions as to the best way to find reading > material that is at the appropriate reading level of the student but is > also > at their maturity level. I would appreciate authors, titles, series, etc. > > Thank you for your help! > > Sincerely, > Denise Glowaski > Elmira Heights, NY > > **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy > Steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377077x1201454398/aol?redir= > http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jul > yExcfooterNO62) > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
