Thank you so much for the link. It looks great and definitely something I'll try in September. Wendy -----Original Message----- From: mosaic-bounces+wrob=shaw...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+wrob=shaw...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Dave Middlebrook Sent: July-31-09 9:47 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data
Textmapping is an easy, simple, inexpensive, and effective way to differentiate instruction of book content and comprehension strategies. It is a great fit with the strategies that Ellin Keene and Susan Zimmermann wrote about in Mosaic of Thought, as well as with the broader notion of teaching for deeper understanding that Ellin writes about in her most recent book, To Understand. You can read more about textmapping here: * workshop notes: http://www.textmapping.org/whWorkshopNotes.html#introductionHead * introduction: http://www.textmapping.org/textmapping.html I hope that you find this information useful. - Dave Dave Middlebrook The Textmapping Project A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! USA: (609) 771-1781 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "W.Robertson" <w...@shaw.ca> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data > Sorry to ask such a simple question, but what is text mapping? _______________________________________________ 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.
