Look for Nancy Fetzer -----Original Message----- From: mosaic-bounces+cllc=ca.rr....@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+cllc=ca.rr....@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Hillary Marchel Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 4:35 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Okay I'll try to start something!
New subject...does anyone have a book or internet site they can recommend for the ELL strategy of front loading vocabulary. Thanks All, Hillary On Oct 22, 2009, at 7:58 AM, Beverlee Paul wrote: > What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research-Based > Programs (2nd Edition)<http://www.amazon.com/What-Really-Matters-Struggling-Readers/dp/020 5443249/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256216206&sr=8-3 > > > by Richard L. Allington is one and another is > What Really Matters in Response to Intervention: Research-based > Designs<http://www.amazon.com/What-Really-Matters-Response-Intervention/dp/0 205627544/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256216206&sr=8-1 > > > by Richard L. Allington > > Also, there is What Really Matters in Fluency: Research-based > Practices > across the Curriculum<http://www.amazon.com/What-Really-Matters-Fluency-Research-based/ dp/0205570585/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256216206&sr=8-4 > > > by Richard L. Allington > > All three are fantastic books!! > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 4:41 AM, Melissa Kile <tchkg...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Doesn't Richard Allington have a book with "struggling readers" in >> the >> title? I know one of our previous principals said that the most >> qualified >> teachers should work w/ our struggling learners, and he said it was >> research-based. Sorry I don't know more details. >> >> Melissa/VA/2nd >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:56 PM, kelley dean <kinderd...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> This year our principal has opted to send our weakest >>> students to a room w/ three teacher's assistants. Prior to >>> this, the highest students were sent while classroom tchrs >>> worked w/lowest five students (30 min.daily). I am >>> strongly opposed to this move. With a reading specialist >>> degree, and nat. board candidate in literacy, I know that >>> the at-risk students need me, their classroom teacher. I >>> have a vested interest in their learning and I know about >>> their interests and learning styles. I certainly have >>> studied the field of education, esp. reading more that than >>> the tchr aides. I will say their classroom offers a nice >>> variety of materials (that look as new today as they did >>> five years ago). >>> Anyway, I need research regarding the importance of at- >>> risk, weak learners benefiting from instruction from their >>> teacher rather than a teacher's assistant. >>> Thank you, Ashley >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Cathleen Cunningham <ccca...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> I few weeks ago I wrote to everyone about my situation during my >> reading >>>> block. Short story . . . we were >>>> told that the students shouldn't be just reading during the reading >>> block, >>>> they should be working at their >>>> station, etc. So I lexile leveled ALL of my books (over 500), >>>> gave the >>>> students their level, and a journal. >>>> Told then if they have a book THEY BETTER HAVE THEIR JOURNALS! >>>> Anyway >> my >>>> question is this... first I love journaling with the kids! I >>>> have a >> few >>>> due >>>> each day and just write a >>>> little but my question is . .. should I chat with them about their >>> grammar, >>>> puncuation, etc? Sometimes >>>> I want to take my purple pen and make the corrections. So who >>>> journals >>>> with >>>> their kids . .. ? Do you >>>> make corrections? I've been really impressed with their >>>> responses to >>> their >>>> books. >>>> >>>> Thanks for your help! >>>> Cathleen >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Kelley Dean >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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. >> >> > > > -- > "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." 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