A must read: What Really Matters for Struggling Readers (Richard Allington)
Strongly recommended: Words Their Way
To Understand
Jennifer L. Palmer, Ed. D.
Instructional Facilitator
National Board Certified Teacher
Magnolia Elementary (home school)
901 Trimble Road
Joppa, MD 21085
410-612-1553
Fax 410-612-1576
"In every child a touch of greatness!!'
Proud of our Title One School
Norrisville Elementary
5302 Norrisville Road
White Hall, MD 21161
410-692-7810
Fax 410-692-7812
Where Bright Futures Begin!!
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[mosaic-bounces+jennifer.palmer=hcps....@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of
Mena [drmarinac...@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 10:55 AM
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Subject: [MOSAIC] Book list for my Remedial Reading Course
I am considering adding The Cafe Book to my literature circle book list for my
Remedial Reading Course. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I already have
Mosaic of Thought required.
Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D.
Florida Atlantic University
Dept. of Teaching and Learning
College of Education
2912 College Ave. ES 214
Davie, FL 33314
Phone: 954-236-1070
Fax: 954-236-1050
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From: donnfox <donn...@optonline.net>
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
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Sent: Sun, May 6, 2012 11:04 pm
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Daily Five/CAFE
Is there anybody from this listserve that is a New Jersey teacher using Daily 5
and CAFE?
If so could you please email me off list. I would love to visit a classroom in
my state to see how this organization and structure works in a 90 literacy
block.
Thank you,
Donna NJ
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From: "mrs. teacher" <elemteac...@hotmail.com>
To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org>
Subject: [MOSAIC] Daily Five/CAFE
Date: Sun, May 6, 2012 3:28 pm
Hi all! I am in my 4th year of using the Daily Five and my 3rd of using CAFE.
I teach fourth grade. I read somewhere (not sure where) that the sisters
recommend 3-5 teachers only doing 3 of the 5 "rotations" and that it is a
personal program that you should modify to fit your students' needs. I have 45
minutes of CAFE time in my room (this is what we call it). Each day, students
have the option of Read To Self, Listen To Reading, or Word Work. They never
HAVE to do Listen to Reading but if they do, it can only be one day each week
and they MUST do Word Work once a week. However, after the newness of Listen To
Reading wore off, I rarely had students choose that one anymore. Therefore,
most of my students have 45 minutes of sustained, self-selected, on-level
reading four days a week. During this time, I conference with students, giving
them purposes for reading that match their personalized CAFE goal. When I
started this, we blocked and I was the reading teacher. We had 75
minute blocks and 45 of each one was spent doing CAFE time. Last year, we
decided to self-contain (hallelujah!) and the other fourth grade teachers were
excited to try it, as well. One of my team members from last year moved to
second grade last year and now all of second grade is doing CAFE and Daily Five.
I really don't know what I did before I found it. To me, it is what I should
have always been doing but gave me the organization and structure that I was
lacking in order to do what I knew needed to be done.
> STACIE, thanks for your post. I recently had the opportunity to
> observe in two CAFE classrooms where there is a 90-min. literacy block.
> I was impressed with the management and how the students knew what the
> expectations were in each rotation. Here's my concern, and it's really
> for those of youout there who are Columbia trained and also know Daily 5/CAFE:
> With students changing stations every 22 minutes or so after the minilesson,
>
> Where's the sustained engagement with 'just right' text?
> Where's the conferring at the heart of the workshop?
>
>
> I would so love feedback from Columbia folks, and if it is more appropriate to
> contact me directly rather than through this list serve, please do.
>
> Thanks for all your input and support everyone.
>
> Martha
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