Re: [MOSAIC] Peer Training and S/T conversations
All you need to do is check with your district. They will have a policy, forms, etc. Our policy applies to video put on the web. Marsha ___ 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] Guided Reading
I have never been trained in Guided Reading and having been reading up on it. My question is this-Do the students need to be reading a text that they can read independently? I teach third grade and am required to use the leveled readers that come with out basal series. Only problem is that for about half my class the lowest level leveled reader is too difficult. I have one child who is capable of reading 44 kindergarten sight words and that is about it! Rosie ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading---Sight Words (for Rosie)
Rosie, Are you teaching and practicing the sight words each week? When I taught 2nd grade, I made a packet of the lists for my students. One packet stayed in school in a 'special folder,' the other went home in a folder---with directions glued to the inside pocket, so parents would know how to help their child practice. We practiced in school, kids practiced at home, and either a parent volunteer or I 'tested' them each week. The goal was to read the weekly list in a minute or less--to develop fluency. The words they knew, they owned; the others were added to next week's list for them to practice. In that way, the Dolch list was individualized. Do you have access to the Dolch words? If not, I could easily find them for you on the Internet and email to you. Let me know. Barbara/6th/FL -Original Message- On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have never been trained in Guided Reading and having been reading up on it. My question is this-Do the students need to be reading a text that they can read independently? I teach third grade and am required to use the leveled readers that come with out basal series. Only problem is that for about half my class the lowest level leveled reader is too difficult. I have one child who is capable of reading 44 kindergarten sight words and that is about it! Rosie ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading
Rosie The point of guided reading is to provide support to children with text that is just slightly beyond their ability to read independently, yet at a level which will allow them the opportunity to be successuful with guidance as they acquire new skills and strategies to generalize to their independent reading. This often means letting go of grade level expectations, teaching to the needs of students who may be below (or above) those expectations. Lori On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:29:39 EST , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: I have never been trained in Guided Reading and having been reading up on it. My question is this-Do the students need to be reading a text that they can read independently? I teach third grade and am required to use the leveled readers that come with out basal series. Only problem is that for about half my class the lowest level leveled reader is too difficult. I have one child who is capable of reading 44 kindergarten sight words and that is about it! Rosie ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading
I teach third grade and am required to use the leveled readers that come with out basal series. Only problem is that for about half my class the lowest level leveled reader is too difficult. I have one child who is capable of reading 44 kindergarten sight words and that is about it! Since many people have jumped in and defined guided reading as instructional level, here is a possible solution for your leveling issues. Can you borrow guided readers from grades one or two for the half of your class who is reading instructionally at that level. I have done this in the past for both reading and math. That way you are still using the required materials and not hurting your students' instruction. Also, many of the series have multiage adaptations anyway, so the skills and the themes are similar. Obviously, your little one who is reading so significantly below grade level will need a whole separate intervention... Just a suggestion...good luck! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Passion . . .dispassionate teaching
Just want you all to know how much better I feel hearing you all speak to what I have been feeling lately. It's hard for the kids to enjoy school when I find I'm not enjoying teaching (to the test) anymore. Not to get political here, but why isnt the NEA and other local teachers unions getting more vocal about NCLB as it is coming up for renewal soon? It seems the union is only looking for more funding of the law and not addressing its truly harmful issues. Wouldn't it be great if they sponsored a Million Teacher March on Washington- I'd certainly go! Sorry to vent here- Kathy ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] art/music/p.e. strategies
In a message dated 12/28/2006 3:40:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone have any neat ideas for the art, music and p.e. teachers in their support of all the great comprehension and literacy strategies we all talk about on this listserv? Carrie I don't have it home with me, but there is a book called something like Teaching Comprehension Through the Arts that sounds exactly what you're looking for. I think it's an International Reading Association book. Good luck! Kerry ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] art/music/p.e. strategies
Our school's P.E. teacher is trained in Brain Gym and Smart Gym. I'm not familiar with it but she teaches them how to use their bodies to make their brains reach their full potential. There are certain movements that promote scientific thinking, math, reading, handwriting, etc. They use them on their own in class and it really connects what she is doing in gym with what they are doing in the classroom. Angela Hatley Almond Fourth Grade East Albemarle Elementary School ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] art/music/p.e. strategies
The strategies apply to all the areas you mentioned so any lesson for reading would probably be adaptable to the class. Visualizing a piece of music is easy enough. Let them listen and write about what they see. Many ballets are based on fairy tales, so you could play selections and have them figure out what story is being told musically. A piece of art can bring questioning, symbolism, prediction, or making connections. Use graphic novels to tell stories. Sports can predict what moves a player might make, make connections between other sports, ask questions, etc. Have students watch a taped sporting activity and stop it so they can predict what will happen next. A little brainstorming and you should be fine Bill - Original Message - From: Carrie Cahill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 3:39 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] art/music/p.e. strategies Does anyone have any neat ideas for the art, music and p.e. teachers in their support of all the great comprehension and literacy strategies we all talk about on this listserv? Carrie ___ 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. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.29/607 - Release Date: 12/28/06 ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Passion . . .dispassionate teaching
I'd go too! Joy/NC/4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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.
