Re: [MOSAIC] time to check in
Off subject but had to comment--wind chill day? Here in Texas we missed two days for ice a few weeks back--temp hit 25 but Texas aren't prepared to handle ice on the roads. Just curious, what was the wind chill? (ok, ties in--I made a connection and then used questions. Now inferencing, I bet it was a lot colder than 25 degrees.) Laura C -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ellen K Closs Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:35 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] time to check in Like many of you, I have been busy implementing literature circles in my 3rd grade clasroom. I am working with 3 groups on this right now with: "The Hot and Cold Summer," "Frindle", and "Henry and Risby." My kids are really enjoying it. I am working on getting them to think deeper about their books, and they are coming along well. We just had our 2nd wind chill day (no complaints there as I was able to get some grad school stuff and website updates done), so they will have been away from their books for a few days:( Ellen:)/looping 2-3/MI E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: clossell Proud owner of: NEW! www.geocities.com/iteachprimary (updated 2/6/07) www.geocities.com/campingteacher2006/ (updated 2/3/07) www.geocities.com/learningcenters2003 (updated 12/30/06) www.geocities.com/michstudies http://www.lc-ps.org/Schools/Graham/StaffWebPagesAF/ECloss/ (class website) ___ 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] Fast Track Reading
Today my principal gave me a flyer about Fast Track Reading by the Wright Group at McGraw Hill. Anyone have any information about this? I'd like to know what you think. Thanks! Jan ___ 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] appreciating reading
In "Still Learning to Read" Sibberson and Szymusiak suggest a "Check It Out! Circle" where the teacher gathers a number of books (one per student) of a particular genre (say biographies, or informational) and passes them out to the kids sitting in a circle. Kids have a short period of time to peruse them, read the back, flip through, before she rings a bell and they pass the book to the person on their right and get a new book to peruse. They have their reading notebooks with them so as they peruse if they find a book they like they jot down the title. By the end of the cirlce they'll hopefully have a list of books they're interested in. Heather Wall/ 3rd grade/ Georgia NBCT 2005 Literacy: Reading - Language Arts - Original Message From: ed alford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:33:31 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading Have you tried 60 second book talks? You could model one each day for a week, and then let other students volunteer. Even 30 seconds can be effective. I would be firm about the time limit. It forces kids to summarize. I would keep it in volunteer form, no points attached, so the kids would be more likely to be sincere. I also recommend limiting the written responses required of students. As adult readers, we like to read for pleasure and not be held accountable for each thing we read. 7th graders need to be able to make choices whenever possible in regard to genre and with type of response they choose. Have you considered a matrix or Bingo type format of reading responses where they would have a menu of reading and response options? You could draw upon the different types of intelligences as well as the varying reading levels of the group in this way. Writing is intimidating to some kids and speaking in front of the group can be also. With a menu or a contract, students could choose to complete X number of activities or books for an A, X number for a B, etc. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ann Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 5:17 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading My 7th graders are reading at home (self-selected books) for 15 mins/daily and doing a quick summary or reflection. I only check for completion of these logs, but I do require a parent's signature which certifies that they observed their child reading over each two week period. Once a month, students need to do an oral book talk 3-5 mins. in length. My requirements are to make a brief summary and a connection, do a short oral reading from the book, and why they would recommend this book to others. I have also required they read a variety of genres. In February, I am planning to add a longer reading response to their reading. They will be doing a two paragraph response. The first is a brief summary of what is currently happening in their book, and the second choosing a specific prompt to respond. Examples and/or details from the book must be used to back up this response. Each student will need to turn in two a month. I will be starting literature circles in February, so that will provide students with additional reading with more in-depth conversations about their reading with their peers on a biweekly basis. I'm oral reading to one of my classes because we have 15 mins extra built into our schedule for the entire building for that purpose. The other class periods are only 50 mins. long, so that really defines how much can be accomplished in one class period. I am still accountable for teaching many writing skills too. I'm doing all of this and I still have students who hate reading! Even though their books are self selected, students don't want to be accountable for any assignments and don't want to take time to read. There are too many other things to docomputer, video games, extracurricular activities, etcaway from school. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to move students to an appreciation for reading? Ann ___ 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 ht
Re: [MOSAIC] Reading/Writing Requirement
I teach 6th grade and my students are required to write 3 double-sided pages every 3 weeks, which amounts to 2 pages per week. I collect RRJs (reading response journals) and respond to every one of my 76 students. Barbara/6th/FL -Original Message- On Behalf Of Turner, Betsy Several of you 6th - 7th grade teachers require 15 minute nightly reading w/ 1-2 sentence response. As a 3rd grade teacher, that is what I require. I would like to know what other 3rd grade teachers do. Thanks. ___ 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] time to check in
Like many of you, I have been busy implementing literature circles in my 3rd grade clasroom. I am working with 3 groups on this right now with: "The Hot and Cold Summer," "Frindle", and "Henry and Risby." My kids are really enjoying it. I am working on getting them to think deeper about their books, and they are coming along well. We just had our 2nd wind chill day (no complaints there as I was able to get some grad school stuff and website updates done), so they will have been away from their books for a few days:( Ellen:)/looping 2-3/MI E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: clossell Proud owner of: NEW! www.geocities.com/iteachprimary (updated 2/6/07) www.geocities.com/campingteacher2006/ (updated 2/3/07) www.geocities.com/learningcenters2003 (updated 12/30/06) www.geocities.com/michstudies http://www.lc-ps.org/Schools/Graham/StaffWebPagesAF/ECloss/ (class website) ___ 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] forward from Jeremy/ELA
Reading and language arts should definitely be intertwined! Reading is also intertwined with all other subjects and teachers in those disciplines should be familiar with comprehension strategies. Laura C -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ginger/rob Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 7:54 PM To: 1 mosaic list Subject: [MOSAIC] forward from Jeremy/ELA I am forwarding this from Jeremy. Ginger moderator Mary Anne, When you say that that every student must take reading as a requirement for graduation do you mean only the students who struggle with reading on the FCAT's or even the students that don't still have a reading requirement. My name is Jeremy and I am graduate student at Syracuse University in the Literacy program. I ask this question b./c I went to high school in New Jersey and reading was a really a forgotten item in the middle and high schools. It was included in our Language Arts class but was really not focused on. We missed out on a lot of items in my mind because we both focused on reading some classes or writing other classes and never really saw the two as connected. Therefore I struggled in both areas and lacked the motivation to achieve. I was wondering if you could explain a little more about what you mean by a reading requirement. Is it very separate from a Language Arts class or are they intertwined. Thank you!! Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] time to check in
OK, I'll check in. I've just started book clubs in my 3rd grade class, after spending the first part of the year doing more targeted guided reading in small gruops along with large gruop and conferences. And I'm SO tickled that it's working well! Last year was the first year I started book clubs, and it worked very well, but then again I had a very creative, talkative group that got along well together. This group has tended to stare quietly at me after I ask a question, watching me patiently as the clock ticks away... It's taken lots of concerted effort to get them comfortable talking about their thinking and to think anywhere past the surface level. This past Wednesday we were getting weather reports of ice and snow that night, a rare occurance here in Georgia. The kids were all aflutter, excited about a potential day off, when Kyle tells me in the hall on the way to buses, "I hope we don't get snow tonight because my book club meets tomorrow and I don't want to miss it." Now isn't that a sound for a teacher's sore ears? Heather Wall/ 3rd grade/ Georgia NBCT 2005 Literacy: Reading - Language Arts ___ 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] math websites
A great math site is www.mathwire.com Heather Wall/ 3rd grade/ Georgia NBCT 2005 Literacy: Reading - Language Arts - Original Message From: Jennifer Halter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Cc: Jennifer Halter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 5:47:01 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] math websites I'm sorry, as I really know this is off topic. Does anyone have any really good math sites for teaching that are either subscription based or maintained by a group/company that will be around for awhile? Thank you, Jennifer ___ 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] forward from Jeremy/ELA
I am forwarding this from Jeremy. Ginger moderator Mary Anne, When you say that that every student must take reading as a requirement for graduation do you mean only the students who struggle with reading on the FCAT's or even the students that don't still have a reading requirement. My name is Jeremy and I am graduate student at Syracuse University in the Literacy program. I ask this question b./c I went to high school in New Jersey and reading was a really a forgotten item in the middle and high schools. It was included in our Language Arts class but was really not focused on. We missed out on a lot of items in my mind because we both focused on reading some classes or writing other classes and never really saw the two as connected. Therefore I struggled in both areas and lacked the motivation to achieve. I was wondering if you could explain a little more about what you mean by a reading requirement. Is it very separate from a Language Arts class or are they intertwined. Thank you!! Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] 3rd Grade reading homework
For those of you who are trying to access my geocities site, I apologize if you have trouble:( Since I have the free site, it allows a certain amount of access/downloads per hour. If you are having difficulty, try again later. Sorry:( Ellen:)/looping 2-3/MI E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: clossell Proud owner of: NEW! www.geocities.com/iteachprimary (updated 2/5/07) www.geocities.com/campingteacher2006/ (updated 2/3/07) www.geocities.com/learningcenters2003 (updated 12/30/06) www.geocities.com/michstudies http://www.lc-ps.org/Schools/Graham/StaffWebPagesAF/ECloss/ (class website) ___ 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] 3rd Grade reading homework
Hi I am a third grade teacher and I would love to see an example of how you incorporate MOT strategies into your nightly reading assignments. Your sample at geosites is full, and I can not access it. Is there anyway to send an attached file? Thanks Leah A -Original Message- From: "Ellen K Closs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:09:43 -0500 Subject: [MOSAIC] 3rd Grade reading homework > I expect that my 3rd graders read for at least 20 minutes each night. > I > also assign language arts homework on Mondays which is due back on > Fridays. > You can see a sample at: www.geocities.com/campingteacher2006. It is > similar to tic tac toe, as I have a row for word study, a row for > reading, > and a row for writing. The reading prompts are generally MOT type > questions/prompts. > > Ellen:)/looping 2-3/MI > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: clossell > Proud owner of: > NEW! www.geocities.com/iteachprimary (updated 2/5/07) > www.geocities.com/campingteacher2006/ (updated 2/3/07) > www.geocities.com/learningcenters2003 (updated 12/30/06) > www.geocities.com/michstudies > http://www.lc-ps.org/Schools/Graham/StaffWebPagesAF/ECloss/ (class > website) > > > > ___ > 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] 3rd Grade reading homework
I expect that my 3rd graders read for at least 20 minutes each night. I also assign language arts homework on Mondays which is due back on Fridays. You can see a sample at: www.geocities.com/campingteacher2006. It is similar to tic tac toe, as I have a row for word study, a row for reading, and a row for writing. The reading prompts are generally MOT type questions/prompts. Ellen:)/looping 2-3/MI E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: clossell Proud owner of: NEW! www.geocities.com/iteachprimary (updated 2/5/07) www.geocities.com/campingteacher2006/ (updated 2/3/07) www.geocities.com/learningcenters2003 (updated 12/30/06) www.geocities.com/michstudies http://www.lc-ps.org/Schools/Graham/StaffWebPagesAF/ECloss/ (class website) ___ 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] Mosaic Digest, Vol 5, Issue 32
Several of you 6th - 7th grade teachers require 15 minute nightly reading w/ 1-2 sentence response. As a 3rd grade teacher, that is what I require. I would like to know what other 3rd grade teachers do. Thanks. -Original Message- ___ 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] ELA time being cut at my school
Barbara-- In my Florida district every middle school student takes reading and there is a full credit graduation requirement at the high school level.Those high school students who score at level 1 or 3 on FCAT must be scheduled in a 90 minute intensive reading class all the way through the 12th grade. As far as I know, that is a state requirement. Mary Anne Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ___ 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.
