Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 8, Issue 24
There is also a video if you do not have the time to read the book. Even the best teachers can learn alot from her. I like watching her interact with the children. She has a very organized classroom, with many centers. Although she is fortunate enough to have a very large room, you can take some of her ideas and make them work in your room. The video is actually very helpful because you can see how she speaks to the students, and how they respond to her. She models everything for them. The children are very comfortable in her classroom. She plays music for them, they can relax on the rug with out any shoes, I especially like the way she transitions from one subject to another. I highly recommend this book/video. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, April 28, 2007 12:05 pm Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 8, Issue 24 To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Lesson Ideas 1st Grade Chapter Books (Silvana Frasier) > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 2. Mosaic letters (Carleen Thompson) > 3. Re: new addition to TOOLS page (Linda Buice) > > > --- > --- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:33:17 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Lesson Ideas 1st Grade Chapter Books (Silvana > Frasier) > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > This is not a website, but a book I read in a graduate course > called Reading > with Meaning by Debbie Miller. It is full of ideas on how to > teach inferring, > making connections, schema, creating mental images, and > implementing book > clubs in the primary grades. She also gives "Tried and True > Texts" for each > topic. I learned a lot and got a lot of good ideas from this book. > > > > ** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:55:23 -0700 (PDT) > From: Carleen Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MOSAIC] Mosaic letters > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I am currently going for my master's degree and I really enjoy > reading your messages. I find them really interesting to read. > Thank you for all the information that you share. I think the > smartboard is great. Sometimes I use that in my classroom. > > > > > -- > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:01:15 -0400 > From: "Linda Buice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new addition to TOOLS page > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I don't understand this refresh/reload.. What is it and how do > you do it? > > Linda > - Original Message - > From: "ginger/rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "1 mosaic list" > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 2:22 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] new addition to TOOLS page > > > >I have just added the following to our TEACHING TOOLS page at: > > www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/tools.htm > > > > At the bottom of the Other category: > > 1. Correlation Matrix-Reading Strategies, Genre, Writing Form, > and Text > > Models by Glenda > > www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/CorrelationMatrix- > ReadingStrategies,Genre,WritingForm,andTextModelsbyGlenda.pdf> > > Send any files you would like to share on the TOOLS page to me at: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > **remember to hit REFRESH/RELOAD to see the current view each > time I add > > files. > > > > Ginger > > moderator > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > 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://snip
Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 8, Issue 24
I just became familiar with the smart board, it is a great tool to have in the classroom. I used it the other day and the children loved it, it held their interest and they loved to write on it themselves! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, April 28, 2007 12:05 pm Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 8, Issue 24 To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Lesson Ideas 1st Grade Chapter Books (Silvana Frasier) > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 2. Mosaic letters (Carleen Thompson) > 3. Re: new addition to TOOLS page (Linda Buice) > > > --- > --- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:33:17 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Lesson Ideas 1st Grade Chapter Books (Silvana > Frasier) > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > This is not a website, but a book I read in a graduate course > called Reading > with Meaning by Debbie Miller. It is full of ideas on how to > teach inferring, > making connections, schema, creating mental images, and > implementing book > clubs in the primary grades. She also gives "Tried and True > Texts" for each > topic. I learned a lot and got a lot of good ideas from this book. > > > > ** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:55:23 -0700 (PDT) > From: Carleen Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MOSAIC] Mosaic letters > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I am currently going for my master's degree and I really enjoy > reading your messages. I find them really interesting to read. > Thank you for all the information that you share. I think the > smartboard is great. Sometimes I use that in my classroom. > > > > > -- > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:01:15 -0400 > From: "Linda Buice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new addition to TOOLS page > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I don't understand this refresh/reload.. What is it and how do > you do it? > > Linda > - Original Message - > From: "ginger/rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "1 mosaic list" > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 2:22 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] new addition to TOOLS page > > > >I have just added the following to our TEACHING TOOLS page at: > > www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/tools.htm > > > > At the bottom of the Other category: > > 1. Correlation Matrix-Reading Strategies, Genre, Writing Form, > and Text > > Models by Glenda > > www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/CorrelationMatrix- > ReadingStrategies,Genre,WritingForm,andTextModelsbyGlenda.pdf> > > Send any files you would like to share on the TOOLS page to me at: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > **remember to hit REFRESH/RELOAD to see the current view each > time I add > > files. > > > > Ginger > > moderator > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > 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. > > End of Mosaic Digest, Vol 8, Issue 24 > * > ___ 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] Some help with questioning please
Hi Jennifer, I agree. I use the thick and thin questions with my students, too. I recently found a teacher in Michigan who has nice down-loadable 'Thick' and 'Thin' pages posted on her classroom website, with criteria and questions to help children frame their own thick and thin questions. Teachers who are not familiar with this strategy might like to check it out and use these pages to scaffold lessons to get you started. http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/index.htm As Lucy Calkins said in her book The Art of Teaching Reading: "We want to create communities in which students feel strongly in response to books and bring those strong responses to the group. We want a community in which every student takes responsibility for thinking, How can I be a more helpful member of this conversation? (Page 241) I hope that through modeling and facilitating active classroom conversations I can engage my students and help them to be responsible learners, asking questions of themselves and each other. Sometimes we share "Wonderings". I might start off by saying, "I was wondering [thinking] x,y,z while I was reading _. What were you wondering when you read that part?" If I model my thinking and what that sounds like/looks like/feels like, the children are usually able to follow suit and share what they have been thinking about. If they have nothing to add to the part I've selected, then I ask them to share a "wondering" about another section of the story. I want my students to know that they are active participants and thinkers in their reading. They are not just trying to answer questions for the sake of getting a right answer or to clarify something confusing. I often ask open ended questions with no right answer. My goal is to help my students to be able to think, and that might require them to question the text, the author, a peer, their teacher or themselves! Their questions can lead them to deeper understanding of their text and of themselves as learners. Best, 'Becca Massachusetts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jan I have a little different take on questioning...I like to categorize questions by "thick" or "thin". Thick questions are those that require inferential thinking, that have more than one right answer. Thin questions have answers that are 'right there' in the book. I think it is possible to ask yourself questions that help deepen your understanding of the book--those thick questions--especially through discussions about these questions with others, but the questions don't have to be generated only when you are confused. Questions can propel you forward in your reading---like "I wonder what will happen next?" or make you reflect back on what has already been read like "How would the story been different if the character had done X rather than Y?" These kinds of thinking questions get the mind ready to make connections, to look for text clues to make inferences, to read more carefully and with greater interest. I think sometimes the questions we ask for clarification when we are confused are just one aspect of the strategy and may be "thin" questions---like when you lose track of a character "who was that guy again?" I think a good quality question generated by the reader can deepen understanding but it doesn't have to begin only when a reader is confused. I see self questioning as more than a fix up strategy. What does everyone else think? Jennifer Maryland In a message dated 4/28/2007 5:46:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am a Literacy Coordinator from Melbourne Australia. I don't have my own class any longer but model and mentor for other teachers. Our Grades 3 & 4 are introducing the strategies for comprehension. We are struggling a bit with questioning from the point of view of getting them to realise that questioning is asking questions to gain understanding; therefore you would only be asking a question when you don't get it. They ask myriads of questions but they are questions for questions sake if you know what I mean. Have read all the books and refer to them constantly. Can some one give us some tips? Jan ** See what's free at http://www.aol.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. ___ 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] Some help with questioning please
Some books to consider are : ASKING BETTER QUESTIONS and STRATEGIC READING by Jeffrey Wilhelm. >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 05:28 PM >To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Some help with questioning please > >Jan, > > One of the most important, if not the most important, way to teach children > how to ask meaningful questions is to modeling the types of questions that > you would like them to ask. This can be done by using a think aloud > mini-lesson in which you show the children the types of questions they should > be asking themselves as they read. After the mini-lesson you can have the > children read independently and ask their own questions about their books. > You can conclude by having children share their questions with the class. > Having children share their questions is important because it inspires other > questions. The process of modeling how to ask good questions should be done > continuously throughout the year to reinforce the concept. > It is important for children to understand the importance of asking questions > before, during, and after their reading and how asking questions helps them > become better readers. Students need to understand that asking questions is > important for their comprehension of a text. Also, when asking children > questions, it is vital for teachers to provide time to think before expecting > an answer. > The best types of questions are those that allow for more than one right > answer. The unique answers that children provide have a lot to do with their > personal interpretation/schema. The best questions are those that are > open-ended and get the children's minds flowing. They are the questions that > allow children to make text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world > connections. When asking and answering questions, it is important for > children to be able to support their thinking with a "why." Students should > understand that the "why" is just as important as the "who", "what", "where", > "when" and "how". If children spend too much time answering irrelevant > questions they lose the meaning of the text. > A couple of books with some great ideas about questioning are On Solid Ground > by Sharon Taberski and Reading with Meaning by Debbie Miller. Reading with > Meaning has a whole chapter on how to effectively ask questions. I am > currently reading both books for a Graduate course that I am taking and I > have learned many useful things that I intend to incorporate when I have my > own classroom. One thing that I intend to incorporate are Questioning Webs. > You should look into these books, they are very useful! I hope this helps. > Good luck! > > Jessica > > > > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >Sent: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 5:46 PM >Subject: [MOSAIC] Some help with questioning please > > >I am a Literacy Coordinator from Melbourne Australia. I don't have my own >class >any longer but model and mentor for other teachers. Our Grades 3 & 4 are >introducing the strategies for comprehension. We are struggling a bit with >questioning from the point of view of getting them to realise that questioning >is asking questions to gain understanding; therefore you would only be asking >a >question when you don't get it. They ask myriads of questions but they are >questions for questions sake if you know what I mean. Have read all the books >and refer to them constantly. > >Can some one give us some tips? > >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. > >AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from >AOL at AOL.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. > > ___ 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] new basal adoption
Feel the need to explain my suggestion of the Beginning Reading website -While I am very aware of the issues surrounding the University of Oregon and NCLB/REading First - there is a link on the website that provides a tool for evaluating reading programs that MIGHT prove to be useful - This suggestion by no means was meant as an endorsement of this organization. Shelley Levy >-Original Message- >From: Waingort Jimenez, Elisa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 02:06 PM >To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv' >Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption > >And not to mention the fact that much of what has been coming out of the >University of Oregon goes against the grain >of what this listserv represents. >Elisa Waingort >Calgary, Canada > > >And also you might want to look at the conflicts of interest that are >currently being investigated regarding Reading First and some folks >from the University of Oregon. > >Renee > >On Apr 23, 2007, at 7:08 AM, thomas wrote: > >> Remember that the University of Oregon comes from a very strong >> particular >> paradigm/perspective on reading in the current debates. Whichever >> paradigm >> you come from, know that this site does not present both! Be sure you >> understand this with regard to the "guide" for selecting reading >> programs. >> >> Sally >> >> >> On 4/23/07 6:45 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> God Morning- >>> >>> Have you seen the BEGINNING READING website from the Universisty of >>> Oregon? >>> Not only does it contain incredble resources for the teaching of >>> reading ala >>> NRP SBRR recommendations but it also has a link to aguide to evaluate >>> and >>> select a reading program. This might help. >>> >>> Publishers that might meet your needs may be: >>> >>> Harcourt - Trophies program >>> Steck-Vaughn ( a subsidiary of Harcourt) >>> Rigby >>> >>> Houghton Mifflin >>> >>> SRA (direct instruction) >>> Open COurt >>> Reading Mastery >>> Corrective Reading >>> >>> Other vendors might be: >>> Sopris West- LANGUAGE! >>> The Wilson Language/REading Program >>> >>> Hope these help. >>> >>> Shelley Levy -Original Message- From: Shirley McNinch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 04:50 PM To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv' Subject: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption We are just beginning to get into selecting a new basal for a year down the road. For those of you who have just gone through the exhausting process, I have the following questions: 1. What publishers would you rate as the top 4? 2. Which publishers have an exemplary writing component? 3. Which publishers have a strong language/grammar component? 4. Which publishers have a outstanding vocabulary component? 5. Which publishers have wonderful decodable books? 6. Which publishers have super guided reading books? Thanks for you help, in advance? Shirley McNinch Summer School Principal Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, That's why it's called the present >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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. >> >> >"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It >is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a >worthy purpose." >~Helen Keller > > > >___ >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] poster maker and chart on tools page
I accidentally deleted Michelle TG's What kind of Reader Are you Chart - could someone please send the link to me? Many thanks! m. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 5:26 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] poster maker and chart on tools page Our parent group bought our poster maker for us one year. Now we just buy the paper. Our teachers use the machine for free for classroom use but we charge for personal use or for posters made for other buildings in our district. Neither the machine nor the rolls of special paper are cheap, but we use it extensively. Here's a website with one quite similar to ours: http://www.spinitar.com/visualproducts/PosterMaker-P941C22.aspx Feel free to email me personally if you have other questions. Hope you find a way to make a poster size version of the "What kind of reader are you" chart. My 2nd graders are constantly talking about the "Racing Rabbit," "Confused Turtle," "Smart Fox," and "Wise Owl." We even talk about these kinds of readers when we work on math story problems. (Quite often they read like the turtle on those kinds of problems-"I don't get it" is no longer allowed in my classroom. If one of them slips and says it, the others respond by saying, "Don't be a turtle-go back and reread slowly!") Hope this helps! -Michelle TG ___ 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. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.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] Some help with questioning please
Jan, One of the most important, if not the most important, way to teach children how to ask meaningful questions is to modeling the types of questions that you would like them to ask. This can be done by using a think aloud mini-lesson in which you show the children the types of questions they should be asking themselves as they read. After the mini-lesson you can have the children read independently and ask their own questions about their books. You can conclude by having children share their questions with the class. Having children share their questions is important because it inspires other questions. The process of modeling how to ask good questions should be done continuously throughout the year to reinforce the concept. It is important for children to understand the importance of asking questions before, during, and after their reading and how asking questions helps them become better readers. Students need to understand that asking questions is important for their comprehension of a text. Also, when asking children questions, it is vital for teachers to provide time to think before expecting an answer. The best types of questions are those that allow for more than one right answer. The unique answers that children provide have a lot to do with their personal interpretation/schema. The best questions are those that are open-ended and get the children's minds flowing. They are the questions that allow children to make text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections. When asking and answering questions, it is important for children to be able to support their thinking with a "why." Students should understand that the "why" is just as important as the "who", "what", "where", "when" and "how". If children spend too much time answering irrelevant questions they lose the meaning of the text. A couple of books with some great ideas about questioning are On Solid Ground by Sharon Taberski and Reading with Meaning by Debbie Miller. Reading with Meaning has a whole chapter on how to effectively ask questions. I am currently reading both books for a Graduate course that I am taking and I have learned many useful things that I intend to incorporate when I have my own classroom. One thing that I intend to incorporate are Questioning Webs. You should look into these books, they are very useful! I hope this helps. Good luck! Jessica -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 5:46 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Some help with questioning please I am a Literacy Coordinator from Melbourne Australia. I don't have my own class any longer but model and mentor for other teachers. Our Grades 3 & 4 are introducing the strategies for comprehension. We are struggling a bit with questioning from the point of view of getting them to realise that questioning is asking questions to gain understanding; therefore you would only be asking a question when you don't get it. They ask myriads of questions but they are questions for questions sake if you know what I mean. Have read all the books and refer to them constantly. Can some one give us some tips? 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. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.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.
[MOSAIC] poster maker and chart on tools page
Our parent group bought our poster maker for us one year. Now we just buy the paper. Our teachers use the machine for free for classroom use but we charge for personal use or for posters made for other buildings in our district. Neither the machine nor the rolls of special paper are cheap, but we use it extensively. Here's a website with one quite similar to ours: http://www.spinitar.com/visualproducts/PosterMaker-P941C22.aspx Feel free to email me personally if you have other questions. Hope you find a way to make a poster size version of the "What kind of reader are you" chart. My 2nd graders are constantly talking about the "Racing Rabbit," "Confused Turtle," "Smart Fox," and "Wise Owl." We even talk about these kinds of readers when we work on math story problems. (Quite often they read like the turtle on those kinds of problems-"I don't get it" is no longer allowed in my classroom. If one of them slips and says it, the others respond by saying, "Don't be a turtle-go back and reread slowly!") Hope this helps! -Michelle TG ___ 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] new basal adoption
And not to mention the fact that much of what has been coming out of the University of Oregon goes against the grain of what this listserv represents. Elisa Waingort Calgary, Canada And also you might want to look at the conflicts of interest that are currently being investigated regarding Reading First and some folks from the University of Oregon. Renee On Apr 23, 2007, at 7:08 AM, thomas wrote: > Remember that the University of Oregon comes from a very strong > particular > paradigm/perspective on reading in the current debates. Whichever > paradigm > you come from, know that this site does not present both! Be sure you > understand this with regard to the "guide" for selecting reading > programs. > > Sally > > > On 4/23/07 6:45 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> God Morning- >> >> Have you seen the BEGINNING READING website from the Universisty of >> Oregon? >> Not only does it contain incredble resources for the teaching of >> reading ala >> NRP SBRR recommendations but it also has a link to aguide to evaluate >> and >> select a reading program. This might help. >> >> Publishers that might meet your needs may be: >> >> Harcourt - Trophies program >> Steck-Vaughn ( a subsidiary of Harcourt) >> Rigby >> >> Houghton Mifflin >> >> SRA (direct instruction) >> Open COurt >> Reading Mastery >> Corrective Reading >> >> Other vendors might be: >> Sopris West- LANGUAGE! >> The Wilson Language/REading Program >> >> Hope these help. >> >> Shelley Levy >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Shirley McNinch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 04:50 PM >>> To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv' >>> Subject: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption >>> >>> We are just beginning to get into selecting a new basal for a year >>> down the >>> road. For those of you who have just gone through the exhausting >>> process, I >>> have the following questions: >>> >>> 1. What publishers would you rate as the top 4? >>> >>> 2. Which publishers have an exemplary writing component? >>> >>> 3. Which publishers have a strong language/grammar component? >>> >>> 4. Which publishers have a outstanding vocabulary component? >>> >>> 5. Which publishers have wonderful decodable books? >>> >>> 6. Which publishers have super guided reading books? >>> >>> Thanks for you help, in advance? >>> >>> >>> >>> Shirley McNinch >>> Summer School Principal >>> >>> Yesterday is history. >>> Tomorrow is a mystery. >>> Today is a gift, >>> That's why it's called the present >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ___ >> 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. > > "Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." ~Helen Keller ___ 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] Reading and writing
Great thought, Donna... seems like a great introduction for them to write their future goals for a "readerly" life. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.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.
[MOSAIC] Reading and writing
As we head into the last month and half of the year, I thought I would have my students write a research report on the topic "What Active Readers Do!" I have taught, modeled, and we have discussed, practiced in shared reading, talked about in guided reading and used all of the reading strategies. I am going to print some handouts from the tools page, have them use the posters in my room and their anthology to help them. I am curious to see what they will give me. I am going to encourage them to use examples of strategies they used thorough the year and refer to the text that they read. Maybe if we have time, I will take their most important examples and details and put them into a mini - book for my classroom. Just sharing a thought! Donna Kleinert ESL teacher ___ 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] new addition to the TOOLS page
Michelle, Thank you so much for the chart! I think it will be extremely helpful. I have a question about the poster machine you mentioned. Does it take a normal size piece of paper and turn it into poster size? What brand is this and how do I find one? I would be interested in getting one of these, or getting my school to get one. Cindy/VA/2nd ___ 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] Some help with questioning please
Jan, I am a graduate student who is reading Debbie Miller's Reading With Meaning and Sharon Taberski's On Solid Ground. Both books offers great techniques for questioning. After reading about these techniques, I will definitely try these in my classroom in the future. Debbie Miller states that it is important to ask questions before, during and after reading. But what I found to be very interesting is that before you ask these questions, she has the students understand why questioning is important. She has a chart titled "Thinking about Questioning" which is divided into three columns. The columns include, " What do we know about asking questions?", "How does asking questions help the reader?" , and "How do readers figure out the answers to their questions?" I thought this was important because you need the students to realize that the importance of questioning is for the students to gain understanding as you stated. Sharon Taberski states that the best questioning technique is to provide time for answering and the best questions do not have more than one right answer. You want the students to have different opinions and not one right answer. When reading she writes that she uses the "Stopping To Think" strategy and demonstrates this to the class. She writes three steps on a chart to foster students thinking. These three steps include, " 1) What do I think is going to happen next?, 2) Why do I think this is going to happen?, 3) Prove it by going back to the story?" As you can see these questions get the students mind thinking because you are asking the students to explain why and then having the students prove their answer by going back into the story. You will get different answers and these questions could be asked at any point when reading because it is important to make sure the students are understanding what they read. From what I have observed in various classrooms and learned throughout my college courses, the best types of questions are questions that help students make connections. These connections include text- to- text, text- to- self and text- to- world. Also most importantly, model what you want the students to do. The students are only going to keep asking questions upon questions until you show them how a good reader asks questions to gain understanding. I have seen think-alouds performed by many teachers. When performing a think aloud, show students what type of questions they should be asking themselves. Show students that not only do you ask "what" and "how" questions but ask "why" questions. I hope this helped a bit. Danielle P.S. Both books are great books that offer many useful techniques. I would definitely recommend these books to anyone. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 5:46 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Some help with questioning please I am a Literacy Coordinator from Melbourne Australia. I don't have my own class any longer but model and mentor for other teachers. Our Grades 3 & 4 are introducing the strategies for comprehension. We are struggling a bit with questioning from the point of view of getting them to realise that questioning is asking questions to gain understanding; therefore you would only be asking a question when you don't get it. They ask myriads of questions but they are questions for questions sake if you know what I mean. Have read all the books and refer to them constantly. Can some one give us some tips? 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. AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.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.
