Re: [MOSAIC] questioning- website for Wisconsin Public TV and beanie baby bookmarks

[Felicia Barra]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for responding to my e-mail.  My colleague and I received good 
feedback.  One of the teachers in my building came up to me and said it was 
very helpful. Joan asked for 2 sites that I used for my handouts and so they 
are included.


Joan "I have 2 questions:  Could you give us the Wisconsin Public Education 
website you referred to?
 Also, what are beanie baby bookmarks?"


Into the book-http://reading.ecb.org/aboutproject.html
beanie baby strategies- I gave you the web addy and then you just need to 
click onto the bookmarkshttp://aschilb.emsd37.org/reading/ReadingSTRc.htm> 



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Re: [MOSAIC] questioning

[Joan Matuga]

It sounds ambitious to me.  How much do your teachers know about the 7 
strategies?  If they know a lot, then the brief overview could be eliminated 
and you could just provide the handouts.  If they don't know anything, then the 
brief overview would be too short.

I like your idea on focusing on one strategy and I think questioning would be a 
good one.   

I have 2 questions:  Could you give us the Wisconsin Public Education website 
you referred to?
Also, what are beanie baby bookmarks?

I think that including a few websites in the handouts would be truly helpful.  
The Mosaic Toolkit website would be one I would definitely include.   

- Original Message -
From: Felicia Barra
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:51 PM
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] questioning

Hi Everyone,

I usually lurk on this e-mail group and have learned a great deal from all  
of you.

Several weeks ago, the director of Elementary Education in my district  
called me at home.  I had gone to see Ellen at a workshop in NJ back in  
January and had filed a report to her office (Something we're suppose to do  
when we get professional leave time).  Anyway, she asked me to do a workshop  
with one of our reading specialists on Critical Reading and we have a big  
hour and 15 minutes to do it!!

So we've been planning and we decided to introduce all the strategies and  
then focus on one.  We decided to do questioning because it lends itself to  
both fiction and non-fiction and I felt it could apply to other subject  
areas.

I'd like your opinion on our agenda for tomorrow and please let me know if  
we've left anything out.

1.  We'll talk about the need for deeper comprehension instruction and give  
a brief overview of the 7 key strategies.  We have a handout on the  
strategies and also the beanie baby bookmarks.

2.  We'll give a brief overview of the gradual release model.  There's a  
handout on this too taken from the Wisconsin Public Education site we all  
like.

3.  With the poster taken from Readinglady.com showing a child and stating  
that we should ask questions before, during and after, my colleague will do  
a think-aloud with How Many Days to America?

4.  Then I have a copy on a non-fiction piece about Penguins that came from  
an encyclopedia to model guided practice.  Instead of sticky notes, we're  
going to try the open door strategy (it's like a flip book turned sideways,  
questions go on the flaps and answers if found go underneath).

5. Finally we'll discuss how you can apply this to our reading anthology and  
hopefully have time for questions/discussions/sharing.

Is this too ambitious for such a short period of time?

What do you think?  I'll be checking back every hour or so to see what you  
think.  And since I'll probably not sleep tonight (nerves), I check early  
tomorrow morning before I leave for school.

TIA for all your help.

You guys are the best!!!

Felicia

- Original Message -  
From: "Keith Mack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'"  

Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:26 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] RSS Feed for list (digesters' dreams answered)


> About a month ago a member that lurks on the list asked me about RSS feeds
> for our listserv. I just now happened across the URL that provides this:
> http://snipurl.com/mosaicrss.
>
> WHO WOULD USE RSS FEED OF OUR LIST?
> If you know and use RSS feeds for news services and other websites/blogs
> that frequently update content, then you might want to add this to your
> feeds. Those of you looking for a better alternative to the digest might
> look into subscribing to the RSS feed. It's perfect for scanning through
> recent posts and then even bookmarking/saving things of interest.
>
> HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT RSS?
> Take the link  and you'll see what the  
> list's
> RSS feed looks like. Up at the top of the page you'll see links that will
> help you to "Subscribe" and to "Learn More About Feeds".
>
> DO I HAVE TO BE A LIST MEMBER TO GET THE RSS FEED?
> The RSS Feed is linked to a public archive of our list. You do not have to
> be a list member to subscribe to the feed. Remember that with RSS you'll
> only be able to read the posts, not reply to them. To post to the list you
> must be a member.
>
> HOW DO I FIND MY FEEDS?
> If you just simply hit the little subscribe button to a feed you will  
> likely
> find it under "Tools" or wherever you find your "Favorites" menu in your
> browser. You can also paste the actual URL for the feed into your news
> "aggregator" to subscribe:
> .
>
> OK - WHAT'S AN AGGREGATOR?
> An aggregator is a place that will house all of your feeds in one neat  
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Re: [MOSAIC] questioning

[mimosa22]

Hi Felecia,
I hope it isn't too late for this to help. I think you have a good plan for 
your program. However, if this is the first time your colleagues have ever 
heard of the comprehension strategies and gradual release model, it may be a 
lot for an hour presentation. If this is brand new to them, then you may want 
to consider eliminating the nonfiction think aloud in order to allow for more 
time for questions at the end. It is a lot of information to process at one 
time if one has never been exposed to these ideas. I love your thoughts to 
explain the need for comprehension instruction, and I think modeling is 
essential. Good luck!
Maura
5/NJ

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MS in Education:Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Maplewood, New Jersey 
Eastern Time Zone

 -- Original message --
From: Felicia Barra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> I usually lurk on this e-mail group and have learned a great deal from all 
> of you.
> 
> Several weeks ago, the director of Elementary Education in my district 
> called me at home.  I had gone to see Ellen at a workshop in NJ back in 
> January and had filed a report to her office (Something we're suppose to do 
> when we get professional leave time).  Anyway, she asked me to do a workshop 
> with one of our reading specialists on Critical Reading and we have a big 
> hour and 15 minutes to do it!!
> 
> So we've been planning and we decided to introduce all the strategies and 
> then focus on one.  We decided to do questioning because it lends itself to 
> both fiction and non-fiction and I felt it could apply to other subject 
> areas.
> 
> I'd like your opinion on our agenda for tomorrow and please let me know if 
> we've left anything out.
> 
> 1.  We'll talk about the need for deeper comprehension instruction and give 
> a brief overview of the 7 key strategies.  We have a handout on the 
> strategies and also the beanie baby bookmarks.
> 
> 2.  We'll give a brief overview of the gradual release model.  There's a 
> handout on this too taken from the Wisconsin Public Education site we all 
> like.
> 
> 3.  With the poster taken from Readinglady.com showing a child and stating 
> that we should ask questions before, during and after, my colleague will do 
> a think-aloud with How Many Days to America?
> 
> 4.  Then I have a copy on a non-fiction piece about Penguins that came from 
> an encyclopedia to model guided practice.  Instead of sticky notes, we're 
> going to try the open door strategy (it's like a flip book turned sideways, 
> questions go on the flaps and answers if found go underneath).
> 
> 5. Finally we'll discuss how you can apply this to our reading anthology and 
> hopefully have time for questions/discussions/sharing.
> 
> Is this too ambitious for such a short period of time?
> 
> What do you think?  I'll be checking back every hour or so to see what you 
> think.  And since I'll probably not sleep tonight (nerves), I check early 
> tomorrow morning before I leave for school.
> 
> TIA for all your help.
> 
> You guys are the best!!!
> 
> Felicia
> 
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Keith Mack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" 
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:26 PM
> Subject: [MOSAIC] RSS Feed for list (digesters' dreams answered)
> 
> 
> > About a month ago a member that lurks on the list asked me about RSS feeds
> > for our listserv. I just now happened across the URL that provides this:
> > http://snipurl.com/mosaicrss.
> >
> > WHO WOULD USE RSS FEED OF OUR LIST?
> > If you know and use RSS feeds for news services and other websites/blogs
> > that frequently update content, then you might want to add this to your
> > feeds. Those of you looking for a better alternative to the digest might
> > look into subscribing to the RSS feed. It's perfect for scanning through
> > recent posts and then even bookmarking/saving things of interest.
> >
> > HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT RSS?
> > Take the link  and you'll see what the 
> > list's
> > RSS feed looks like. Up at the top of the page you'll see links that will
> > help you to "Subscribe" and to "Learn More About Feeds".
> >
> > DO I HAVE TO BE A LIST MEMBER TO GET THE RSS FEED?
> > The RSS Feed is linked to a public archive of our list. You do not have to
> > be a list member to subscribe to the feed. Remember that with RSS you'll
> > only be able to read the posts, not reply to them. To post to the list you
> > must be a member.
> >
> > HOW DO I FIND MY FEEDS?
> > If you just simply hit the little subscribe button to a feed you will 
> > likely
> > find it under "Tools" or wherever you find your "Favorites" menu in your
> > browser. You can also paste the actual URL for the feed into your news
> > "aggregator" to subscribe:
> > .
> >
> > OK - WHAT'S AN AGGREGATOR?
> > An aggregator is a place 

Re: [MOSAIC] questioning

[Felicia Barra]

The idea of the open door strategy came from a Scholastic book on 
non-fiction passages.  Sorry, the book's not mine, it's my colleague's. 
I'll try to get the exact title for you.

Felicia
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To: 
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:00 AM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] questioning



In a message dated 9/4/07 9:51:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


> Then I have a copy on a non-fiction piece about Penguins that came from
> an encyclopedia to model guided practice. Instead of sticky notes, we're
> going to try the open door strategy (it's like a flip book turned 
> sideways,
> questions go on the flaps and answers if found go underneath).
>

This sounds really interesting, can this be viewed anywhere on-line? I'd 
love
to try this this year.

Pat - NY


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Re: [MOSAIC] questioning

[PAltm81324]

In a message dated 9/4/07 9:51:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


> Then I have a copy on a non-fiction piece about Penguins that came from
> an encyclopedia to model guided practice.  Instead of sticky notes, we're
> going to try the open door strategy (it's like a flip book turned sideways,
> questions go on the flaps and answers if found go underneath).
> 

This sounds really interesting, can this be viewed anywhere on-line? I'd love 
to try this this year.

Pat - NY


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