Re: [MOSAIC] Re (Mosaic) Presentation
Could you post it on the mosaic site? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 7:17 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Re (Mosaic) Presentation Hi Lori, Do you mean the power point? I will e-mail you offline - I hope it will go, it is a big file. I will send it tomorrow - let me know if you get it. Linda ___ 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] Re (Mosaic) Presentation
Hi Laura, I don't know how to post it. Linda Laura wrote: Could you post on Mosaic site? ___ 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] to share files
To share a file, document, PowerPoint, photograph, etc. on the Mosaic TEACHING TOOLS webpage located at: www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/tools.htm send your item in an attachment to Keith, our webmaster, and he will upload it. Keith's email is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ginger Mosaic ___ 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] Lifebooks
Suzie, You are way ahead of me! Let me know if you know of any good reads on the topic. I loved reading the book I recommended, but I don't think you will learn anything new from it. It may just serve to validate what you are already doing. It might be a book to read with your adult group. Would you explain more about your golden lines or did I miss that message? Leslie This is a fantastic book to go looking for thanks Leslie...I've been able to read a couple of chapters on line from different sellers and it will be one I will buy. I have just started or am just starting a group with my colleagues called Life books' and the plan is hopefully to inspire people to use it in their classroom. Last year many of my student's writer's notebooks became a 'life book' in that it did start to be a place where they felt it so special, that everything even a little special was placed in there. I ran a workshop for my colleagues on writer's notebook last year as well as working with it in the classroom so am thinking the adult group is a great way to connect and bond and try the experience together to see the possibilities with the students. We have started writer's notebook already but I think what I will do is adjust now the expectation as we have just collected our first week of golden lines. The students are just loving some of them so much, we could just now add the ones we want if we want. I think this has wonderful potential. Thank you so much for the ideas and sharing. ___ 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] Small Group Instruction
I am a reading specialist who is helping K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers set up small groups that will rotate and work at centers independently. I have done this with intermediate students and middle grade students, but not with primary students. What is a realistic time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be given to develop independence so that they can meet with reading groups? They are saying 8 weeks which I can see for the K students. What about 1st and 2nd graders? I was thinking of 4-6 weeks depending on the degree of independence that they already have. Any help from your own experiences will be appreciated. Thanks, Jeanne Coherd DE ___ 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] Small Group Instruction
Hi, I taught first grade and am presently teaching second. For students to function independently without interrupting the teacher during stations, I would say you need six weeks, depending on the group it may even go to 8 weeks. Donna -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 1:55 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction I am a reading specialist who is helping K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers set up small groups that will rotate and work at centers independently. I have done this with intermediate students and middle grade students, but not with primary students. What is a realistic time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be given to develop independence so that they can meet with reading groups? They are saying 8 weeks which I can see for the K students. What about 1st and 2nd graders? I was thinking of 4-6 weeks depending on the degree of independence that they already have. Any help from your own experiences will be appreciated. Thanks, Jeanne Coherd DE ___ 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] Small Group Instruction
I don't think I'd be of much help because, for the life of me, I can't imagine with all the wonderful things in the world and what we know about literacy development, we'd want to put kindergartners in reading groups by October of their first year of school. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:54:42 + Subject: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction I am a reading specialist who is helping K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers set up small groups that will rotate and work at centers independently. I have done this with intermediate students and middle grade students, but not with primary students. What is a realistic time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be given to develop independence so that they can meet with reading groups? They are saying 8 weeks which I can see for the K students. What about 1st and 2nd graders? I was thinking of 4-6 weeks depending on the degree of independence that they already have. Any help from your own experiences will be appreciated. Thanks, Jeanne Coherd DE ___ 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. _ See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured posts. http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008 ___ 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] Small Group Instruction
This was my reaction, too. :-) Renee On Aug 30, 2008, at 12:45 PM, Beverlee Paul wrote: I don't think I'd be of much help because, for the life of me, I can't imagine with all the wonderful things in the world and what we know about literacy development, we'd want to put kindergartners in reading groups by October of their first year of school. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:54:42 + Subject: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction I am a reading specialist who is helping K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers set up small groups that will rotate and work at centers independently. I have done this with intermediate students and middle grade students, but not with primary students. What is a realistic time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be given to develop independence so that they can meet with reading groups? They are saying 8 weeks which I can see for the K students. What about 1st and 2nd graders? I was thinking of 4-6 weeks depending on the degree of independence that they already have. Any help from your own experiences will be appreciated. Thanks, Jeanne Coherd DE ___ 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. _ See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured posts. http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008 ___ 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. Holding a grudge is like eating rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. ~ Anne Lamott ___ 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] Small Group Instruction
Jeane, I am a reading specialist in a K-5 building and I work with the classroom teachers, the more intensive RTI kids and the RTI teachers. The kdg. teachers in my school start small group instruction about the 3rd week of school. They keep the times to 10 minutes per group and spend lots of time in the first 2 weeks training the kiddos in how to participate appropriately in center time. We have only 1/2 day kdg. (next year we finally go full day!) and the teachers have become very adept at getting lots of great instruction into their short day. Small group instruction for these little guys at the beginning of the year may be letter recognition, phonemic awareness - whatever they kids need to get ready to learn to read. October is the districts target day for beginning reading groups. We also have RTI teachers coming into the classrooms to help with the struggling kids, and this happens during center time for them. Basically, one rotation of centers is snack (for some reason the district says they must have snack time in their 3 hour school day) - they handle this center very well, and then the strugglers will usually be with an RTI teacher for one center, and the classroom teacher for one center. That's 30 minutes of the 60 minute reading block they have. They then have about 15 minutes of phonics and 15 minutes of read aloud/shared reading time. This is the second year for Animated Literacy phonics. I know we have great teachers (we only have 2, with 1/2 day - 4 classes), but I think the Animated Literacy has been awesome. The kids will gesture with their hands while sounding out, I can cue them with the character's names and they make connections to the sounds. Out of the 83 students in kdg. last year, we had only 2 who were below a level 3 on the DRA2 at the end of the year(which differs from the DRA in that independent level is determined rather than instructional level). We began RTI in January of last year and served 8-10 of these kids, all of them tested out of RTI by the end of the year (that doesn't mean they won't be back, it just means that, with the support, they were able to meet the goals for kdg.)I am anxious to watch this group of kids - having had the foundation of teachers who really individualized their reading instruction as such an early stage is exciting to watch! That may have gotten off track a bit from the original post, but I believe reading groups in early kdg. are possible. The teachers have to be committed and willing to devote the time to teaching the structure. So back on topic, we also have several first and second grade teachers who are using the Daily 5 this year. I haven't had a chance to read the book yet, but they have reported that they are so excited to get away from the management nightmare of centers and have been pleased with the first week of teaching the plan/structure. It might be something your teachers want to check out. Hope that helps. - Original Message - From: Renee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 3:05:07 PM (GMT-0600) America/Chicago Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction This was my reaction, too. :-) Renee On Aug 30, 2008, at 12:45 PM, Beverlee Paul wrote: I don't think I'd be of much help because, for the life of me, I can't imagine with all the wonderful things in the world and what we know about literacy development, we'd want to put kindergartners in reading groups by October of their first year of school. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:54:42 + Subject: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction I am a reading specialist who is helping K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers set up small groups that will rotate and work at centers independently. I have done this with intermediate students and middle grade students, but not with primary students. What is a realistic time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be given to develop independence so that they can meet with reading groups? They are saying 8 weeks which I can see for the K students. What about 1st and 2nd graders? I was thinking of 4-6 weeks depending on the degree of independence that they already have. Any help from your own experiences will be appreciated. Thanks, Jeanne Coherd DE ___ 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. _ See what people are saying about Windows Live. Check out featured posts. http://www.windowslive.com/connect?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_connect2_082008
Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction
I would say that groups in K would come maybe second semester. Most kiddos are still learning sounds and letters. I would think a minimum of 8 weeks in first. It going to take a lot of modeling and practice for those kiddos to get used to what to do. Second might be faster as they've had more experience. Good luck, Kristin Mitchell/4th/CO Be the change you want to see in the world -Ghandi What is a realistic time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be given to develop independence so that they can meet with reading groups? ___ 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] Small Group Instruction
I honestly think it depends on the children. I am of a mind that it also depends on the activities. I like to see these centers very simple and accessible to get started--so that we are learning how to do centers before learning how to do centers. Our teachers have four week before a round of one on one assessment. I encourage them to have these routines in place before that happens. lori On 8/30/08 11:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a reading specialist who is helping K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers set up small groups that will rotate and work at centers independently. I have done this with intermediate students and middle grade students, but not with primary students. What is a realistic time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be given to develop independence so that they can meet with reading groups? They are saying 8 weeks which I can see for the K students. What about 1st and 2nd graders? I was thinking of 4-6 weeks depending on the degree of independence that they already have. Any help from your own experiences will be appreciated. Thanks, Jeanne Coherd DE ___ 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. -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona ___ 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] Differentiating Instruction
Hello, all. I'm new to the group and seeking fresh ideas on differentiation. I am in the process of earning my Rank I certification through a program offered in Kentucky called CEO (Continuing Education Option). I've chosen to concentrate my studies on reading and differentiation. My goal is to increase my knowledge of teaching reading as well as how to differentiate my reading instruction so that my students' will benefit. I spent all summer reading almost anything recommended on teaching reading but I'd like to hear how you meet the needs of all learners in your classrooms. Thanks, Whitney Whitney Hamilton, Third Grade Kit Carson Elementary 450 Tates Creek Road Richmond, KY 40475 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 859-624-4525 ___ 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.
