Re: [MOSAIC] Need questions to ask fifth grade teacher candidates!
Yes! I so agree with Jennifer! What have you read lately? should DEFINITELY be one of your most important questions (maybe even asking specifically if he/she is familiar with Mosaic or any other professional books about literacy). But also don't forget, Have you WRITTEN anything lately? You might be surprised by how many candidates are bloggers. You could really learn a LOT about someone by reading what they've put out there on their blog. Good luck! -Michelle TG This message sent from the home of Scott and Michelle TG www.mrstg.com -Original Message- amy.lesem...@gmail.com writes: So, I'm helping to interview two fifth grade teacher candidates tomorrowI'm supposed to ask questions relating to literacy. I'm thinking: reading and writing workshop related question, and how to balance direct instruction on skills with choice related reading and writing. What do you think I should ask? Send me some questions that you think I should ask! ___ 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 group note taking question
In a message dated 8/14/2009 12:10:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, expecting2...@comcast.net writes: Interesting thought though the checklist...3rd grade teachers??? What would you put on the list? Fluency, comprehension (what helps them- picture in their head, context clues, do they see the big picture) How they decode unknown words... Book interests-fiction, non-fiction- how do they navigate each (headings or chapter titles..are they using them to help themselves make predictions) diagrams/cut away- do they know how to use them I don't know..it would be a LONG list. You will be in quite a different boat from your 1st graders! I Yes, list would be long :-) Perhaps what you most frequently note on students would be a the observable list. You did give me some ideas to start with. When I mentioned the check off type list.. I had cut up Reading Behaviors to Observe and Encourage which is 'adapted from Fountas and Pinnell: Guided Reading'. I can't remember where I got the chart. May have been from the literacy collaborative training. Thank you for your response... yes it will be quite different from 1st. Additionally, we have a new reading series... Houghton Mifflin that we are implementing this year. We have not had a series in about 9 yrs at the school. ~jen ___ 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] FW: On English Companion: Upcoming ECN Book Club for Daniels/Harvey Book - cross post
Great discussion coming up. See below for a description and the link to the Ning to sign up. Elisa Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. Helen Keller Visit my blog, A Teacher's Ruminations, and post a message. http://waingortgrade2spanishbilingual.blogspot.com/ A message to all members of English Companion Be sure you order your copy of Stephanie Harvey's and Smokey Daniel's Comprehension and Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action. There is info on the main page of the ECN about the discount Heinemann is offering; seek the best deal for yourself, but whatever you do, get the book by the 27th of August as that is the day Smokey and Steph will kick it off. I thought this would be a perfect way to begin the year for several reasons. One, they are going to focus on the core ideas in the book but, mindful of the demands on us all at that time, not require that we read the whole book. Two, we have had some wonderful philosophical and theoretical discussions lately in the book groups, but school brings us back to the pragmatic, the daily reality and thus the need for the practical. Three, what better way to begin the school year than sitting at the table with and learning from two of the most generous, brilliant people in our field? Hope to see you all there. I am due back to school in the morning to begin the new year officially. Eager to get it all going! Saw kids today, which is always a fun part of the return. Best wishes to you all in the coming weeks of your own return. Jim Visit English Companion at: http://englishcompanion.ning.com -- To control which emails you receive on English Companion, go to: http://englishcompanion.ning.com/profiles/profile/emailSettings ___ 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] Remediation Program
I just got an e-mail from our principal. I will go to a presentation from an SRA rep next month who will be presenting 2 possible remediation programs for students in grades 3-8. It will be a system-wide remediation program. The two programs are Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading. I know nothing about either of them (except what I read on SRA's website). I was hoping to hear pros and cons of people who have actually had experience with them. I would also like to hear how they have been implemented. Thanks in advance! Angela Hatley Almond, NBCT Fourth Grade East Albemarle Elementary School All email correspondence to and from this address is subject to North Carolina Public Records Law which may result in monitoring and disclosure to third parties, including law enforcement. ___ 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 group note taking question
your method sounds like a good one. one question, though. i assume your guided reading groups are flexible and therefore, always changing. would it be too difficult to be going to a section for each child individually rather than sectioning off in your notebook for each group? Les P NYC ___ 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] Remediation Program
Angela I am going to suggest you go to the archives and look for info on corrective reading and SRA. They have been discussed exhaustively on this list in the past. I might also suggest that group members email Angela on her home account if you have anything new to add to what we have already discussed on this topic. Jennifer Moderator AIn a message dated 8/14/2009 1:15:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, angela_alm...@scs.k12.nc.us writes: just got an e-mail from our principal. I will go to a presentation from an SRA rep next month who will be presenting 2 possible remediation programs for students in grades 3-8. It will be a system-wide remediation program. The two programs are Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading. I know nothing about either of them (except what I read on SRA's website). I was hoping to hear pros and cons of people who have actually had experience with them. I would also like to hear how they have been implemented. Thanks in advance! Angela Hatley Almond, NBCT 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] Remediation Program
Hi, I have used the corrective reading programs from SRA with my middle school students who are at the lowest levels. The DI approach really does work. At times it can be boring, the kids get frustrated with being corrected (they have to re-read sentences if they make mistakes when reading orally), but it DOES work. One complaint I have is that some of the stories have obviously not been updated,so some of the words used are not familiar to the kids.It's good in that you have a script to follow, the training tells you how to perform the corrective procedures. The kids monitor their progress on an almost daily basis (they record in their workbooks how many words they have read correctly, how many errors they made etc on a chart that shows their growth). I like how the kids are introduced to the vocabulary and they are going to encounter in the story and practice the correct phonemic pronunciation until everyone is saying the words correctly. This program really does focus on how to decode similar sounding words (they get a lot of practice reading stories that will contain words like tramp/tamp star/stare etc). This program really forces them to focus on what it is they are reading, so that they can decode the words properly. After each story is read by the group, the students are timed individually in rereading the passage orally. Over time and with hard work, the kids see how their fluency is improving. In a class situation, some children finish the comprehension workbook questions 10-15 min before others, so each of my students has an independent Reading Counts book that they are expected to read while we wait. The questions asked in the workbooks are the same questions you will ask orally as the class reads each story together, so I like that reinforcement. It can be frustrating to have to wait for your lowest/slowest students to finish the WB so you need to plan for that. In my school we use corrective reading program along with a book called Spelling Through Morphographs in a two period block (Intensive Reading Language Arts-REACH). The Spelling Through Morphographs really helps the kids to break apart words into their components and helps them understand how words are put together, what the afixxes mean and this approach over time, helps them decode words when reading. I hope this answer helps. Susan Joyce Palm Harbor Middle School Palm Harbor, FL -Original Message- From: Angela Almond angela_alm...@scs.k12.nc.us Sent: Aug 14, 2009 11:11 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Remediation Program I just got an e-mail from our principal. I will go to a presentation from an SRA rep next month who will be presenting 2 possible remediation programs for students in grades 3-8. It will be a system-wide remediation program. The two programs are Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading. I know nothing about either of them (except what I read on SRA's website). I was hoping to hear pros and cons of people who have actually had experience with them. I would also like to hear how they have been implemented. Thanks in advance! Angela Hatley Almond, NBCT Fourth Grade East Albemarle Elementary School All email correspondence to and from this address is subject to North Carolina Public Records Law which may result in monitoring and disclosure to third parties, including law enforcement. ___ 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] Remediation Program
I don't know a lot about either but our school started using Spell-Read last year and I had some kids that benefitted from it! I know it is designed for 3rd grade and up but can't give you exact details... -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+expecting2fly=comcast@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+expecting2fly=comcast@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of cnjpal...@aol.com Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:49 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Remediation Program Angela I am going to suggest you go to the archives and look for info on corrective reading and SRA. They have been discussed exhaustively on this list in the past. I might also suggest that group members email Angela on her home account if you have anything new to add to what we have already discussed on this topic. Jennifer Moderator AIn a message dated 8/14/2009 1:15:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, angela_alm...@scs.k12.nc.us writes: just got an e-mail from our principal. I will go to a presentation from an SRA rep next month who will be presenting 2 possible remediation programs for students in grades 3-8. It will be a system-wide remediation program. The two programs are Reading Mastery and Corrective Reading. I know nothing about either of them (except what I read on SRA's website). I was hoping to hear pros and cons of people who have actually had experience with them. I would also like to hear how they have been implemented. Thanks in advance! Angela Hatley Almond, NBCT 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. ___ 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 group note taking question
I am thinking, it might be a good idea perhaps even using the child's section for reading and writing...maybe I would see more connections! I would make sure to write names on staggered tags to make it easy to flip to while students are reading. I don't really change them more than 2 times in one 9 weeks because I like the group to have some time to gel. If the group works really well together I might not change them at all in 9 weeks but that is probably the longest they would be together. Thanks for the suggestion, I am going to ponder that one! -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+expecting2fly=comcast@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+expecting2fly=comcast@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of lesp...@aol.com Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 1:14 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading group note taking question your method sounds like a good one. one question, though. i assume your guided reading groups are flexible and therefore, always changing. would it be too difficult to be going to a section for each child individually rather than sectioning off in your notebook for each group? Les P NYC ___ 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] Bloom's + Multiple Intelligences
Sorry for the cross-posting! A friend of mine, who is an Instructional Facilitator, was asked to create a matrix of independent activities for K-1 students cross-referencing Bloom's Taxonomy with the Multiple Intelligences using generic non-fiction text. Finding activities that could be used with the whole class is tough enough at this level, but she is really frustrated trying to find activities that could be done independently. Her boss wants her to ultimately create Tic-Tac-Toe type boards that students could do at work stations. Has anyone ever had experience with anything like this? She would be eternally grateful if someone could point her in the right direction. Thanks! Patti ___ 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.
