Re: [MOSAIC] Read Alouds for Third Grade-Non Fiction
Your point is well-taken, however I think that many teachers start the year with fiction for good reason. It's a familiar format for young children and also engaging on a larger scale (many different focuses for many different children). You are able to integrate into several areas and good fictional selections lend themselves to extensions and integrations into other content areas in a natural and authentic manner (non-fiction integrates very easily as well, but ends to be topic specific.if a student isn't interested in the topic we sometimes lose them until they build the capacity later in the year to stick with text that might be less engaging to them). At our elementary school we are about 50-50 (fiction/non-fiction) at K-2 and about 40-50 at 3-5 (more non-fiction). I think most teachers are in September mode and thinking about read alouds to begin the year as they are responding. I personally like to engage kids in critical thinking and problem solving, get the brains restarted, and work on engagement. While I agree that non-fiction is vital to a balanced approach in reading, non-fiction also requires a lot of text specific teaching. The content is also very concentrated/ topic specific, therefore limiting us in our ability to target the interests of the entire class (which I think is very important for your first read aloud). If you are looking for a list of really great non-fiction books.I bet with our collective backgrounds we could provide an extensive list. I think people are responding to what they might pull out as one of their first read alouds...that could be a great piece of non-fiction as well don't get me wrong, however just because many individuals are tossing out fictional titles to begin the year.please don't assume that is our focus for the year and non-fiction is ignored. In factI've ordered nothing but non-fiction to supplement our classroom libraries for the past two years. --- On Sun, 8/21/11, creeche...@aol.com creeche...@aol.com wrote: From: creeche...@aol.com creeche...@aol.com Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Read Alouds for Third Grade-Non Fiction To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Sunday, August 21, 2011, 10:46 AM I teach kindergarten. Not one of the grades that have been looking for read alouds on this listserv. However I am STUNNED by the lack of informational/nonfiction text being listed. At least half of what you read aloud to children should be nonfiction. And I really don't see much depth in the fictional text listed. Just wonderin. Nancy In a message dated 8/21/2011 12:09:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mandkalexan...@yahoo.com writes: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo --- On Sun, 8/21/11, Laurie Tandy ltandy1...@aol.com wrote: From: Laurie Tandy ltandy1...@aol.com Subject: [MOSAIC] Read Alouds for Third Grade To: wr...@centurytel.net, mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Sunday, August 21, 2011, 12:28 AM While we're on the subject of Read Alouds - does anyone have some fresh new titles for third grade? My stand-bys have been Ruby Holler and The Take of Despereaux and Cricket in Times Square and There's An Owl in the Shower.. I'm ready for something new and different that has not been made into a movie. Thanks, Laurie -Original Message- From: write wr...@centurytel.net To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 11:46 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Read aloud to start off the 7th grade My students and I LOVED Freak the Mighty. What would some of you suggest reading after Freak the Mighty -- something similar that kids would like as well? Jan Quoting Kelly Cavaiani cavai...@swallow.k12.wi.us: Freak the Mighty. -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+cavaiank=swallow.k12.wi...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+cavaiank=swallow.k12.wi...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Dluhos Sara (31R024) Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:09 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Read aloud to start off the 7th grade I have always used Fig Pudding by Ralph Fletcher with my lower level seventh graders. It is ONLY a read aloud (they do not ever have a copy in front of them) to help get them started and motivated about books and listening skills. Works like a charm. I want something similiar in topic (a cute funny story that kids can relate to) but a little more challenging for my honors classes this year. Any ideas? It will also be read aloud to them. Thanks in advance! Sara ___ 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] Read Alouds for Third Grade-Non Fiction
I for one am NOT skipping over informational texts / non-fiction. I like to start off the year with a cute/funny fiction story to get the kids back in school mode. My kids are immersed in informational texts every single day- I work closely with all of the other subject teachers to use the content they are teaching in their class to supplement the skill I am teaching in my classroom. Do not make assumptions that the other teachers on this list are not using non-fiction. You do not have all of the facts based on the one question that we may ask. Furthermore, I am confused on how you wouldn't see that there is depth in EVERY single text that was mentioned. Just because the vocabulary may not be complicated, it does not mean that the story is useless and there is nothing to be learned. Higher order thinking skills can be used with EVERY SINGLE TEXT you will ever put your hands on - as a kindergarden teacher, you should know that. Sara From: mosaic-bounces+sdluhos=schools.nyc@literacyworkshop.org [mosaic-bounces+sdluhos=schools.nyc@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of creeche...@aol.com [creeche...@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 6:46 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Read Alouds for Third Grade-Non Fiction I teach kindergarten. Not one of the grades that have been looking for read alouds on this listserv. However I am STUNNED by the lack of informational/nonfiction text being listed. At least half of what you read aloud to children should be nonfiction. And I really don't see much depth in the fictional text listed. Just wonderin. Nancy In a message dated 8/21/2011 12:09:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mandkalexan...@yahoo.com writes: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo --- On Sun, 8/21/11, Laurie Tandy ltandy1...@aol.com wrote: From: Laurie Tandy ltandy1...@aol.com Subject: [MOSAIC] Read Alouds for Third Grade To: wr...@centurytel.net, mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Sunday, August 21, 2011, 12:28 AM While we're on the subject of Read Alouds - does anyone have some fresh new titles for third grade? My stand-bys have been Ruby Holler and The Take of Despereaux and Cricket in Times Square and There's An Owl in the Shower.. I'm ready for something new and different that has not been made into a movie. Thanks, Laurie -Original Message- From: write wr...@centurytel.net To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 11:46 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Read aloud to start off the 7th grade My students and I LOVED Freak the Mighty. What would some of you suggest reading after Freak the Mighty -- something similar that kids would like as well? Jan Quoting Kelly Cavaiani cavai...@swallow.k12.wi.us: Freak the Mighty. -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+cavaiank=swallow.k12.wi...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+cavaiank=swallow.k12.wi...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Dluhos Sara (31R024) Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:09 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Read aloud to start off the 7th grade I have always used Fig Pudding by Ralph Fletcher with my lower level seventh graders. It is ONLY a read aloud (they do not ever have a copy in front of them) to help get them started and motivated about books and listening skills. Works like a charm. I want something similiar in topic (a cute funny story that kids can relate to) but a little more challenging for my honors classes this year. Any ideas? It will also be read aloud to them. Thanks in advance! Sara ___ 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 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
[MOSAIC] dyslexia
You might want to read Overcoming Dyslexia by Dr. Sally Shaywitz--a very comprehensive look at the dyslexic learner. Also, explore Orton-Gillingham materials which also address the instructional needs of dyslexic students using a multisensory approach. jean ___ 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] Read Alouds for Third Grade-Non Fiction
H. Didn't mean to get anyone on the defensive. Seems like I hit a nerve? In a message dated 8/21/2011 12:13:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sdlu...@schools.nyc.gov writes: You do not have all of the facts based on the one question that we may ask. Here is the only thing I had at hand on which to base my research. Someone asked a question. Read Alouds for grade? When skimming the responses, it seemed that no one said anyone but fiction titles. I'm happy to see I was wrong. : ) Peace Out. Nancy ___ 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] Read Alouds for Third Grade-Non Fiction
Read Aloud: How about Long Walk to Water? Excellent book based on a true story. On Aug 21, 2011, at 12:21 PM, creeche...@aol.com wrote: H. Didn't mean to get anyone on the defensive. Seems like I hit a nerve? In a message dated 8/21/2011 12:13:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sdlu...@schools.nyc.gov writes: You do not have all of the facts based on the one question that we may ask. Here is the only thing I had at hand on which to base my research. Someone asked a question. Read Alouds for grade? When skimming the responses, it seemed that no one said anyone but fiction titles. I'm happy to see I was wrong. : ) Peace Out. Nancy ___ 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] Read Alouds for Third Grade-Non Fiction
Or maybe you just sounded judgemental? h? Michele S. in NC From: creeche...@aol.com creeche...@aol.com To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Read Alouds for Third Grade-Non Fiction H. Didn't mean to get anyone on the defensive. Seems like I hit a nerve? In a message dated 8/21/2011 12:13:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sdlu...@schools.nyc.gov writes: You do not have all of the facts based on the one question that we may ask. Here is the only thing I had at hand on which to base my research. Someone asked a question. Read Alouds for grade? When skimming the responses, it seemed that no one said anyone but fiction titles. I'm happy to see I was wrong. : ) Peace Out. Nancy ___ 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] Sixth grade read aloud for gender classes
We have gender based classes for our sixth graders. I'm trying to find some good reads for an all girls class as well as an all boys class. My boys group doesn't like to read and I need a high interest book. Any suggestions? ___ 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] 6th grade read aloud
I am looking to hook the students at the beginning of the year with an awesome read aloud. In the past, I have used Freak the Mighty and have had excellent results. I was looking for something else...maybe more in the style of The Hunger Games. Any suggestions? What have you used that works? ___ 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] Sixth grade read aloud for gender classes
For the boys, I highly recommend Touching Spirit Bear or any Will Hobbs books. Sherri Wong 5th Grade Teacher Garden Ridge Elementary School sherri.w...@comalisd.org From: mosaic-bounces+sherri.wong=comalisd@literacyworkshop.org [mosaic-bounces+sherri.wong=comalisd@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of JOFFRION, SHAKITA [sljoffr...@caddo.k12.la.us] Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 12:15 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Sixth grade read aloud for gender classes We have gender based classes for our sixth graders. I'm trying to find some good reads for an all girls class as well as an all boys class. My boys group doesn't like to read and I need a high interest book. Any suggestions? ___ 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 This e-mail and any attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should immediately delete this e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Do not retain, distribute, or use any information contained herein. Please inform the sender if you have received this message in error via a return e-mail message. Thank you for your cooperation. ___ 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] Sixth grade read aloud for gender classes
Any of the Roland Smith books, Will Hobbs books, or Ben Mikaleson books are good. I had a boy who did not like to read and I got him hooked on the books by Will Hobbs. They are full of adventure. When I go to school tomorrow, I will look for specific titles. Deborah Lawson On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 12:15 PM, JOFFRION, SHAKITA sljoffr...@caddo.k12.la.us wrote: We have gender based classes for our sixth graders. I'm trying to find some good reads for an all girls class as well as an all boys class. My boys group doesn't like to read and I need a high interest book. Any suggestions? ___ 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] Website with Read aloud Book List grouped by Genre, Subject, Theme, readership target audience, etc.
Here is a link to a website has been helpful in my search for a good read aloud for my class: http://nancykeane.com/rl/index.htm Hope this is helpful to someone... ___ 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] Sixth grade read aloud for gender classes
My Fifth Grade boys (as well as girls) loved Bud, Not Buddy as well as The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P.Figg. These books are both Historical Fiction. They are wonderful be resources for igniting an interest in the Great Depression (Bud, Not Buddy) or the Civil War (The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg ). On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 1:15 PM, JOFFRION, SHAKITA sljoffr...@caddo.k12.la.us wrote: We have gender based classes for our sixth graders. I'm trying to find some good reads for an all girls class as well as an all boys class. My boys group doesn't like to read and I need a high interest book. Any suggestions? ___ 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] Fall is a new beginning
Last year was my first year teaching kindergarten in ten years. In many ways I felt like a first-year teacher all over again! There had been so many changes in teaching practices during that time! One thing I struggled with was how to approach the comprehension strategies with these 5-year-old (and not-quite-5-year-old!) learners. I found a website about using Beanie Babies as comprehension mascots, and quickly dismissed it as too cute for me. But somehow I kept returning to it, and mulling it over. Could this be an answer for helping kindergarten students grasp these abstract ideas? In January of last year I started introducing the strategies with their beanie baby counterparts. I could not believe how successful this was! Having the cute name and little stuffed animal to attach to each strategy really helped my little ones to remember and apply their learning. I used lessons from Reading Power and Reading with Meaning, and some other resources, but added in the beanie baby component. After introducing all the decoding-type strategies, I gave the kids a bookmark of them to keep in their reading boxes. I can't tell you how often I read with kids and had them come to a tough word and say, Oh, I know what to do! I should stretch out the sounds like Stretchy Snake! Perhaps some of you on the list are as hesitant as I was to try something that, at first glance, looked quite contrived. That's exactly why I wanted to post about it! Having used the beanie baby idea in my room this year, I now see it as using the toys as a kind of bridge into the comprehension strategies. It gave the kids a hook on which to hang their new learning, and a way to retrieve these strategies during reading times. They loved the beanie babies, but much more than that, I feel they really helped the children to learn. This year I plan to use the CAFE system with my kids. (I've done it in older grades, but not kindergarten.) I will use the beanie babies with their corresponding strategies as they are added to the CAFE board. I'm not quite sure how this will work out, but my hope is that it will help to integrate the comprehension strategies with the other aspects of reading instruction in my room. Here's the site where I first found the information on Beanie Babies the Comprehension Strategies. http://realclassroomideas.com/194.html I might use the beanie babies in First Grade, should I ever teach that level again. I don't think I would for Second Grade. I am convinced though that in my room, with these very young learners, Beanie Babies have been a wonderful learning tool. MJ ___ 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
