Re: [MOSAIC] lexiles
Hi. At our middle school, the majority of our sixth and seventh graders are at level x,y. It is mainly honors students that are reading the z level and beyond books. In our classroom libraries, z's include Shakespeare, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the like. These students are most-likely the avid readers that have read everything else : ) It is our philosophy that those students can pretty much read whatever they like- the deep comprehension/understanding can be taught and assessed on the book they choose. I hope this helps and hasn't confused anyone! Alicia I've been looking at Lexile levels too now because I need to know how to define beyond Z. Has anyone created a Beyond Z list or migrated from Fountas and Pinnel to Lexile as a way to measure and match for seventh and eighth graders? Maureen Robins Assistant Principal JHS 194 [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Carol Carlson Sent: Fri 7/4/2008 3:27 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] lexiles Lexiles have the same limitations as any measure of the difficulty of a text. I, too, tried to correlate them to Fountas Pinnell levels and / or grade equivalents from publishers. It really didn't correlate. However, both our Illinois state test and the MAP test give lexile measures. I explain to both parents and teachers that the lexile is a good screening measure--that is it does give us some idea about how to match students to the difficulty of text. But, as we have previously discussed, that matching is only ONE criteria in matching students to text. Background knowledge, motivation, and interest also need to be considered. There is a website www.lexile.com that provides students and parents with lists of books and purports to help match students to appropriate text. The site does provide a lot of information, but it does seem to give the idea that the lexile is the end all of matching students to text. There is a section for parents and students that provides students with lists of appropriate. It does ask students to take a survey to identify their interests. I don't know, though, of any teachers that use it. Has anyone tried this? I suppose it would be one help for classroom teachers. Has anyone use it? Just as with any text measure, I caution to use it judiciously. Carol La Grange, Il Carol On Jul 4, 2008, at 2:05 PM, gina nunley wrote: I too have just accepted a new job, working as a Literacy Specialist for the state. I'll travel to different districts with my focus being the use of the Strategic Instruction Model (out of University of Kansas). My biggest sadness and concern is leaving the classroom and KIDS. Everything we do boils down to how kids react to what we do, and I am more than a little concerned about losing that direct contact, though I will have lots of opportunities for coaching in the classroom. I'll be all the more passionate about coming here to listen to teachers in the classroom Right away I have a topic to research and I wondered what understandings some of you may have. How many of you use lexile levels in your reading program? I did but have to admit they never totally made sense to me. The ranges were difficult to understand and hard to correlate to other programs. Basically I used them to determine who to give a QRI to. Can anyone share their thoughts on lexiles? I apologize if this is off the list topics. I am thinking though that in all our strategy comprehension work we're very concerned about matching kids to the right book, and always looking for a good way to measure that. _ Making the world a better place one message at a time. http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace ___ 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
Re: [MOSAIC] Web 2.0
Sandra, I would love to look at your portaportal, however, it says you have not given access to guests. Could you? Would you? Please? Thanks so much! Alicia Hincemon Curriculum Coordinator ___ 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] End of Grade Testing
NC EOG's are mark up the text!! So, how many standardized tests exist where kids can mark up the text? Or use sticky notes, for that matter. -- 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 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] Written response to DRA level M
Many of the teachers in our county act as a scribe for our students that are not developmentally ready for the in-depth written responses that are required on DRA2. The written portion for the student will come with time, maturity, and practice. Alicia From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 5/20/2008 10:57 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] End of Grade Testing Although I have no answer specifically to Angela's situation her post prompted me to write some of my concerns for first graders. I would like to know especially from teachers who administer the dra 2 how they introduce the written element of the test which starts at level M. Never given this test previously. I can see why it might not be appropriate to administer the level M test to first graders however our district cut off is level M... although my fluent readers can sail through the decoding and even answer those comprehension questions at the end orally as well as support their responses with evidence from the text (at least some of them can) ... that is a far cry from writing their responses. The length alone is daunting! Plus we have not taught them to enter responses in their notebooks like that. We use sticky notes and graphic organizers kids use their reader's notebook responses more for fueling their chats with their buddies.. I would think that somewhere after J and before M.. there is a need to formally show kids how to answer questions (whether literal interpretative or reflective) in written responses that are more formal summaries My high flyers are aware of the kinds of information that might need to add but certainly they talk their way through this more than write their thoughts.even the graphic organizers I provide are more for stream of thoughts . I am interested to know if you do take formal steps to teach this kind of writing. does it occur in your reader's workshop or your writer's workshop or does it more naturally occur when they are developmentally ready? I know as a grade level we added a unit of comprehension called retelling (verbal) before we even gave the DRA in the fall because at those early levels kids do not even know what elements to include in their retells our response was overwhelmingly successful and kids did way better at the beginning of this year as compared to the results we gathered the year before. I am wondering if the same holds true for beginning the writing of retelling. ___ 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. **Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod000301) ___ 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] Need Lexile Information
Our county has adopted DRA-2 for reading levels. It includes fluency and comprehension. Also, it gives the areas the student needs to work on, as well as strengths. It is more time intensive than others, but the return is very comprehensive. Alicia Hincemon ___ 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] Staff Development
Maybe Linda Dorn? Alicia Hincemon Curriculum Coordinator East Union Middle School 704-624-2114 Please take note that East Union's main phone number will change on Monday, June 16th to (704) 290-1540. Please place this new number in your records and begin using it at that time. 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. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Joan Kielhorn Sent: Tue 5/13/2008 4:21 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Staff Development I am looking for suggestions for someone to come in and present a one-day ³workshop on workshops.² Teachers at our 6-7 Middle School are struggling with envisioning how a reading/writing workshop operates on a daily basis, and how this connects to a balanced literacy framework. We were thinking about Laura Robb, but I am not sure if she does any workshops. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks, Joan Kielhorn ___ 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.
