Kyleen Beers. What to do when kids can't read
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Susan soozq55...@aol.com wrote:
Sharon Taberski has a new book, I hear is good. From the Ground Up by her
is great. Kylene Beirs (?) has a book that is for upper gradesWhat
worksI think is the title but it can apply to younger kids.
Sue
Sue Moore
On May 7, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Mena drmarinac...@aol.com wrote:
I am considering adding The Cafe Book to my literature circle book list
for my Remedial Reading Course. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I
already have Mosaic of Thought required.
Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D.
Florida Atlantic University
Dept. of Teaching and Learning
College of Education
2912 College Ave. ES 214
Davie, FL 33314
Phone: 954-236-1070
Fax: 954-236-1050
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From: donnfox donn...@optonline.net
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Sent: Sun, May 6, 2012 11:04 pm
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Daily Five/CAFE
Is there anybody from this listserve that is a New Jersey teacher using
Daily 5
and CAFE?
If so could you please email me off list. I would love to visit a
classroom in
my state to see how this organization and structure works in a 90
literacy
block.
Thank you,
Donna NJ
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From: mrs. teacher elemteac...@hotmail.com
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Subject: [MOSAIC] Daily Five/CAFE
Date: Sun, May 6, 2012 3:28 pm
Hi all! I am in my 4th year of using the Daily Five and my 3rd of using
CAFE.
I teach fourth grade. I read somewhere (not sure where) that the sisters
recommend 3-5 teachers only doing 3 of the 5 rotations and that it is a
personal program that you should modify to fit your students' needs. I
have 45
minutes of CAFE time in my room (this is what we call it). Each day,
students
have the option of Read To Self, Listen To Reading, or Word Work. They
never
HAVE to do Listen to Reading but if they do, it can only be one day each
week
and they MUST do Word Work once a week. However, after the newness of
Listen To
Reading wore off, I rarely had students choose that one anymore.
Therefore,
most of my students have 45 minutes of sustained, self-selected, on-level
reading four days a week. During this time, I conference with students,
giving
them purposes for reading that match their personalized CAFE goal. When
I
started this, we blocked and I was the reading teacher. We had 75
minute blocks and 45 of each one was spent doing CAFE time. Last year,
we
decided to self-contain (hallelujah!) and the other fourth grade
teachers were
excited to try it, as well. One of my team members from last year moved
to
second grade last year and now all of second grade is doing CAFE and
Daily Five.
I really don't know what I did before I found it. To me, it is what I
should
have always been doing but gave me the organization and structure that I
was
lacking in order to do what I knew needed to be done.
STACIE, thanks for your post. I recently had the opportunity to
observe in two CAFE classrooms where there is a 90-min. literacy block.
I was impressed with the management and how the students knew what the
expectations were in each rotation. Here's my concern, and it's really
for those of youout there who are Columbia trained and also know Daily
5/CAFE:
With students changing stations every 22 minutes or so after the
minilesson,
Where's the sustained engagement with 'just right' text?
Where's the conferring at the heart of the workshop?
I would so love feedback from Columbia folks, and if it is more
appropriate to
contact me directly rather than through this list serve, please do.
Thanks for all your input and support everyone.
Martha
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