Re: [MOSAIC] K-2 1st 21 days
Can you give us the title of this book? thanks, Kerry - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] K-2 1st 21 days > Scholastic puts out a book on the first 20 days for primary. > Maxine > > > > ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > ___ > 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] Jennifer and her Classroom Promise
Hi everyone: I was just searching through the tools page and am as always amazed at the resources out there! I am quite intriguied by the picture of Jennifer's classroom promise. I am hoping Jennifer could email me offline if possible about how she worked through this with her kids. thanks! Kerry ___ 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] Looking for song books titles
Hi there: I am thinking ahead to next year when this very Junior Intermediate teacher will be changing to grade 1 /2. I have been watching and rereading Debbie Miller and would like to purchase some books that there is a song version of it (like Little Rabbit Foo Foo) I am not sure how to search for these types of books, so I thought I would ask for your reccomendation. With iTunes, finding the songs are much less of a challenge. thanks in advance, Kerry ___ 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 skills vs strategies- HELP!
Maybe skills vs. strategies was the wrong title. I am trying to teach some nonteachers about the different "skills" we teach in the various components of balanced literacy. Maybe that would have been a better questions, what are the skills we need to teach kids to become strong readers? Is that easier to answer? Kerry - Original Message - From: "Waingort Jimenez, Elisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 2:46 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading skills vs strategies- HELP! My thoughts exactly that's why I shy away from this separation between strategies and skills in reading. It seems to me that every skill is connected to a strategy. Strategies are so much more profound and encompassing that the skill is superflous. Does this make sense? What do y'all think? Elisa Waingort Calgary, Canada Isn't inferring and summarizing used to figure out main idea? > ___ > 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] Reading skills vs strategies- HELP!
Hi there: I am looking for a list of Reading strategies and reading skills. I am thinking the strategies are the big 7 (making connections, asking questions etc.) and skills could include fluency, decoding, marking the text etc. Does anyone have a "completed" list like this? I know this could open up a bit of a debate and the difference between a skill and a strategy but I would appreciate the help and support. thanks, Kerry ___ 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] OT- Portfolios in the classroom
Hi there: I am wondering if any of you have any advice on using portfolio's in the classroom. One of the teachers I work with teaches grade 3 and she would like to start using portfolio's with her students. Any ideas you can give me would be much apprecaited. thanks, Kerry ___ 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] Book study with RWM and STW
Happy Sunday Morning Everyone! One of the schools that I am a Literacy Coach at is starting a book study on Stratgies That Work (Junior/Intermediate) and Reading with Meaning (Primary). It is a very small school and I would like to do these book study meetings together, I am hoping that someone out there in cyberland has done something like this. What I am looking for is some discussion questions that I could use with both books at the same time. I would also apprecaite if anyone has any discussion questions for both books individually. thanks, Kerry McDonald Literacy Coach K-8 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] Question regarding word study
Linda: So did you use Words Their Way or one of Kathy Ganske's programs?? I am very jealous that you had her as a professor- she must have been amazing! Kerry - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Question regarding word study > Sue - When I got my Masters in Reading, I was fortunate to have Kathy > Ganske as one of my professors. At the time, she was using a text call > Words Their Way. Since that time, she has published several books on word > study herself. She is extremely knowledgeable and I wouldn't hesitate for > a moment to seriously consider her program. She follows a thinking that > spelling is developmental - like a guided reading group using leveled > texts. During my time with her, I taught 6th grade and had to use the > program for several months as my final project. My kids fell within 3 of > the 4 spelling categories. Not only did I see progress, but my kids > actually loved it. While I worked with one group, the other kids were > busy with activities that connected to their "words". > > Linda > > -- Original message -- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Dear MOT members, >> I am an avid reader of this ListServ but have only sporadically written >> an >> email myself. I do want to share a "thank you" to everyone involved. I >> sincerely feel that reading your emails is you sharing your thinking with >> me. >> It >> has had the most wonderful and dramatic influence on my teaching. When >> someone in the group suggests a web site or an idea, I am there. If >> someone >> suggests a book, I try to read it as soon as possible. So again I owe all >> of >> you a >> great deal of thanks for helping me become a better reading teacher. >> I have a question. In my district we have an instructional council that >> is made up of teachers from various grade levels and buildings in the >> district. The council reviews programs, practices, materials, etc., and >> then >> makes >> recommendations for adopting programs, etc., to the administration and >> school >> board. I am on a committee this year that is reviewing spelling >> "programs". >> Currently, many teachers in the district are using Word Journeys by Kathy >> Gansky. (Hope I have the title and author all correct. The book is in >> school.) >> However, this program never went through the instructional council, so >> now we >> are reviewing both it and any other possible options for spelling. >> Finally, my >> question is this. Is anyone using any other program for spelling or >> vocabulary development that you think is something my district should >> review? I >> would >> love to hear any ideas. >> Thanks, >> Sue Grade 4 >> ___ >> 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] Reciprocal Teaching
Hi there: I have just been to a presentation on Reciprocal Teaching. I would be interested in hearing any websites or advice you have in teaching this to grade 1 students. thanks, Kerry ___ 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] Persuasive Pieces
I know in the last little bit, there has been a lot of talk about text to support writing persuasive pieces. Did anyone happen to jot down all of those titles and save it somewhere handy? If you did, would you mind sending the list to me. thanks, Kerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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] Debbie Diller vs. Workshops
I just finished reading Debbie Diller this weekend and I am wondering how you make the work stations work in a workshop setting. I am thinking that during reading workshop while I was meeting with a guided reading group, kids can read independently and or (I am not sure which word is right) go to reading workstations, and then during Writer's Workshop, the same thing, but with Writing work stations?? Can anyone explain how they make it work? I am a Literacy Coach grades K-8- so any grade input would be appreciated! thanks, Kerry - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Indpendent reading first grade > Have you read Debbie Diller's book on literacy stations. Rather than > centers, students are in pairs and work in stations. The stations are > self-sustaining and last for the whole year--poetry, drama, etc. Teachers > in my district atttended a workshop presented by her and came back to the > district very excited. They feel they can manage these stations rather > than creating "stations" that always seem to last for only a week. > Carol >> I have always preferred to do a combined reading/writing workshop, >> which I call "Independent Reading and Writing." During this time, there >> is a structured order of activity (i.e., sometimes I use a checklist >> that they keep in a folder with their work) and basically it goes >> something like this: >> >> 1. Read a book. >> 2. Tell another student about the book (plus, the other student asks >> three questions about the book). >> 3. Write about the book. This can be a synopsis, or I have "literature >> response cards" in a basket which have an assortment of writing ideas >> for responding to literature, including some that have drawing >> involved. >> 4. Share your writing with another student and revise as needed. >> 5. Make a reading activity choice (i.e., read the wall, read poems >> from the poetry basket, sort letter/picture cards, alphabetizing words, >> read words in the "nifty word basket" etc.) >> 6. Make a writing choice (write a letter, sticker story, stamp story, >> poem, whatever) >> 7. Read your writing to another student and revise as needed. >> 8. Sign up to meet with the teacher. >> >> While students are working, I do one or two guided reading groups >> and/or meet with students individually to go over their work. >> >> The reading activity choices and writing activity choices might be the >> same kinds of activities some use in centers, but I never had "centers" >> set up in my classroom. Instead, I had these activities on shelves in >> baskets. There was always a writing center, though, with lots of >> different writing instruments, a variety of paper, rubber stamps and >> stamp pads, a basket of assorted stickers, a few magazines, and a >> rotating set of laminated pictures, as well as some "story starter" >> cards. >> >> Renee >> >> >> On Oct 20, 2006, at 6:01 AM, GRISTINA, KRISTIN wrote: >> >>> Many teachers in my building have students participating in writing >>> experiences during this time, but it's not considered independent >>> reading time. Teachers are usually seeing guided reading groups during >>> this time. While students are in guided reading groups, the others are >>> doing story extension activities after a read aloud or a shared >>> reading. This can be compared to responding to literature in the upper >>> grades, it's just that the teacher has read the text to or with the >>> students before they write/respond to it in some way. Also, it's a >>> great time for students to be doing picture sorts, and search the room >>> activities for either beginning sounds, ending sounds or whatever they >>> are working on. >>> >>> I think that centers CAN be productive if they are based in good >>> literacy instruction and they are challenging enough for students at >>> all levels. The problem with centers is that in many classrooms, >>> centers unfortunately become coloring activities or non-reading >>> activities that students lose interest in rather quickly. The problem >>> is that the teachers in these rooms don't really understand the >>> purpose of literacy centers and how to create effective centers. >>> >>> Kristin >>> NJ >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> >>> I am not in favor of centers for independent reading. They take time >>> away >>> from reading and are not often checked or monitored by the teacher. >>> They >>> become busy work. However, in first grade, particularly the beginning >>> of first >>> grade, the children often have difficulty sustaining independent >>> reading. >>> What are teachers doing using the workshop model for independent >>> reading in >>> first grade? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Maxine >>> >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> Mosaic@literacy
