Re: [MOSAIC] Prayer for our troops off topic
I agree--Kitty Linda Crumrine wrote: > Phyllis, > Thank you for sending this. > Linda > > ___ > 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] Professional Book Review Team Upcoming
I would like to help review as well. I need to know what and how. Thanks---Kitty Ainsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] mary hassell wrote: > I am interested in helping to review Adventures in Graphica. What do I do > now? Thanks in advance. Mary Hassell > - Original Message - > From: "Keith Mack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" > > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 12:34 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] Professional Book Review Team Upcoming > > > >> We are going to set up another round of our "Professional Book Review >> Team" >> sponsored by Stenhouse. This is a great opportunity for Mosaic members to >> be >> a part of the review team with the professional book sent to you free of >> change by Stenhouse. >> >> There are two selected titles for our summer review teams and the >> application URL will be announced to the list on during the first week of >> June. We invite you to take a look at the titles below that will be used >> for >> our summer review program: >> >> "Adventures in Graphica" >> Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Teach Comprehension, 2-6 >> Terry Thompson >> 2008, 200 (est.) pp/paper, ISBN: 978-157110-712-1, $18.50 >> http://www.stenhouse.com/0712.asp >> >> >> "Put Thinking to the Test" >> Lori L. Conrad, Missy Matthews, Cheryl Zimmerman, Patrick A. Allen >> Foreword by Ellin Oliver Keene >> 2008, 184 pp/paper, ISBN: 978-157110-731-2, $21.00 >> http://www.stenhouse.com/0731.asp >> >> If you are interested please take a look at the links provided to get more >> information on the texts. As mentioned, we will post a link to the >> application form in about a week. >> >> Best, >> >> The Mosaic Leadership Team >> Ginger Weincek >> Jennifer Palmer >> Keith Mack >> >> >> >> ___ >> 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Looking for 3rd Grade Reading Workshop Units of Study
I would be interested as well--thanks, Kitty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. > > After reading your post, I went to the Mosaic listserve website looking > for the 3 topics you referenced in your email -- Year Comp. Emphasis > Chart from Cathy, Inferring and Questioning Units of Study by Sandi. > > I couldn't find them.? I guess I'm not quite sure how to navigate the > site, and was hoping you might be able to guide me to the place where > you found the 3 topics.? > ? > > Many thanks for your time. > > > > Martha > > > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Kurtt,Casey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Sent: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:38 am > Subject: [MOSAIC] Looking for 3rd Grade Reading Workshop Units of Study > > > > > > > > > > > I'm finishing up my second year as a 3rd grade teacher in a district that is > trying to implement balanced literacy, but we are lacking a lot of resources. > > I've done a lot of my own research on the topic and discovered some really > great > resources from this website. The first resource that I found really helpful > was > entitled "Year Comprehension Emphasis Chart from Cathy". I think this would > be > a great model for my district to follow, but unfortunately we don't have a > reading curriculum that follows this model. The other two resources that > were > very useful were entitled "Inferring Unit of Study by Sandi" and "Questioning > Unit of Study by Sandi". I really like the way she has a focus each week and > then detailed mini-lessons for each day. I would love to have similar > resources > for teaching units of study on Metacognition, Connections, Visualizing, > Determining Importance, and Synthesis. I was wondering if anyone has an > email > address for the Sandi who created these units of study so I could contact her > to > see if she has other ones. If not, does anyone know of any other resources > that > have units of study for these comprehension strategies? I would really > appreciate your help with this. Thanks so much!!! > > Casey > > > ___ > 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] just right books?
ditto!!! Kitty :-) Renee wrote: > I'm sure I will get some flack for this, but in my opinion once a > student is reasonably adept at figuring out text, worrying about > *levels* is silly, unless the student consistently chooses books to > read that are way too easy or way too hard. > > I think it's real easy to get nit-picky about these things. I remember > about ten years ago or so, the Reading Recovery teacher at our school > saying that with a third grader past a certain level (RR, maybe level > 17 or so) it was not necessary to do running records anymore, and yet > these days it seems like people are doing running records on sixth > graders at level bazillion. Why are we making more work for ourselves? > For what reason? > > Renee > > On Apr 23, 2008, at 9:17 PM, HERBERT Suzanne wrote: > > >> It would be great if there was some feedback on this. We are >> levelling 40 percent of the books that we should be using in the >> classroom for reading. I would assume that literature circles and >> silent reading, the children will take their own choices. I teach >> fourth graders, and out of my 18 kids, 15 are independent on DRA Level >> 50. So, I'm thinking, how essential is it to stick to 'levelled >> books' if this is the case and why wouldn't you just encourage wider >> reading and child choice? I haven't in the past been into 'exact' >> levels for guided reading, somewhere in the 'range' and then lots of >> other reading instruction. We're an international school, and a bit >> isolated in terms of these types of conversations. At the moment we >> are just following directions blindly but now all these types of >> questions are starting to be asked. Any ideas/advice/thoughts greatly >> appreciated and I so appreciate the chance to speak with you all. >> Suzanne >> > > > "We are here to infiltrate space with ideas." > ~ Ramtha > > > > ___ > 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] Online Reading Comprehension
Ditto Miss Renee--you made me laugh out loud--we have gotten so absurd with testing! Kitty :-) Renee wrote: > On Apr 18, 2008, at 3:31 AM, Joy wrote: > > >> The biggest problem he sees is that there is no correlation between >> state reading tests and online reading. >> > > As far as I am concerned, there is no connection between state reading > test and any kind of actual reading. :-) > > Renee > > "We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy > to say, 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my > problem.' Then there are those, who see the need and respond. I > consider those people my heroes." > ~ Fred Rogers > > > > ___ > 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] Change of topic - 5th gr. read
Hoot is a great one and a more modern setting--today's students can relate--Kitty :-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sorry for the quick change. I was informed this morning that I can choose > two new novels for next years fifth graders. While I already had one in > mind, > I was surprised by the fact that I get to choose two. Any QUICK > suggestions. I have to let them know tomorrow. (Sorry - I know that there > was some > conversation about this recently but I didn't pay attention then. LOL We > will > already be reading Number the Stars, Hatchet, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry > and > Raising Spirit Bear (or Saving Spirit Bear...or something Spirit Bear) > Thanks for any help that you can offer. > Michele > > > > **Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. > (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv000316) > ___ > 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.
