Re: [MOSAIC] RTI interventions and Progress Monitoring
Last summer I got a book from Amazon and it covered various kinds of intervention. I don't have it with me now, but it was a yellow book and I am thinking the title was RTI - I will look later today to confirm - sorry to be so vague. SPINELLO, Carol cspine...@branford.k12.ct.us 3/27/2009 10:49 am Hello Everyone, I am on a school-wide committee working to create a district document outlining RTI. My group has the large task of compiling resources for literacy interventions and literacy progress monitoring assessments...HELP!! Can anyone recommend resources, web-sites, professional books, etc? Also have you developed a way to get these resources into the hands of classroom teachers and support staff? Any and all help is appreciated. Carol Spinello Literacy Specialist John B. Sliney School Branford, CT ___ 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] Building comprehension of questions-was heartbreak/response to Reading Mastery
Kristin, it makes perfect sense to me. I had the same experience my 1st year as a literacy coach. My principal was not on board with any of this fluff A 3rd grade teacher approached me and told me that something I said in one of our study groups made him realize that he didn't know how to teach kids to read or help his struggling readers. I suggested he begin with independent reading - we took Dominie scores and organized materials accordingly - so he could guide his readers. I conferenced with some of his students (to model) --needless to say - the next fall when we got state test scores back, his class scored the highest in reading - the principal scratched his head and said I don't know what he did - when I explained - no comment - that quickly went by the wayside as it was not viewed as instruction and we quickly adopted direct instruction - every year it is another program - the analogy I used was -- reading is like playing football or learning to ride a bike - if you don't practice it everyday - you don't get very good at it :) sorry for the epistle - just my thoughts about independent reading Kristin Mitchell kristinlmitch...@yahoo.com 2/20/2009 9:39 am Elisa and others, I've been following this conversation with much interest (as I'm sure many are!) and I think I've already piped in with this, but I need to bring it up again (it's possible I never did in the first place, I'm almost 6 months pregnant and I left my brain at about 8 weeks!). Last month's issue of The Reading Teacher had an article about SSR (which for me is simply Independent Reading...it's what kids do while I do guided reading). For me, the premise of the article was how federal dollars will most likely never be used to support something like SSR because they cannot do medical research to PROVE that it works. Even though I've seen test scores go up from a group that got Guided Reading using their SS textbooks (I wish I were kidding) their entire 5th grade year. As 6th graders they recieved Guided Reading and lots of choice independent reading time from me and their reading scores went up. While this is not reasearch that can prove anything, it's pretty strong evidence for me to continue how I teach reading to upper grades. Unfortunately, the feds need programs and other methods of teaching reading to be tested quantitatively. Which, is not a reality in schools. There is no fair playing field when it comes to research on teaching reading. Until outsiders (non educators who direct our policies whether they be gov't or buisness) realize that schools are NOT clinical places where you can have strict control groups this will always be the case. Things like Mosaic of Thought will not have support until someone can magically produce a control group of kids that can be tested fairly. I hope I made sense! Kristin Mitchell/4th/CO Be the change you want to see in the world -Ghandi Each child is different and deserves different approaches to learning based on a solid philosophy backed up by pedagogical principles and research (expert and teacher). Elisa Elisa Waingort ___ 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] graphic novels
I am looking for an assessment tool to determine (ballpark) reading levels for high school students. I have used MAP, Dominie, and Reading Recovery Observation Survey in the past with elementary students. Most of these students are reading around 3 - 4 grade,(guessing) but I would like something more concrete. Any suggestions of something that I could use? thanks ljackson ljack...@gwtc.net 1/13/2009 8:51 am Were they truly novels, or did they more closely resembled an exapanded 'comic book'? Capstone Press and Redbrick share a series of wonderful graphics tied to social studies and science themes. Kids LOVE them. Capstone and Rebrick are sister companies, with the first marketing to retail and the second marketing to education. National Geographic has swallowed Redbrick up and gone are the days when I could negotiate dandy deals on the books. However, for whatever reason Capstone was not swallowed and they still share titles...I purchased a large number of these books through our local bookstore at a 20% savings and avoided shipping. Granted, we were buying LOTS... Lori On 1/12/09 5:11 PM, Christina Dudley tinadud...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Well I went to the library at school today and she had ordered some graphic novels that were social studies non-fiction. The ones I saw were for the Transcontinental Railroad and the Pony Express. The company on the back said Graphic Planet. I did a search on this but nothing came up. I did check one out so I will look at the pub info tomorrow and email the info. The librarian at your school may have some resources as well. Tina From: re...@aol.com re...@aol.com To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:14:07 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] graphic novels Tina - Thank you for your reply.? We have the Bone series, but not the others.? I'll check out your recommended resources. Have a great week. Martha -Original Message- From: Christina Dudley tinadud...@sbcglobal.net To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 3:52 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] graphic novels The ones I got were purchased from Scholastic Graphix. There is a webpage as well. They are a little limited right now but I teach 3rd grade and these books are never on my shelf. I have: Amulet Bone series Knights of the Kitchen Table (I think this in the title) Goosebumps 3 stories in 1 book (follows the series but combines 3 different stories w/3 different kinds of graphics: color, anime, regular comic type) The Magic Pickle There is also I think 2 others but I didn't feel appropriate to my grade level. I went to Borders/Barnes and Nobles and there are more titles than that not carried by Scholastic. If you are interested in Manga there are tons of different ones. The one I saw in my class was Narotu/Naratu (not sure of spelling right now). Tina 3rd grade From: kinder...@comcast.net kinder...@comcast.net To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2009 9:29:13 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] graphic novels Would you share the lists of texts you have already purchased? Many thanks! Eileen -- Original message -- From: re...@aol.com Because you are such a wonderful resource. We have really done a good job filling our bookroom/classrooms with texts for our 5th grade boys for independent reading and bookclubs (nonfiction, adventure, sports, a variety of magazines) and now we are looking to add graphic novels.? Although we have a few titles, I'm wondering if anyone has a source we can go to to order more titles at a variety of levels. Thank you all! Martha ___ 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] RTI
I am reading all this and shaking my head yes, yes, yes - AMEN to inflicting:) This year I changed from literacy coach/interventionist to special ed teacher in high school.(went from K-1 to HS) I thought if Cris Tovani could do it - so could I. One of the challenges I face is a reading class for non-diploma students. SRA comprehension is the text for the reading class. Clearly, this is not my belief of teaching reading, but it has just been implemented in my district. My question now, I want to propose some changes that don't include SRA. Does anyone have any suggestions for HS students reading from 1.2 to around 3-4.0 reading level? I would like this to be more balanced literacy than structured - though some structure will be needed for these students. any suggestions on reading material for them or me would be greatly appreciated. I read Tanny McGregor's book and used some of the activities - but don't feel I am meeting the needs of the students. ljackson ljack...@gwtc.net 12/17/2008 3:39 pm For me, that would mean not coaching. I could not encourage others to inflict! On 12/17/08 8:00 AM, Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com wrote: And in a bit hotter hell on earth as a literacy coach or coach supervisor. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:03 AM, Ljackson ljack...@gwtc.net wrote: That would be nice except...our teachers of literacy have all had (or are having) the opportunity to participate in a year-long literacy class focusing on balanced instruction. Our teachers have unbelievable summer training opportunities. We have coaching support available in all buildings. Teachers are supported in opportunities to observe. These opportunities are carefully undertaken, with an opportunity to visit before and after with the teacher they will observe. The visits are facilitated by our coaching staff. Lack of training is not the issue for most of our staff. I realize how gloom and doom these two posts sound, and I don't mean for them to be so. We have a number of teachers, a significant number, who are simply doing amazing work with students. But after seeing Regie Routman at N CTE this year, I am pondering her comments. She said, basically, for an underperforming school impacted by poverty to see systemic change, 90% of staff members need to be 'on board' with changes in literacy instruction. That remark hit so deeply home with me, as we are so far from that 90% mark in nearly all of our buildings. This year, under new leadership at the district level, the district is exploring that issue of who is responsible for implementation and for the first time, that conversation is going beyond the teacher level. All of this makes me potentially giddy and terrified--I know that under different circumstances, as in replace balanced literacy with a prescribed same-page literacy program, this could be my own idea of hell on earth as a teacher. Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 - Original message - From: djchan djc...@charter.net To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI Lori, To me, that sounds like insufficient training in literacy. A teacher may not need to be 'on board' with the program, but they should definitely be using appropriate and research supported teaching methods for literacy. If they don't, then whose responsible for the training that they should have received to make them effective literacy teachers? I have seen this in the school system I retired from and it was a lack of training. However, that is not to say that there aren't teachers who will deliberately sabotage a schools program because it requires them to move from their comfort zone and they don't want to. I think your key phrase was 'effective teachers' and my question becomes how did they become effective teachers and the others didn't? And what needs to happen to help the other teachers become more effective in their literacy methods? Deidra Chandler, NC MA Early Childhood Ed MA Reading MultiSensory Structured Language Intervention Tutor - Original Message - From: Ljackson ljack...@gwtc.net To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI The 80% mentioned here probably refers to the RtI pyramid, in which--ideally--80% of the student population have their needs met within the regular classroom and are performing within acceptable ranges in terms of grade level expectations. To me, this implies that the first step in beginning an RtI program is to carefully examine curricular practices but it does not follow that there is necessarily a prescribed or correct single means of doing this. Like Kelly, our district feels that balanced
