Re: [MOSAIC] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
I get this newsletter from Choice Literacy. The name that comes up on my email is Brenda Powers---but the newsletter is from Choice Literacy, and you can sign up on their website. ___ 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] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
Could you give Marsha's site address again? Thanks. Nancy ** 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
Hi Mary Jane, I have been subscribing to the Choice Literacy web site for a few months now. I find it has a wealth of information; that's where I first head about the Daily 5, for example. However, I have to remember to go to the site ( a biggie!) so that I can search for anything I might need. Otherwise, I'm just paying the monthly subscription rate for nothing. It would probably be helpful if they sent out an email every couple of weeks about something on their site or to alert people to additions to their site. Elisa Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada Hi, I have just discovered the Choice Literacy website (choiceliteracy.com). A few articles are free, but it is mainly a by-subscription site...$30 for 3 months, or $99 for a year. There are many excellent authors represented here, including The Sisters. Many seem to have publishing links with Stenhouse, and it seems the site may be based in Maine, which would make sense. Is anyone a member of the site, and can you tell me if you've found it worthwhile? I'd also love to see the Sisters' new DVD about organzing classroom space called Simply Beautiful. If you've seen that, I'd welcome your comments as well. Also, any comments of the Two Sisters' new assessment workshops using the CAFE acronym for assessment? (CAFE=Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and Expanding Vocabular.). There's a one-day workshop I'm interested in, and would be glad to hear from anyone who has attended this particular workshop. Thanks, Mary Jane 1/2 Classroom NS, Canada ___ 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] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
Elisa, They do. I get a newsletter quite frequently from Brenda Powers with a short column and links to both free and subscriber only links. Lori On 8/1/07 6:21 AM, Waingort Jimenez, Elisa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Mary Jane, I have been subscribing to the Choice Literacy web site for a few months now. I find it has a wealth of information; that's where I first head about the Daily 5, for example. However, I have to remember to go to the site ( a biggie!) so that I can search for anything I might need. Otherwise, I'm just paying the monthly subscription rate for nothing. It would probably be helpful if they sent out an email every couple of weeks about something on their site or to alert people to additions to their site. Elisa Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada Hi, I have just discovered the Choice Literacy website (choiceliteracy.com). A few articles are free, but it is mainly a by-subscription site...$30 for 3 months, or $99 for a year. There are many excellent authors represented here, including The Sisters. Many seem to have publishing links with Stenhouse, and it seems the site may be based in Maine, which would make sense. Is anyone a member of the site, and can you tell me if you've found it worthwhile? I'd also love to see the Sisters' new DVD about organzing classroom space called Simply Beautiful. If you've seen that, I'd welcome your comments as well. Also, any comments of the Two Sisters' new assessment workshops using the CAFE acronym for assessment? (CAFE=Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and Expanding Vocabular.). There's a one-day workshop I'm interested in, and would be glad to hear from anyone who has attended this particular workshop. Thanks, Mary Jane 1/2 Classroom NS, Canada ___ 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. -- 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
Ah, but that sounds like it's just from Brenda Powers? Can I sign up on the website? Elisa Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Elisa, They do. I get a newsletter quite frequently from Brenda Powers with a short column and links to both free and subscriber only links. Lori ___ 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] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
Brenda Powers is sort of the power behind it. I would imagine you can. Having all sorts of issues with my district server at the moment...so unable to check. - Original message - From: Waingort Jimenez, Elisa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Wednesday, 2007, 01 Of August 07:30 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters Ah, but that sounds like it's just from Brenda Powers? Can I sign up on the website? Elisa Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Elisa, They do. I get a newsletter quite frequently from Brenda Powers with a short column and links to both free and subscriber only links. Lori ___ 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] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
Hi. I do get a newsletter from Choice Literacy regularly, like once a week that takes me to the site. Hi Mary Jane, I have been subscribing to the Choice Literacy web site for a few months now. I find it has a wealth of information; that's where I first head about the Daily 5, for example. However, I have to remember to go to the site ( a biggie!) so that I can search for anything I might need. Otherwise, I'm just paying the monthly subscription rate for nothing. It would probably be helpful if they sent out an email every couple of weeks about something on their site or to alert people to additions to their site. Elisa _ Need a brain boost? Recharge with a stimulating game. Play now! http://club.live.com/home.aspx?icid=club_hotmailtextlink1 ___ 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] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $500/YEAR, IF I DID, I'D SUBSCRIBE TO CHOICE LITERACY! IT'S WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD!!! IT'S THE BEST $99 I'VE EVER SPENT. I have just discovered the Choice Literacy website (choiceliteracy.com). A few articles are free, but it is mainly a by-subscription site...$30 for 3 months, or $99 for a year. There are many excellent authors represented here, including The Sisters. Many seem to have publishing links with Stenhouse, and it seems the site may be based in Maine, which would make sense. Is anyone a member of the site, and can you tell me if you've found it worthwhile? _ http://liveearth.msn.com ___ 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] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
I have used this site for about a year. Worth every penny... Great articles to share with others, as I put a weekly newsletter for teachers in my scholl. Ruth DeVoll Title One McKenzie Elementary Mesquite, Tx From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Jane Chesnutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:35 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters Hi, I have just discovered the Choice Literacy website (choiceliteracy.com). A few articles are free, but it is mainly a by-subscription site...$30 for 3 months, or $99 for a year. There are many excellent authors represented here, including The Sisters. Many seem to have publishing links with Stenhouse, and it seems the site may be based in Maine, which would make sense. Is anyone a member of the site, and can you tell me if you've found it worthwhile? I'd also love to see the Sisters' new DVD about organzing classroom space called Simply Beautiful. If you've seen that, I'd welcome your comments as well. Also, any comments of the Two Sisters' new assessment workshops using the CAFE acronym for assessment? (CAFE=Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and Expanding Vocabular.). There's a one-day workshop I'm interested in, and would be glad to hear from anyone who has attended this particular workshop. Thanks, Mary Jane 1/2 Classroom NS, Canada ___ 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] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
Good Morning all, I have to agree about what a great site the Choice Literacy site is. If you haven't discovered it yet you should take a look at their website. http://www.choiceliteracy.com I found it online last November. At that time they were conducting a contest where you had to write a paper about why your literacy leader was better than chocolate. It was called Why my literacy leader is better than Chocolate. We had just finished conducting a day long prof. dev. teaching the teachers how to write Personal Literacy Plans for their students. (In RI we write PLPs for students who fall 1 or more year behind in their literacy achievements). I wrote my paper about how my principal was the driving force behind our success in helping teachers and won! The prizes were: $50.00 in Ghiardelli chocolate for the literacy leader. Plus 2 free subscriptions (one for the principal and one for me) to Choice Literacy for a whole year, and $300.00 worth of videos. It was great! Check every so often. The chocolate came around Valentine's Day in February so it was perfect for our principal. Michele Polselli NBCT '06 Literacy Coordinator K Teacher Portsmouth School Dept. Portsmouth, RI 02871 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Beverlee Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: = ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $500/YEAR, IF I DID, I'D SUBSCRIBE TO CHOICE LITERACY! IT'S WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD!!! IT'S THE BEST $99 I'VE EVER SPENT. I have just discovered the Choice Literacy website (choiceliteracy.com). A few articles are free, but it is mainly a by-subscription site...$30 for 3 months, or $99 for a year. There are many excellent authors represented here, including The Sisters. Many seem to have publishing links with Stenhouse, and it seems the site may be based in Maine, which would make sense. Is anyone a member of the site, and can you tell me if you've found it worthwhile? _ http://liveearth.msn.com ___ 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] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
I agree with everyone on the value of Choice Literacy. I just signed up for the FREE stuff last year and loved THAT (email newsletter, articles, and links). I'll be getting the subscription this year. As far as the video Classroom Beautiful goes, I have seen it and loved it! I found it to be much like the home makeover type shows on TLC/HGTV, but geared at classrooms. Depending on your fire codes (ours are getting stricter ALL of the time) you may not be able to implement all of their suggestions. I had a talk with my principal before purchasing the four lamps (at the dollar store and Goodwill) for my room this year--all plug directly into a regular outlet and I don't have any cords sticking out where they could be tripped over. I also have already covered all of my bulletin boards in a green (sagey kind of green) with black borders, leaving them empty and ready for our learning this fall. Love it! They just give you ideas on how to make your classroom more home-like and organized. If you haven't already, go to their site and watch the little preview. Hope you get a chance to see it. Our AEA has it available for checkout. Oh, by the way, THANKS everyone for the website suggestions. I keep adding them to my links page and the list is getting quite extensive! My latest is Marsha Carlevaro's page where she listed our beginning of the year book suggestions. She has a LOT of resources available on her thinking strategies and reading pages. Thanks for sharing, Marsha! -Michelle TG/IA http://www.mrstg.com -Original Message- I have just discovered the Choice Literacy website (choiceliteracy.com). Is anyone a member of the site, and can you tell me if you've found it worthwhile? I'd also love to see the Sisters' new DVD about organzing classroom space called Simply Beautiful. If you've seen that, I'd welcome your comments as well. ___ 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] Choice Literacy/The Two Sisters
I am a subscriber and have not regretted the investment, though I am supported by my district. I frequently use the video clips and articles when working with teachers. Lori On 7/31/07 8:35 AM, Mary Jane Chesnutt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have just discovered the Choice Literacy website (choiceliteracy.com). A few articles are free, but it is mainly a by-subscription site...$30 for 3 months, or $99 for a year. There are many excellent authors represented here, including The Sisters. Many seem to have publishing links with Stenhouse, and it seems the site may be based in Maine, which would make sense. Is anyone a member of the site, and can you tell me if you've found it worthwhile? I'd also love to see the Sisters' new DVD about organzing classroom space called Simply Beautiful. If you've seen that, I'd welcome your comments as well. Also, any comments of the Two Sisters' new assessment workshops using the CAFE acronym for assessment? (CAFE=Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and Expanding Vocabular.). There's a one-day workshop I'm interested in, and would be glad to hear from anyone who has attended this particular workshop. Thanks, Mary Jane 1/2 Classroom NS, Canada ___ 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. -- 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.
