Re: [MOSAIC] Choosing content area textbooks
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Felicia Barra Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:54 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] Choosing content area textbooks Hi everyone, My principal asked me today if I knew where I could find information on criteria selection for science textbooks. I told him I would try a few sources, this listserv being one of them. So if you know or have served on a committee and have criteria that you've used for choosing science textbooks for grades 1-5, please e-mail me off the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know that this board is used for reading comprehension and I also know students need to comprehend content area textbooks so I don't think I'm off topic here. Thanks in advance for your help. Felicia ___ 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] Choosing content area textbooks
One way to clearly get a handle on textbook selection is to scroll one or two sample chapters from the books you are evaluating, and see how they look, posted on the wall for a side-by-side (really and up-and-down) comparison. I've heard from quite a few teachers who have done this and found it very revealing. If their experience is any indication, you'll find that the scrolls will really help you and your collegues nail down what you do or don't like and will help you see how you might use these books more effectively in the classroom. To get started: http://www.textmapping.org/scrolls.html Dave Middlebrook The Textmapping Project A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! USA: (609) 771-1781 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Felicia Barra [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:54 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Choosing content area textbooks Hi everyone, My principal asked me today if I knew where I could find information on criteria selection for science textbooks. I told him I would try a few sources, this listserv being one of them. So if you know or have served on a committee and have criteria that you've used for choosing science textbooks for grades 1-5, please e-mail me off the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know that this board is used for reading comprehension and I also know students need to comprehend content area textbooks so I don't think I'm off topic here. Thanks in advance for your help. Felicia ___ 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] Choosing content area textbooks
Hi everyone, My principal asked me today if I knew where I could find information on criteria selection for science textbooks. I told him I would try a few sources, this listserv being one of them. So if you know or have served on a committee and have criteria that you've used for choosing science textbooks for grades 1-5, please e-mail me off the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know that this board is used for reading comprehension and I also know students need to comprehend content area textbooks so I don't think I'm off topic here. Thanks in advance for your help. Felicia ___ 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.
