Re: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data
Dave, Where I teach we don't have social studies or science textbooks for 2nd graders. I used a textbook that I purchased and copied it. My second graders loved understanding how a non-fiction textbook would look and how to approach it. I explained that is how upper grade students and their parents learned when they attended school. It was a really good experience. PatK 2nd CA On Aug 2, 2009, at 6:07 PM, mbrand...@optonline.net wrote: Hi Dave, I teach 4th grade in Plainview, NY and I used textmapping to help my students understand the structure of their social studies books. I also studied your approach in a study group in my school and presented what I learned to my colleagues. Got great feed back. I'm interested in going into it in more depth this year. Thanks, Myra Brand - Original Message - From: Dave Middlebrook davemiddlebr...@verizon.net Date: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:09 am Subject: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in yourclassrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu,and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.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. ___ 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] anecdotal data
ss content? All I can think of is Social Studies. If that's what you mean, then you'll find a basic introduction with a textbook example (links below). From this you could infer what to do with drama -- map the characters, plot, etc and discuss so that the students understand what it is that they -- as actors, set designers, etc -- should be trying to communicate (emotions, back stories, etc). There are also some interesting things that you can do with music scores -- mapping the arc and flow of the score and of the dance that tracks it. Contact me off list if that interests you. But back to the textbook example: * using scrolls: http://www.textmapping.org/using.html * mapping scrolls: http://www.textmapping.org/mapping.html (you'll need to scroll down to read the whole page) I hope that this is helpful. Stay in touch. Let me know how it goes! - Dave 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.com - Original Message - From: Lori lori.re...@insightbb.com To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data I will be teaching 6-8 dance and drama. The classes are based on the ss content for each grade level, I love the idea of text mapping I would love to usecit in my room Suggestions please Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2009, at 6:12 PM, Susan Cronk slhcr...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Dave I used Text Mapping with my sixth graders in Social Studies we studied Ancient Cultures. I used this for the opening chapters for each of the four cultures as they were good overviews to set-up for the kids what each culture would be like. It also reinforced all the features of non-fiction text that they were exposed to as we explored internet sites, magazine articles, and books. Hope this helps. Susan C On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Dave Middlebrook davemiddlebr...@verizon.net wrote: A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in your classrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu, and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.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. ___ 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] anecdotal data
Hi Dave, I teach 4th grade in Plainview, NY and I used textmapping to help my students understand the structure of their social studies books. I also studied your approach in a study group in my school and presented what I learned to my colleagues. Got great feed back. I'm interested in going into it in more depth this year. Thanks, Myra Brand - Original Message - From: Dave Middlebrook davemiddlebr...@verizon.net Date: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:09 am Subject: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in yourclassrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu,and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.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] anecdotal data
Scrolls really served as an anchor for me throughout the year in regards to determining importance in NONFICTION by identifying those features. My students knew to look for titles, subtitles, and bold words FIRST when they picked up nonfiction (and other features second, third,...) as a result of the mapping we did with scrolls at the beginning of the year. Thanks again for sharing your ideas, Dave! -Michelle/5th/IA This message sent from the home of Scott and Michelle TG www.mrstg.com -Original Message- A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in your classrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu, and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, Dave Middlebrook The Textmapping Project A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! ___ 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] anecdotal data
Textmapping is an easy, simple, inexpensive, and effective way to differentiate instruction of book content and comprehension strategies. It is a great fit with the strategies that Ellin Keene and Susan Zimmermann wrote about in Mosaic of Thought, as well as with the broader notion of teaching for deeper understanding that Ellin writes about in her most recent book, To Understand. You can read more about textmapping here: * workshop notes: http://www.textmapping.org/whWorkshopNotes.html#introductionHead * introduction: http://www.textmapping.org/textmapping.html I hope that you find this information useful. - Dave 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.com - Original Message - From: W.Robertson w...@shaw.ca To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data Sorry to ask such a simple question, but what is text mapping? ___ 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] anecdotal data
Thank you so much for the link. It looks great and definitely something I'll try in September. Wendy -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+wrob=shaw...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+wrob=shaw...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Dave Middlebrook Sent: July-31-09 9:47 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data Textmapping is an easy, simple, inexpensive, and effective way to differentiate instruction of book content and comprehension strategies. It is a great fit with the strategies that Ellin Keene and Susan Zimmermann wrote about in Mosaic of Thought, as well as with the broader notion of teaching for deeper understanding that Ellin writes about in her most recent book, To Understand. You can read more about textmapping here: * workshop notes: http://www.textmapping.org/whWorkshopNotes.html#introductionHead * introduction: http://www.textmapping.org/textmapping.html I hope that you find this information useful. - Dave 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.com - Original Message - From: W.Robertson w...@shaw.ca To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data Sorry to ask such a simple question, but what is text mapping? ___ 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] anecdotal data
I will be teaching 6-8 dance and drama. The classes are based on the ss content for each grade level, I love the idea of text mapping I would love to usecit in my room Suggestions please Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2009, at 6:12 PM, Susan Cronk slhcr...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Dave I used Text Mapping with my sixth graders in Social Studies we studied Ancient Cultures. I used this for the opening chapters for each of the four cultures as they were good overviews to set-up for the kids what each culture would be like. It also reinforced all the features of non-fiction text that they were exposed to as we explored internet sites, magazine articles, and books. Hope this helps. Susan C On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Dave Middlebrook davemiddlebr...@verizon.net wrote: A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in your classrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu, and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.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. ___ 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] anecdotal data
Woops! I neglected to ask that you reply to my post (see below) off list. Thanks! - Dave 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.com - Original Message - From: Dave Middlebrook davemiddlebr...@verizon.net To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:59 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in your classrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu, and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.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] anecdotal data
I am a fifth grade teacher in CT and used text mapping during social studies. It was incredibly successful and well-received by all of my students. The struggling students enjoyed the group interaction and discussion based around the mapping, while the higher students enjoyed the highlighting best and hunting for different non-fiction conventions. The most amazing part for me was that when we broke into groups to read the chapter, the students were calling upon what they learned during mapping for their discussions. It was a great way to learn vocabulary and to study how to read non-fiction more effectively. We did three whole class mappings, then were able to do smaller versions during our guided reading time. During GR we used highlighting tape directly in the book...overall a very positive experience for us all - thanks Dave!! From: mosaic-bounces+dbaker=ctreg14@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Dave Middlebrook Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 11:59 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in your classrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu, and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.com http://diffabilities.wordpress.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] anecdotal data
Sorry to ask such a simple question, but what is text mapping? -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+wrob=shaw...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+wrob=shaw...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Diane Baker Sent: July-31-09 6:21 AM To: Dave Middlebrook; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data I am a fifth grade teacher in CT and used text mapping during social studies. It was incredibly successful and well-received by all of my students. The struggling students enjoyed the group interaction and discussion based around the mapping, while the higher students enjoyed the highlighting best and hunting for different non-fiction conventions. The most amazing part for me was that when we broke into groups to read the chapter, the students were calling upon what they learned during mapping for their discussions. It was a great way to learn vocabulary and to study how to read non-fiction more effectively. We did three whole class mappings, then were able to do smaller versions during our guided reading time. During GR we used highlighting tape directly in the book...overall a very positive experience for us all - thanks Dave!! From: mosaic-bounces+dbaker=ctreg14@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Dave Middlebrook Sent: Thu 7/30/2009 11:59 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] anecdotal data A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in your classrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu, and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.com http://diffabilities.wordpress.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] anecdotal data
Hey Dave I used Text Mapping with my sixth graders in Social Studies we studied Ancient Cultures. I used this for the opening chapters for each of the four cultures as they were good overviews to set-up for the kids what each culture would be like. It also reinforced all the features of non-fiction text that they were exposed to as we explored internet sites, magazine articles, and books. Hope this helps. Susan C On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Dave Middlebrook davemiddlebr...@verizon.net wrote: A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in your classrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu, and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.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.
[MOSAIC] anecdotal data
A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in your classrooms last year, would you take a moment to summarize how things went? It could be as simple as, I teach fourth grade language arts in Timbuktu, and it made a big difference for eight of my twenty-four students. (And perhaps you could give an example of a lesson that worked particularly well, or of a child who benefitted) Your feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks, 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 dmiddlebr...@textmapping.org Learning Diffabilities blog: http://diffabilities.wordpress.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.
