Re: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs
Please excuse me for butting in. I appreciate everyone's contributions even though I don't often post. I'm a teacher at a small Chicago school, and my student is a finalist in the city's motor vehicle sticker design contest. I thought some of you might have a minute to check it out and vote for him if you like his work. The address is www.chicityclerk.com. You can click on 'Vehicle sticker contest' in the lower right corner and then scroll to the bottom to vote. My student is #1 Lookman Muhammed. Thanks very much !! Kathy Van > From: lori_jack...@q.com > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 01:09:53 +0000 > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs > > > There is another collection and I have been trying to remember the > name/author all day long. Maybe if I float what I do remember, someone will > throw me a lifeline. It is a collection of a large variety of short pieces > intended to be read aloud. It is written by a woman whom I saw present at > NCTE Middle Level in Nashville a few years ago. There are poems, short > stories and short essays and I do not recall that any were longer than a > page. Nice variety, affordable. About the size of teacher idea book (vs. > something Katie Ray or Lucy Calkins-ish). I was thinking Laura Robb, but I > don't think that's right. Any bells ringing out there? > If you can ever swing some funding, I really like a series--a textbook and > that is very unlike me--that was co-authored by Michael Smith (who mentored, > researched and published with Jeff Wilhelm). The series was developed with > striving readers and second language learners in mind. Rather than grade > level texts, these are geared to national high school standards and offered > in series according to approximate reading level. The lowest series was 4-5 > but the last time I spoke with Michael, there was another book in the works > at even lower levels. I think they may have been working on a series for > middle school. The sped department in the high school at my previous school > is using the series with good results. Here is a link. > http://www.amazon.com/Hampton-Brown-Reading-Language-Fundamentals-Beginning/dp/B001M4OJJQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260148140&sr=1-6 > > > Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist > Broken Bow, NE > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > > > From: hutch1...@juno.com > > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 20:48:04 + > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs > > > > I think one thing that would help would a subscription to Reading A-Z. > > There's also affiliated with that site another one entitled raz-kids that > > some could practice fluency with while you're working with others. > > Obviously you'd need computers in your classroom for this to be possible. > > They could also access this from home for practice. > > Just a thought! > > Norma Baker, M.Ed., Reading Specialist > > Grafton, Massachusetts > > > > > > > > “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies > > inside us while we live.” > > > > > > -- Original Message -- > > From: Jamie Vetter > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > Subject: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs > > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:13:20 -0500 > > > > jamie.vet...@gmail.com > > > > I'm a first year Special Education teacher in a high-need middle school in > > Southeast DC. I teach three 80 minutes blocks a day of English Language Arts > > to classes of about 12 students (one block is 7th grade; the other two > > blocks are 8th grade.) I do not have any aides in my classroom so my direct > > instruction needs to be based in texts that are "one-size fits all," short, > > low-level and engaging. My students current performance levels range from > > 1st grade to 6th grade. So, I need help selecting the best books to use for > > short segments of whole group instruction to teach skills like elements of > > plot. Ideally, the text should take no more than 5 minutes to read (we do > > choral reading). My students then take each skill and practice it through > > partner/independent reading of texts leveled for appropriate rigor. They > > also each get indivudalized vocabulary words/different graphic organizers > > etc. I should probably also add that I do not have classroom sets of books, > > so I ideally need texts with either black and white photos (better for > > photocopying
Re: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs
Hi, Are you familiar with Read 180 or Achieve 3000? Many teachers in the New York schools, both NYC and the suburban counties of Nassau and Suffolk, have had a great measure of success with these programs, especially in addressing the needs of special education and ELL students. You want to investigate the appropriateness of these programs for your students. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Jamie Vetter Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:13:20 To: Subject: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs jamie.vet...@gmail.com I'm a first year Special Education teacher in a high-need middle school in Southeast DC. I teach three 80 minutes blocks a day of English Language Arts to classes of about 12 students (one block is 7th grade; the other two blocks are 8th grade.) I do not have any aides in my classroom so my direct instruction needs to be based in texts that are "one-size fits all," short, low-level and engaging. My students current performance levels range from 1st grade to 6th grade. So, I need help selecting the best books to use for short segments of whole group instruction to teach skills like elements of plot. Ideally, the text should take no more than 5 minutes to read (we do choral reading). My students then take each skill and practice it through partner/independent reading of texts leveled for appropriate rigor. They also each get indivudalized vocabulary words/different graphic organizers etc. I should probably also add that I do not have classroom sets of books, so I ideally need texts with either black and white photos (better for photocopying). My other struggle is with collecting oral data; it's incredibly difficult to do one-on-one tell-backs or check fluency levels as I am only one person in a room of 13 students that all want my attention... ___ 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] email address/background information/needs
There is another collection and I have been trying to remember the name/author all day long. Maybe if I float what I do remember, someone will throw me a lifeline. It is a collection of a large variety of short pieces intended to be read aloud. It is written by a woman whom I saw present at NCTE Middle Level in Nashville a few years ago. There are poems, short stories and short essays and I do not recall that any were longer than a page. Nice variety, affordable. About the size of teacher idea book (vs. something Katie Ray or Lucy Calkins-ish). I was thinking Laura Robb, but I don't think that's right. Any bells ringing out there? If you can ever swing some funding, I really like a series--a textbook and that is very unlike me--that was co-authored by Michael Smith (who mentored, researched and published with Jeff Wilhelm). The series was developed with striving readers and second language learners in mind. Rather than grade level texts, these are geared to national high school standards and offered in series according to approximate reading level. The lowest series was 4-5 but the last time I spoke with Michael, there was another book in the works at even lower levels. I think they may have been working on a series for middle school. The sped department in the high school at my previous school is using the series with good results. Here is a link. http://www.amazon.com/Hampton-Brown-Reading-Language-Fundamentals-Beginning/dp/B001M4OJJQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260148140&sr=1-6 Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > From: hutch1...@juno.com > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 20:48:04 + > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs > > I think one thing that would help would a subscription to Reading A-Z. > There's also affiliated with that site another one entitled raz-kids that > some could practice fluency with while you're working with others. Obviously > you'd need computers in your classroom for this to be possible. They could > also access this from home for practice. > Just a thought! > Norma Baker, M.Ed., Reading Specialist > Grafton, Massachusetts > > > > “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies > inside us while we live.” > > > ------ Original Message -- > From: Jamie Vetter > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:13:20 -0500 > > jamie.vet...@gmail.com > > I'm a first year Special Education teacher in a high-need middle school in > Southeast DC. I teach three 80 minutes blocks a day of English Language Arts > to classes of about 12 students (one block is 7th grade; the other two > blocks are 8th grade.) I do not have any aides in my classroom so my direct > instruction needs to be based in texts that are "one-size fits all," short, > low-level and engaging. My students current performance levels range from > 1st grade to 6th grade. So, I need help selecting the best books to use for > short segments of whole group instruction to teach skills like elements of > plot. Ideally, the text should take no more than 5 minutes to read (we do > choral reading). My students then take each skill and practice it through > partner/independent reading of texts leveled for appropriate rigor. They > also each get indivudalized vocabulary words/different graphic organizers > etc. I should probably also add that I do not have classroom sets of books, > so I ideally need texts with either black and white photos (better for > photocopying). My other struggle is with collecting oral data; it's > incredibly difficult to do one-on-one tell-backs or check fluency levels as > I am only one person in a room of 13 students that all want my attention... > ___ > 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. > > Water Heater > Some like it hot. Click now for a reliable new water heater! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/c?cp=X9xztjRtQzuwMCpeqgUCZQAAJz1RZyvLSDbNg1QwuFrBBUaOAAYAAADNAAAGIAA= > ___ > 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
Re: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs
If we're talking about the same text, I'll second Lori's suggestion: http://www.janetallen.org/content/view/18/3/ I've had it for years and think it's still available from Scholastic. Also, there are some great nonfiction collections that go with the Comprehension Toolkit, Harvey/Goudvis: Toolkit Texts: Grades 4-5: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice (Comprehension Toolkit) (Paperback) ~ Stephanie Harvey (Author), Anne Goudvis (Author) I like these a LOT. Judy - Original Message - From: "EDWARD JACKSON" To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2009 12:54:42 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs Janet Allen had a nice collection of short pieces to use with students grades 4-8. It is out of print, but I located one through Amazon. Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > From: jamie.vet...@gmail.com > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:13:20 -0500 > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs > > jamie.vet...@gmail.com > > I'm a first year Special Education teacher in a high-need middle school in > Southeast DC. I teach three 80 minutes blocks a day of English Language Arts > to classes of about 12 students (one block is 7th grade; the other two > blocks are 8th grade.) I do not have any aides in my classroom so my direct > instruction needs to be based in texts that are "one-size fits all," short, > low-level and engaging. My students current performance levels range from > 1st grade to 6th grade. So, I need help selecting the best books to use for > short segments of whole group instruction to teach skills like elements of > plot. Ideally, the text should take no more than 5 minutes to read (we do > choral reading). My students then take each skill and practice it through > partner/independent reading of texts leveled for appropriate rigor. They > also each get indivudalized vocabulary words/different graphic organizers > etc. I should probably also add that I do not have classroom sets of books, > so I ideally need texts with either black and white photos (better for > photocopying). My other struggle is with collecting oral data; it's > incredibly difficult to do one-on-one tell-backs or check fluency levels as > I am only one person in a room of 13 students that all want my attention... > ___ > 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] email address/background information/needs
I think one thing that would help would a subscription to Reading A-Z. There's also affiliated with that site another one entitled raz-kids that some could practice fluency with while you're working with others. Obviously you'd need computers in your classroom for this to be possible. They could also access this from home for practice. Just a thought! Norma Baker, M.Ed., Reading Specialist Grafton, Massachusetts “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” -- Original Message -- From: Jamie Vetter To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:13:20 -0500 jamie.vet...@gmail.com I'm a first year Special Education teacher in a high-need middle school in Southeast DC. I teach three 80 minutes blocks a day of English Language Arts to classes of about 12 students (one block is 7th grade; the other two blocks are 8th grade.) I do not have any aides in my classroom so my direct instruction needs to be based in texts that are "one-size fits all," short, low-level and engaging. My students current performance levels range from 1st grade to 6th grade. So, I need help selecting the best books to use for short segments of whole group instruction to teach skills like elements of plot. Ideally, the text should take no more than 5 minutes to read (we do choral reading). My students then take each skill and practice it through partner/independent reading of texts leveled for appropriate rigor. They also each get indivudalized vocabulary words/different graphic organizers etc. I should probably also add that I do not have classroom sets of books, so I ideally need texts with either black and white photos (better for photocopying). My other struggle is with collecting oral data; it's incredibly difficult to do one-on-one tell-backs or check fluency levels as I am only one person in a room of 13 students that all want my attention... ___ 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. Water Heater Some like it hot. Click now for a reliable new water heater! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/c?cp=X9xztjRtQzuwMCpeqgUCZQAAJz1RZyvLSDbNg1QwuFrBBUaOAAYAAADNAAAGIAA= ___ 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] email address/background information/needs
Janet Allen had a nice collection of short pieces to use with students grades 4-8. It is out of print, but I located one through Amazon. Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > From: jamie.vet...@gmail.com > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:13:20 -0500 > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs > > jamie.vet...@gmail.com > > I'm a first year Special Education teacher in a high-need middle school in > Southeast DC. I teach three 80 minutes blocks a day of English Language Arts > to classes of about 12 students (one block is 7th grade; the other two > blocks are 8th grade.) I do not have any aides in my classroom so my direct > instruction needs to be based in texts that are "one-size fits all," short, > low-level and engaging. My students current performance levels range from > 1st grade to 6th grade. So, I need help selecting the best books to use for > short segments of whole group instruction to teach skills like elements of > plot. Ideally, the text should take no more than 5 minutes to read (we do > choral reading). My students then take each skill and practice it through > partner/independent reading of texts leveled for appropriate rigor. They > also each get indivudalized vocabulary words/different graphic organizers > etc. I should probably also add that I do not have classroom sets of books, > so I ideally need texts with either black and white photos (better for > photocopying). My other struggle is with collecting oral data; it's > incredibly difficult to do one-on-one tell-backs or check fluency levels as > I am only one person in a room of 13 students that all want my attention... > ___ > 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] email address/background information/needs
jamie.vet...@gmail.com I'm a first year Special Education teacher in a high-need middle school in Southeast DC. I teach three 80 minutes blocks a day of English Language Arts to classes of about 12 students (one block is 7th grade; the other two blocks are 8th grade.) I do not have any aides in my classroom so my direct instruction needs to be based in texts that are "one-size fits all," short, low-level and engaging. My students current performance levels range from 1st grade to 6th grade. So, I need help selecting the best books to use for short segments of whole group instruction to teach skills like elements of plot. Ideally, the text should take no more than 5 minutes to read (we do choral reading). My students then take each skill and practice it through partner/independent reading of texts leveled for appropriate rigor. They also each get indivudalized vocabulary words/different graphic organizers etc. I should probably also add that I do not have classroom sets of books, so I ideally need texts with either black and white photos (better for photocopying). My other struggle is with collecting oral data; it's incredibly difficult to do one-on-one tell-backs or check fluency levels as I am only one person in a room of 13 students that all want my attention... ___ 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.
