Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Enrichment for Middle School
June, I would stick to all non fiction if possible. I would also level the texts based on students RIT ranges. A few good sites to start from are Resources for Idaho teachers. House of Snakes is a real attention getter and there is lots of info on the web about this real house! Ugh! Depaul also has a site but the address is at school but maybe you could Google it. Also Kelly Gallager has an awesome site but preview all texts first for your audience for appropriateness. Look at Article of the Week. Hope this helps and all is well! Lori Revel On Dec 14, 2011, at 4:27 PM, mrsjro...@aol.com wrote: Next semester, I will be doing a reading enrichment block with students who are fair to good readers but they need a little extra boost with comprehension to become much better readers. I will have from 5 - 10 students per block - one block each of sixth and seventh grade. I am thinking that I would like to use short stories, short non-fiction passages and possibly short novels to hone their comprehension. I have no budget to work with so I am looking to put together my materials and I really appreciate any and all ideas fro this particular assignment. Thanks, June ___ 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] Reading Enrichment for Middle School
I just got done doing The Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury. I found a lesson on line and adapted it to my needs. I can email it to you if you would like. Took about 4 days total - but we also needed to work on some other things for another class. I teach 9th grade students who are non proficient readers. Amie Brickl 9th Grade Reading Teacher Cardinal Height Upper Middle School 318-8068 I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious ~Albert Einstein Patricia Kimathi pkima...@earthlink.net 12/19/2011 3:24 PM I have used many stories from the internet with great success. Classic short stories from authors like Ray Bradbury have really caught on with the students I work with. Look print them up and let their imagination work. I usually have them draw pictures to help the story. PatK On Dec 14, 2011, at 1:27 PM, mrsjro...@aol.com wrote: Next semester, I will be doing a reading enrichment block with students who are fair to good readers but they need a little extra boost with comprehension to become much better readers. I will have from 5 - 10 students per block - one block each of sixth and seventh grade. I am thinking that I would like to use short stories, short non- fiction passages and possibly short novels to hone their comprehension. I have no budget to work with so I am looking to put together my materials and I really appreciate any and all ideas fro this particular assignment. Thanks, June ___ 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 PatK ___ 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] Reading Enrichment for Middle School
I am curious. Why are you suggesting sticking to all non-fiction? Renee On Dec 19, 2011, at 11:26 PM, Lori.revel wrote: June, I would stick to all non fiction if possible. I would also level the texts based on students RIT ranges. A few good sites to start from are Resources for Idaho teachers. House of Snakes is a real attention getter and there is lots of info on the web about this real house! Ugh! Depaul also has a site but the address is at school but maybe you could Google it. Also Kelly Gallager has an awesome site but preview all texts first for your audience for appropriateness. Look at Article of the Week. Hope this helps and all is well! Lori Revel On Dec 14, 2011, at 4:27 PM, mrsjro...@aol.com wrote: Next semester, I will be doing a reading enrichment block with students who are fair to good readers but they need a little extra boost with comprehension to become much better readers. I will have from 5 - 10 students per block - one block each of sixth and seventh grade. I am thinking that I would like to use short stories, short non-fiction passages and possibly short novels to hone their comprehension. I have no budget to work with so I am looking to put together my materials and I really appreciate any and all ideas fro this particular assignment.El fin de toda educacion debe ser seguramente el servicio a otros. ~ Cesar Chavez ___ 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] Reading Enrichment for Middle School
June There are a variety of on-line sources for free books. Here are a few. International Children's Digital Library http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ Language Arts for Middle and High School http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm Education-Portal.com50 Places to Find Free Books http://education-portal.com/articles/Free_Books_-_50_Places_to_Find_Free_Books_Online.html Internet Public Library Literature Online Texts http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13cid=1tid=7011parent=7006 I hope you find this information helpful. Susan ___ 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] Reading Enrichment for Middle School
I agree with Pat! Bradbury was a huge favorite of my 5/6 students! sally On 12/19/11 1:24 PM, Patricia Kimathi pkima...@earthlink.net wrote: I have used many stories from the internet with great success. Classic short stories from authors like Ray Bradbury have really caught on with the students I work with. Look print them up and let their imagination work. I usually have them draw pictures to help the story. PatK On Dec 14, 2011, at 1:27 PM, mrsjro...@aol.com wrote: Next semester, I will be doing a reading enrichment block with students who are fair to good readers but they need a little extra boost with comprehension to become much better readers. I will have from 5 - 10 students per block - one block each of sixth and seventh grade. I am thinking that I would like to use short stories, short non- fiction passages and possibly short novels to hone their comprehension. I have no budget to work with so I am looking to put together my materials and I really appreciate any and all ideas fro this particular assignment. Thanks, June ___ 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 PatK ___ 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] Reading Enrichment for Middle School
I have recently discovered the website Lit2Go. It is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can: - Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go, - Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer, - View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen, - Print out the stories and poems to make your own book. You can search by author, title, reading level and subject matter. I also use Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) with RtI groups. It has complete lessons for the big 5 areas, and it's also free! Diana Instructional Coach Illinois On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 3:27 PM, mrsjro...@aol.com wrote: Next semester, I will be doing a reading enrichment block with students who are fair to good readers but they need a little extra boost with comprehension to become much better readers. I will have from 5 - 10 students per block - one block each of sixth and seventh grade. I am thinking that I would like to use short stories, short non-fiction passages and possibly short novels to hone their comprehension. I have no budget to work with so I am looking to put together my materials and I really appreciate any and all ideas fro this particular assignment. Thanks, June ___ 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] Reading Enrichment for Middle School
http://teacher.depaul.edu/Nonfiction_Readings.htm This is a site we came across that has a lot of NF levels of short text... Lisa Wyoming -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+wardl=laramie1@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+wardl=laramie1@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Diana Rea Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:20 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Enrichment for Middle School I have recently discovered the website Lit2Go. It is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can: - Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go, - Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer, - View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen, - Print out the stories and poems to make your own book. You can search by author, title, reading level and subject matter. I also use Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) with RtI groups. It has complete lessons for the big 5 areas, and it's also free! Diana Instructional Coach Illinois On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 3:27 PM, mrsjro...@aol.com wrote: Next semester, I will be doing a reading enrichment block with students who are fair to good readers but they need a little extra boost with comprehension to become much better readers. I will have from 5 - 10 students per block - one block each of sixth and seventh grade. I am thinking that I would like to use short stories, short non-fiction passages and possibly short novels to hone their comprehension. I have no budget to work with so I am looking to put together my materials and I really appreciate any and all ideas fro this particular assignment. Thanks, June ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.or g 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] Reading Enrichment for Middle School
I've found that magazines like Cricket have both fiction and non-fiction pieces that work well for my sixth graders. Storyworks is from Scholastic - lower level (Maybe 5th?) but has lesson plans online and a lot of teacher support on the web. From: mrsjro...@aol.com mrsjro...@aol.com To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 4:27 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Enrichment for Middle School Next semester, I will be doing a reading enrichment block with students who are fair to good readers but they need a little extra boost with comprehension to become much better readers. I will have from 5 - 10 students per block - one block each of sixth and seventh grade. I am thinking that I would like to use short stories, short non-fiction passages and possibly short novels to hone their comprehension. I have no budget to work with so I am looking to put together my materials and I really appreciate any and all ideas fro this particular assignment. Thanks, June ___ 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
