Hi Bahiyh,
One of the unfortunate things about some populations of children is that
they DO NOT have background knowledge for many things and if
they do not, there is nothing you can do about it. And I mean
specifically, like if they've never seen a farm, unless you take
them to a farm, they will
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From: "Maggie Dillier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 1. *Teaching strategies (making connections, visualizing, etc.) versus
> text structures (setting, character, etc.) versus genre*. Do you teach
> all strategies early in the year and then literary elements later, or d
> I am with you 100%- there is no difference between good instruction and
> interventions. Good teachers differentiate all the time(interventions).>
I find the kids who make the most gains are the ones who discover the joy in
reading. Once they find an author or genre or something they enjo
> Joy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Let's assume I'm using good scientifically research based instructional
> practices, and things are going great. Except for little girl A and little
> boy B. They are improving, but are so far behind from where they should
> be, for a variety of reasons
> Okay, now I have a serious inquiry. We have managed to stay out of the
> way
> of good old AR for many years, but "acquired" it with our new principal 3
> years ago. On a national norm-referenced test (which we no longer give),
> how would you say the correlation would be between that and the
There's a book GOODBYE ROUND ROBIN which gives 25 alternative ways to read.
Should be able to find it AMAZON
Bill
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> Hi Bill,
> I'm not entering the whining discussion, but I was thrilled to see a
> couple of your comments! You commented about children feeling they hadn't
> learned anything before they got to your class! PLEASE share what is
Hi Bahiyi,
One of the most rewarding years I have ever had as a teacher was in a pre-k
class. I was a teacher of an immersion program which meant I and only a few
of the students spoke English. The other children were from France, Spain,
Korea, China, Japan, Columbia, and Bolivia. It was my
I used Scholastic bonus points this year to get some Whisper Phones.
Scholastic calls it the Whisper Phone a Toobaloo. I ordered it as part of a
Lucky catalog order, but I believe they sell it as part of the bonus
catalog. The code I used to order the Toobaloo is 7812.
Each Toobaloo was 175 bon
Bahiyh,
I work in a school with the population exactly like what you described (100%
low income, 80% of my students are ELL). The thing with these students is you
need to build background knowledge a bit longer and more than you would
students in higher SES schools. For example, before I even
You buy a length of PVC pipe (I used 3/4"). Cut the pipe into 5" sections (I
used a saw). buy PVC elbows that match the diameter of you pipe (they can help
you at your home center). slide an elbow on either end of the 5" piece of pipe.
Each one has a number written on it, so kids know which one
Hi All,
I'm hoping someone call help me. I just went to a workshop by Dr. Mary Howard
and she recommended a database system called "Ask a Librarian." Basically, you
can email this service requesting books for a specific comp. strategy or genre
etc. and they will
forward you resources. Unfortun
I think what has helped me most is to kind of get over my preconceived
notions about prior knowledge. I used to go through a book and assume that
I knew what a child or group of children might not know, thinking THIS is
what I need to plant. My kids kept proving me wrong--knowing things I never
t
Michelle
I'm new to this list so I don't know what has already been shared but three
good literacy sources are
1. http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/default.asp(Wisconsin Literacy
Education and Reading Network)
2. http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/cl1/CL/default.asp (Cooperative Learning
Str
Hi Bahiyh,
One of the things that I do to build prior knowledge is read, read, read to the
kids about whatever topic or issue we are considering. And, then we do a lot
of talking about what we read because many times the other children in the
class will have a lot to add to what we've read. Anoth
Bahiyh, that is a wonderful question you asked and an important one to ask
whenever you teach a lesson. We assume that kids have certain core knowledge
and sometimes we are wrong. My first year of teaching, I was introducing a
unit on fairy tales. I told the Cinderella story to students as a
>
> Hi, my name is Bahiyh Shariff. I am a student at Wayne State
> University.
> My major is in Language Arts, and Elementary education. I am
> currently taking
> a class with Mrs. Creech who is an active member on this litserv.
> My question is, how can you tap in prior knowledge to stude
Bahiyh
One thing I came to realize is that every kid has life experiences, they
just may not be the ones we seem to draw on in school. (See the work by Ruby
Payne) I work very hard to learn about my student's backgrounds and begin by
finding texts they can relate to. Then as I move into ar
Bahiyh,
The college I attended as an undergraduate required the students in the
elementary education program have picture files - they were part of our
grade. In my 39 years as a teacher I have taught on a reservation in
northern Arizona and now along the Mexican border, and that (expanding)
pictu
Two of my students that are on the digest are having a hard time posting.
Since the list seems a little slower today, I was wondering if you could
respond
to one of their questions.
Nancy
Hi, my name is Bahiyh Shariff. I am a student at Wayne State University.
My major is in Language
Anyone out there willing to share some first week lesson plans (especially
for 5th grade reading/language arts)? What specific activities do YOU all
do the first few days?
Thanks in advance,
Michelle TG/IA
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These two emails are excellent examples and reason that I appreciate this
list. It is great to be able to go to a resource that has already been
located by others. Cuts our "looking" for resources down to a minimum! Thank
you to all who share.
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