Perhaps a wiki? They offer all the collaborative benefits you mention, and
then some. There is some initial start-up stuff to wade through, but once
you get started it's pretty easy to collaborate and build.
* wikiversity: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Main_Page
* wikibooks:
It has been a while since I have read or participated in the mosaic
discussions. I hope I am not repeating what others have talked about recently.
I am hoping to hear from anyone using the assessments in the new Assessing
Comprehension Thinking Strategies by Ellin Keene. If so, I am
I am not familiar with her assessment book. Is this something that could
be used with gradres2-5 or is it geared for older students ? Can I order
it through Heinemann ?
Thanks for any input you may have !
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Book I am not familiar with her assessment book. Is this something that
could be used
I have not used it, but someone mentioned it over the
summer, I think. Here is a link for
preview/sample/order.
http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/estore/product/10404
It is from Teacher Created Materials. It would be
interesting to hear from people already using it.
Thanks,
Lisa
2/3 IL
I have the assessment book. Passages start at 1st grade and go
through 8th. But, the assessments can be done with any reading material.
Melody Pinkston
Sunrise Elementary
Yuma, AZ
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Is anyone using this assessment after reading aloud a particular
passage?
If so, how accurate is the information?
Thanks,
Carol
On Oct 25, 2007, at 12:01 PM, Melody Pinkston wrote:
I have the assessment book. Passages start at 1st grade and go
through 8th. But, the assessments can be done
We have been working on schema and making connections over the last few weeks.
We have specifically been working on text-to-self connections and it is going
fine. I have modeled my thinking several times, we shared connections and put
them on a chart, we then numbered the connections to find
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re: They may well be reading a book and not have a connection so
Hi--
I am an elementary principal at a private school in Los Angeles and am new
to this list serve. Today I began working with my faculty on inference. We
got into a lengthy discussion about whether a prediction is in fact an
inference or the result of an inference. I was wondering if
I, too, struggled with the difference between an inference and prediction.
However, the more I researched, I see the difference. Especially in
listening to children. Inference is when a reader takes ones own
experience and background knowledge to infer meaning. A prediction is
guessing based on a
I believe that prediction a kind of inference. Right?
Les
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