Hi Dave,
I just wanted to let you know that after much effort
(mostly thinking about it) I finally put together
(amplified) some text mapping lessons.
I think that I can honestly say that the lessons
helped my students score better on story elements.
Now I've put all their short stories on scrolls
Sure--it is a purchase--about $70, I believe. You can find it on the internet
and maybe download a trial for free.
I have used Inspiration for many years. (I used it to brainstorm my thoughts,
organize my outlines, and keep track of my notes when writing my dissertation,
though it is consid
I am going to say this and run for cover. I never, in thirteen years in the
primary classroom, taught long and short vowel sounds. I would say things
like, "Sometimes when we see an e at the end of a work like this (like) it
sounds like the i we hear in vine." My kids read extremely well. Th
I've ordered my copy from Barnes and Noble. It looks like it won't ship
until March 10th, so hopefully I'll have it by the mid March starting time.
Cindy
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Hi,
Have you looked at Rylant's Van Gogh Café or Every Living Thing and Yolen's
Twleve Impossible Things Before Breakfast; you might also find that Ralph
Fletcher's Fig Pudding and Flying Solo fit your needs. Don't overlook the
more sophisticated picture books, especially those by Van Allsburg.
I apologize in advance if you get this twice. My half-finished post
disappeared into cyberspace.
The 6th graders in my school are currently wild about the new James Patterson
series that begins with Maximum Ride. It is about a "flock" of kids who escape
from a laboratory where evil scientist
I use guided reading with middle schoolers. I have used their lit books, their
remedial reading basals, classroom magazines, and newspaper articles. I think
it would also work with textbooks. I pull together a small group with similar
needs. I introduce the strategy we will be using, model i
Some suggestions for reading could be Esperanza’s Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
or Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech- Sharon G. Flake has many great books
such as The Skin I’m In and Begging for Change that are high interest and
geared towards girls. A beautiful novel that I love is Ida B by Kathrine
Hann
A great place to start reading is Harvey Daniel's book "Literature Circles:
Voice and Choice in book Clubs and Reading Groups" and also "Mini-lessons
for Literature Circles" by Harvey Daniels and Nancy Steineke.
Mary
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A great place to start reading is Harvey Daniel's book "Literature Circles:
Voice and Choice in book Clubs and Reading Groups" and also "Mini-lessons
for Literature Circles" by Harvey Daniels and Nancy Steineke.
Mary
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Additionally, you might want to use a small mirror, so the student can
look at her mouth. Closing her eyes and saying the sounds is helpful to
focus on the mouth position, too. Be careful about the picture/word
choices you select to represent the sounds. The word egg has a very
distinct ini
Boy, it is hard.? I also have kiddos use a mirror to look at their mouth, but
that's often too hard.
We use Cast-A-Spell - each short vowel sound has a hand/body motion associated
with it.? My favorite is short e - echo.? There's a picture of a little girl,
with her hand up to her ear as if l
Welcome! You should look at the Mosaic toolpage.
http://www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/tools.htm
There are tons of lessons for strategies available!
Joy/NC/4
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How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go
hand in han
Though this idea doesn't originate with Words Their Way, it IS an adaptation of
a word sort for content reading.
The teacher draws words from the reading, including specialized vocabulary,
high function words, etc. that can be categorized as PEOPLE, PLACES, PROBLEMS,
SOLUTIONS, or UNKNOWN. You
Bonita said," Yes, You can make sorts easily on notebook software and
drag the words on the screen jscreen just like you would move the cards
into categories. I, however, make my sorts on the software Inspiration
because when I use the rapid fire feature I can create my word cards
really quickly.
I agree. The chunks will help her recognize the patterns easier than the sound
in isolation.
Ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I personally prefer to concentrate on
patterns with chunks, rather than vowels and like what Taborksi described in On
Solid Ground.
Lori
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An interesting format book for 5th grade +, maybe 4th with the "potty" theme is
Regarding the Bathrooms: A Privy to the Past by Kate Klise and Sarah Klise
The story is a mystery and is told through letters. Each letter writer has a
distinct style.
Kay Kuenzl-Stenerson
Literacy Coach
Mer
Hi I saw your post on Mosaic and would like to recommend Stargirl by Jerry
Spinelli. It is about a girl who is new to a school and all the things that
happen to her. It is very powerful and not too long!Lots of things by Jerry
Spinelli are good choices: Maniac Magee is one that comes to min
My district is currently looking at the program Spelling for Writers
published by Great Source for a K-6 spelling program. I am wondering if
anyone is currently using this program and can provide any insights into how
effective it is. I would also be interested in how it compares to the Words
Th
I just noticed that TRC has some of the Pocket Book materials are on sale at an
amazing price!
http://www.trcabc.com/search.asp?ProductID=1832
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The most fun ones I know of that middle schoolers love are Joy
Mosoff's books. They both have over 50 topics that make for so much
fun teaching non-fiction. The topics definitely capture the kid's
interest and present correct scientific and historical information
at the same time. Yo
One way to find great lists of leveled text is to go to Scholastic's
Book Wizard:
http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do
You can enter in the level in a variety of ways (Lexile, grade
equivalent, etc.) and make selections for interest level, genre, and
topic/theme.
Mary--
I have found Pinnell and Fountas' new book The Continuum of Literacy
Learning grade 3-8 (also one for K-2 and one for K-8) to be really helpful
to think about guided reading for the intermediate grades and beyond. The
Guided Reading section has a few pages for each guided reading level (L-Z
Could someone re- post the scholastic link? Were there 2? Thank you!
Maureen Robins
Assistant Principal
J.H.S. 194
718/746-0818
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Have you tried AMAZON? If you look up one book, they will suggest other
similar titles in the listing. It's a great way to find related items and
books!
Bill
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Some activities I can print with no problem and some will not open. The
adobe message says file is corrupted. Does anyone know anything about this?
June
**Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.
(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater
The short e is themost difficult sound. It is actually the last one that
should be taught. the order is: short a, short o, short u, short i, short
e. (or maybe it is u then i) I got this from Beverly Tyners fabulous book-
small group reading instruction.
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