Re: [MOSAIC] Where do I start?

2008-06-11 Thread Dawn Vela
This might help too.  Debbie Diller has a great book for teaching names k-2.  It is Beyond the Names Chart: Using Children's Names for Word Study. Dawn Vela - Original Message From: Danielle Mittleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent:

Re: [MOSAIC] Off Topic But Replys Appreciated

2008-06-11 Thread Mikons6
Thanks everybody! You're awesome. I have so many great suggestions to work off of. michele **Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg0005000102) ___ Mosaic mailing

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2008-06-11 Thread Mary and Pete Montoya
It does sound like it might be auditory. I may have missed an earlier post...is he currently in speech? I would suggest going back to the beginning of the spectrum and work on letter-sound correspondence, rhyming, isolating sounds, etc., and go onto the phonics piece. I know there are some pu

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2008-06-11 Thread Carol Lau
John Sheffelbine(California) has a decoding program where students learn to quickly recognize common syllables. I don't know the name of it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:02 PM To: mosaic@lit

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2008-06-11 Thread lbuice
Lori, Toby, and Janelle, Thank you for your ideas. I liked them all and now I really can focus on one of them. I remember seeing a picture that had an optical illusion when I took Steven Covey's Seven Habits class. I will research that. Thanks, Linda B __

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2008-06-11 Thread ljackson
The way he hears sounds can impact the way he learns to associate sound with symbol. It probably is not hearing related, but it would be a shame if that were the issue. Lori On 6/11/08 12:00 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not since he was an infant. There is a family his

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2008-06-11 Thread Mikons6
Not since he was an infant. There is a family history of hearing loss so all of the kids were tested right after they were born. They do do a hearing test at our health screening in school. I never gave that a thought. **Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's

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2008-06-11 Thread ljackson
Both of these spellings would be considered pretty sound for a first grade student in control of sounds (and probably because they match his speech). I realize that this is a much older kid, but did you say whether his hearing had ever been tested? Lori On 6/11/08 7:18 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[

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2008-06-11 Thread Mikons6
Thanks to everyone for your ideas and suggestions! I really appreciate it! Michele **Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg0005000102) ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosa

Re: [MOSAIC] Nonsense words

2008-06-11 Thread dale . clapp
THANK YOU! -- Original message -- From: "Mary and Pete Montoya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I do NOT believe nonsense words should be taught in isolation just to pass > DIBELS!! > > > > > - Original Message - > From: > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strat

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2008-06-11 Thread Mikons6
His spelling is awful. He recently took a phone message for me and wrote the last name of "Curtis" as "Chertest", and "talk" as "tack". Thanks for the suggestions. **Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg000

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2008-06-11 Thread Mikons6
When he reads with me he struggles with decoding. His fluency is really poor. I'm sure that's where he's losing the comprehension **Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg0005000102) __