Re: [MOSAIC] interview today!

2008-06-27 Thread Susanne Lee
Good luck.  I am sending lots of positive energy to you.  Is that typical for an interview to watch you do a lesson??? --- On Fri, 6/27/08, chris and teresa casart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: chris and teresa casart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MOSAIC] interview today! To: Mosaic:

Re: [MOSAIC] interview today!

2008-06-27 Thread chris and teresa casart
I think this district has most people teach a lesson as part of their interview process. I think it's a good idea, myself. I've often just wanted to invite people into my classroom to watch me teach instead of sitting around a table talking about teaching. It makes sense to me. Teresa

Re: [MOSAIC] interview today!

2008-06-27 Thread Dan Nicole Lavinder
Good luck and a big high five for taking the risk! Nicole in NC -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of chris and teresa casart Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 8:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group

Re: [MOSAIC] phonemic awareness/segmentation help wanted

2008-06-27 Thread Ruby Clayton
All of my children require explicit instruction. The only trouble is that they need explicit instruction in different things at different times. I address this during conferring while sitting alongside a reader. Most of the time when children are having trouble lifting the text off a page

Re: [MOSAIC] interview today!

2008-06-27 Thread Goobk12
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Re: [MOSAIC] interview today!

2008-06-27 Thread Mikons6
You go girl! **Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut000507) ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your

[MOSAIC] getting started...

2008-06-27 Thread CNJPALMER
I don't know about all of you, but I would love to hear more about Steph Harvey's institute! I am guessing we may have several new members as a result of this session since I have heard that this listserv and the tools page were promoted there! I am betting that many of these newest

Re: [MOSAIC] RIT with Stephanie Harvey continued...

2008-06-27 Thread ncteach
Hi Mary Helen, Our district committed to the STW a few years ago. This past year I bought the Comprehension Toolkit Gr. 3-6 and used it. It was wonderful! I went through nearly every lesson as recommended. The kids really responded. (I teach 6th grade LA.) I will be refining and adding to it

Re: [MOSAIC] RIT with Stephanie Harvey continued...

2008-06-27 Thread ncteach
Hi Mary, Unfortunately, I won't get my reading scores back until the fall. (Our state recently revamped the EOG test and will be analyzing...) My kids did great on the nonfiction parts of our benchmarks. Here is my thinking on this (it is still evolving)... If you teach the students how to

Re: [MOSAIC] RIT with Stephanie Harvey continued... - Kim

2008-06-27 Thread Yingling
What were your organizers like that you used while you read? Are they in the files section? I struggle with giving the students grades over their comprehension of their novels. Right now, I have them complete a reflection journal as the read. They predict before reading, write wonderings