Re: [MOSAIC] Reference for shorter text

2008-09-12 Thread Beverlee Paul
I seem to be having exceptional difficulty with initials lately - what's PSSA Coach? On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Mary Manges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you for this post If students are given choice and quality > reading materials, length shouldn't matter. They will be motivate

Re: [MOSAIC] Reference for shorter text

2008-09-12 Thread Mary Manges
Thank you for this post If students are given choice and quality reading materials, length shouldn't matter. They will be motivated regardless of length. Imagine the possibilities if teachers rebelled against this testing insanity. As a teacher who takes great pride in teaching childr

Re: [MOSAIC] Kindergarten Listserv- off topic

2008-09-12 Thread Cynthia Boyer
Lori & Kendra, I would be interested as well. I teach kindergarten in Fort Wayne, IN. Our school is a magnet public school. Cyndi On Sep 11, 2008, at 9:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Kendra...I would be willing to connect with you for some support this > year. We could do this off the list

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2008-09-12 Thread larry
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Re: [MOSAIC] Reference for shorter text

2008-09-12 Thread STEWART, L
This says it all...it is love of reading and writing we should be teaching NOT love of a higher test score. It is NOT all about the data for me and I don't think text "length" is the critical teaching point. I think the significance of the text chosen and how it relates to your students and th

Re: [MOSAIC] Intervention strategies for older students who are struggling in reading

2008-09-12 Thread ljackson
Somewhere, sometime I read that with struggling readers, movie first, book second is a strong strategy. Lori On 9/11/08 7:43 PM, "William Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What exactly are their difficulties in reading? I had a student who > couldn't visualize well and had him watch a Harr