Re: [MOSAIC] Language arts block length and serendipity

2008-09-29 Thread Patricia Kimathi
How I miss teachable moments and principals who understood them. I still do teachable moments but no one but the children understand why. Sad Pat K to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you like everybody else -- means to fight the hardest

[MOSAIC] literacy night message

2008-09-29 Thread Alissa Pearce
Message: 7 Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:55:23 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi All: I have our Parent Literacy Night coming up this month.? We

Re: [MOSAIC] Favorite Patricia Polacco books pt. 2

2008-09-29 Thread robin kynoch
I'm just catching up with email. Polacco's books are great for developing reader's theater with your class. We (my third graders and I) have written one for Meteor, The Graves Family, and Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Damn Disaster over the years. The Graves Family is absolutely hysterical-

[MOSAIC] Seattle IRA Conference

2008-09-29 Thread write
If you are going to the Seattle IRA Conference next month, please e-mail me off list. I'm having a hard time figuring out the schedule of different events at the conference. Thanks! Jan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Mosaic mailing list

Re: [MOSAIC] below grade level readers

2008-09-29 Thread Beverlee Paul
Right away, two things come to mind. First, get copies of Debbie Miller's two books and read them. Or read Sharon Taberski's On Solid Ground. Or read Kathy Collins' two books. Or, Regie Routman's Reading Essentials. Or Fountas and Pinnell's guided reading book. During the time you're reading

[MOSAIC] Wanted: Read-a-loud think-a-loud suggestions for K-3 to make connections

2008-09-29 Thread Sharon Ballantyne
Hello all: Our division is gathering collections of suggestions for read-a-loud think-a-louds appropriate for primary classes. We would greatly appreciate any of your recommendations. If you wish to make suggestions off-list, send e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank-you Sharon Grade 3

[MOSAIC] 3rd Grade book club for boys

2008-09-29 Thread elisa kifer
thanks everyone for your book recommendations for my 3rd grade book club...now I am asking for titles for 3rd grade boy bookclub...reading levels from 40-44. -- Elisa M. Kifer Third Grade Literacy Teacher Fox Meadow Elementary Love of reading and writing is not taught, it is created. Love of

Re: [MOSAIC] help with making connections

2008-09-29 Thread Kare
Felicia, My second language learners lack expressive vocabulary more than they lack background knowledge. I give them a word bank of possible answers and spend most of any given lesson on vocabulary, or so it seems to me, lol. Would it work to have those students first draw a quick picture of the