Re: [MOSAIC] Listerv question

2009-04-22 Thread Kristine Marks
LJackson- Do you have an example of the literacy logs or written response? I teach a first grade classroom and would be interested in seeing how that works. On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Ljackson wrote: > Thirty students is just plain a lot of kids, isn't it? In our district, > K-3 rooms wit

Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 32, Issue 20

2009-04-22 Thread Storti, Donna
Hi, That is how we did our standards based report card. The standard was the heading, but the skills that the students should master were under it. We shaded the areas for the report card to show when the skills were assessed. We presently are using trimesters, so the first trimester has many ar

Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 32, Issue 20

2009-04-22 Thread Grubbs, Rollanda - Curriculum Specialist
This is my first time to ask a question on the listserve so I hope I do it correctly. Our district attempted a Standards-Based report card this year for reading and math in grades K-2. However, it proved to be quite stressful for the teachers. We just seem to have way too many standards listed (

Re: [MOSAIC] Listerv question

2009-04-22 Thread Sue Van Ausdle
I agree - the Daily Five is a great literacy routine, not only teaching great reading strategies, but also cooperative learning strategies and independent learning strategies. It has worked very well in our 1st-3rd grades. The authors also have a GREAT website. Sue Van Ausdle Title I/LAP Direc

Re: [MOSAIC] Listerv question

2009-04-22 Thread Ljackson
Thirty students is just plain a lot of kids, isn't it? In our district, K-3 rooms with more than 18 students have full time aides. Often these paras are also doing guided reading, and the obvious difference is that now there are 18 children responsible for independent responsibilities. In most