Benchmark Education company out of Pelham, NY has a nice selection of
multi-leveled Readers' Theater books that come in 6 packs...
http://www.benchmarkeducation.com/index.php?option=com_becproducttask=list;
Itemid=478prod=49961
Maureen
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thank you Ann Krumplys
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I checked out the Interactive Read Aloud books, why are they so
expensive?
Rosie
-Original Message-
From: Kimberly Mitchell kimberly.mitch...@gctsd.k12.ar.us
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Sent: Tue, Nov 17, 2009 11:44 am
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] picture books and comprehension
I would love to forward your incredibly accurate email to the Intermediate
Unit assigned to our school! They are not providing services to many
students due to the DIBELS assessment. We teachers are pulling our
collective heads of hair out trying to fight for services for these students
who need
DIBELS is meant to be a progress monitoring tool to assess the
effectiveness of a specific intervention being used with a certain
student. It is not meant to be a diagnostic assessment for all
students. When used with Tier II and III students regularly to simply
monitor fluency gains or lack
You provide a good explanation of how DIBELS should be used. However, and,
unfortunately, many administrators are looking for quick and easy assessments
for comprehension. The administrators don't listen to classroom teachers who
tell them that DIBELS is an effective fluency measure, but it
-Original Message-
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:17:06 pm
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org, mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
From: Kuenzl-Stenerson Kay kay.kuenzl-stener...@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 39, Issue 21
I would love to have a researcher come and
We also use DIBELS on the Palm Pilots. It is a quick screening tool; it is
not a diagnostic test. It takes very little classroom time as they are 1
minute tests. With the Palms, you have an instant report to show the child
or the teacher, along with a progress graph showing all results. There is
Look into the Teachers' College Reading and Writing Project (Lucy Calkins)
http://rwproject.tc.columbia.edu/ Look for the information on how to join
the Project. Our district has had two trainers come for a week during the
past two summers to lead a writer's workshop class. They are pricey,
