[MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs

2009-12-06 Thread Jamie Vetter
jamie.vet...@gmail.com I'm a first year Special Education teacher in a high-need middle school in Southeast DC. I teach three 80 minutes blocks a day of English Language Arts to classes of about 12 students (one block is 7th grade; the other two blocks are 8th grade.) I do not have any aides in m

[MOSAIC] Reading A-z

2009-12-06 Thread Racine Stefancic
Check out reading a-z. There is a cost, but they offer hundreds of leveled books that you can print and copy. They also offer a selection of multi-level books that are great for differentiating instruction. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworks

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2009-12-06 Thread EDWARD JACKSON
Janet Allen had a nice collection of short pieces to use with students grades 4-8. It is out of print, but I located one through Amazon. Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > From: jamie.vet...@gmail.com > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:

Re: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs

2009-12-06 Thread hutch1...@juno.com
I think one thing that would help would a subscription to Reading A-Z. There's also affiliated with that site another one entitled raz-kids that some could practice fluency with while you're working with others. Obviously you'd need computers in your classroom for this to be possible. They co

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2009-12-06 Thread jvmazur
If we're talking about the same text, I'll second Lori's suggestion: http://www.janetallen.org/content/view/18/3/ I've had it for years and think it's still available from Scholastic. Also, there are some great nonfiction collections that go with the Comprehension Toolkit, Harvey/Goudvis: Too

Re: [MOSAIC] email address/background information/needs

2009-12-06 Thread EDWARD JACKSON
There is another collection and I have been trying to remember the name/author all day long. Maybe if I float what I do remember, someone will throw me a lifeline. It is a collection of a large variety of short pieces intended to be read aloud. It is written by a woman whom I saw present at N

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2009-12-06 Thread leadteacher13
Hi, Are you familiar with Read 180 or Achieve 3000? Many teachers in the New York schools, both NYC and the suburban counties of Nassau and Suffolk, have had a great measure of success with these programs, especially in addressing the needs of special education and ELL students. You want to i