A scary thought about the books being above level - here in NYC the mandated
Social Studies text book has now been written one full grade below level. To
me it is a watered down book with no meat. Much of the content has been
removed from it to enable children to read it. We need to
The thing that I like about a reading series is that new teachers have skills
lessons right there in front of them and they don't have to guess at what to
teach and when. The thing I don't likehow scripted they were and lack of
good literature. Carol M
--- On Sat, 7/10/10,
In a message dated 7/11/2010 9:13:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
readingla...@aol.com writes:
Then for independent readi
ing they read books on their own reading level.
I think for independent reading, children should be allowed to read
whatever they want, no matter what the level. I read
At my school my principal fills in where ever she is needed. She's been on
recess duty several times during the year, lunch room duty, she's worked the
front office, helped out in classrooms, it gave me much more respect for her
and her job. Carol M
--- On Sat, 7/10/10, Rhonda Brinkman
Hello to All,
I am usually another of those who quietly read and observer on this
website gleaning ideas to share with others who are interested. As a special
education teacher, I am an avid reader wanting to soak up as much knowledge as
I can about reading, struggling readers and
Folks,
I thoroughly enjoy and LEARN from your responses on this website. This fall I
will teach an undergrad class in Reading Assessment and Prescription (I
didn't dream up the title) to senior teacher candidates. (I typically have
taught graduate courses.)
I am enthralled with the
Can anyone give me more information about PALS? I’m wondering how it stacks up
with the Observation Survey, Word Analysis of DRA, Early Literacy Reading
Inventory (J. Johns)?
-Original Message-
From: Elizabeth Hiles ekhi...@henrico.k12.va.us
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension
