I did not use rewards in my classroom and also had over 90% of the students
complete their homework daily. I believe children need to do things for the
reward of learning, not for a prize. My goal for reading every night was
for them to love reading. They loved to share what the read the night
One thing that improved my completion rate was explaining to students
AND parents that I understood that some nights were busier than others.
I gave four- 20 minute blocks for the week. I didn't care if it was
all done on Saturday morning, or 2 one night and 2 on a non-soccer
night. as long
Jan I love the story Salvadore Late or Early - it's a short story from
Sandra Cisneros's book Woman Hollering Creek. It is short and poignant,
lots to infer, kids would make many connections, have quesitons. I LOVE
THIS STORY!!! And know adolescents would as well.
sally
On 7/24/11 4:42 PM,
Different classes respond to different things--Janella may have found what
worked with her class and rewards can also still lead to a love of reading.
Laura C
- Original Message -
From: Jan Sanders jangou...@gmail.com
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Absolutely Jan. I didn't know about it when I taught high school. But
learned about it in depth when I taught 5/6 and believe it would be totally
useful on up. We should be handing it back to the kids!!! How did you
figure that word out etc. I sat with a some students who struggled because
I
I like this one too. More than just a quick look. It can give you a
solid start. Takes more than just learning how - to learn interpreting in
depth takes many experiences, our own and those of others. Wilde includes
some. Also the Goodmans are the BEST on this , Ken and Yetta.
Sally
On
I agree with nancy
Sally
On 7/25/11 4:32 AM, creeche...@aol.com creeche...@aol.com wrote:
Running Records and Miscue Analysis are not the same thing. There is no
easy quick read on Miscue and most people take a course. For an overview to
see if it is something you might want to look at
As do I.
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-Original message-
From: Sally Thomas sally.thom...@verizon.net
To: mosaic listserve mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Sent: Thu, Jul 28, 2011 00:23:10 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] miscue analysis
I agree with nancy
Sally
On 7/25/11 4:32
