Lit circles are good. I do think some kids can handle several books at once
however. Part of building vocab requires readers to read and read and read.
Voracious reading as it is called. Common Core promotes lots of reading as
well. I do not like to stifle a students desire to read either. Some
It takes about 20 minutes to administer and yes our teachers have gotten very
good at administering. As a result they have a very good handle of specific
reading needs of their children. They no longer say decoding or
comprehension,is weak.Instead they can articulate through miscue analysis
Hi-- does anyone out there in Mosaic Land have some input on these strategies.
I am located in LI, have heard some positive feedback locally, and am wondering
if anyone else has info to share on this subject. Please contact me directly
kambr...@hbschools.usmailto:kambr...@hbschools.us if you
Hi, Linda. I have a question. Maybe in Canada there's a different version of
the BAS, or could it be that your school is using another system? Maybe the
Rigby? There is 1 Fiction and 1 Nonfiction text at each level of the FP BAS
system, with no alternate texts. The DRA had an alternate text,
Jackie - I agree with the other posters who said the more sets, the better.
We share a set between 2 teachers now, with easy access. That works well. My
lit specialist set is shared between 5th grade and middle school (2 classes
each) as well as for my use. That makes it difficult to expect
It looked to me, in the article, that it is being shifted to the
content areas, that it would be addressed specifically in the content
areas. I have no problem with this. I am not a middle school teacher,
but frankly it seems weird to me to have a reading class in middle
school, although
I teach middle school on a campus with 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Secondary
students DO need a reading class.
If you are an elementary teacher, you would probably be amazed how many
students we get in 6th grade that cannot decode, are not fluent, and have
little or no comprehension skills. Our
Many times we have our students focus on the same skill, in their reading
book and their independent reading. It helps them practice and apply the
learned skill to something they can read independently.
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From: mosaic-bounces+estein=bcps@literacyworkshop.org
Hi all,
My fault for a slightly delayed start almost on time (smile). Lisa Ward
and I are co leading. We should have a tentative timeline by early Saturday
morning and some thoughts to start us off. Get ready.
I have loved rereading it. Know why I love Georgia Heard.
Sally Thomas
PS
I can't site the exact study,but there is research that some gifted kids
prefer to read more than one type of book. For certain kids this works
fine. Think about yourself as a reader. As adults, we read non-fiction (the
newspaper) and then have a must read book as well as a brain break book or
Thank you for saying so eloquently what I wanted to say!
Mrs. Marsha Foltermann
6th grade, ELAR
903-462-7307
For a conference, please call the office: 903-462-7200
mfolterm...@denisonisd.net
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From: mosaic-bounces+mfoltermann=denisonisd@literacyworkshop.org
My district gave up reading classes about 4 years ago. Biggest mistake they
ever made. Our scores went down drastically which now has the district in
a tizzy. The kids are missing reading strategy instruction as well as
reading workshop. The idea was to have Lit Coaches incorporate reading
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