Pat - Is this the reply you were looking for? Scholastic often has short texts
- Comprehension Toolkit has a nice set of non-fiction short pieces.
Jackie Behney
Student Intervention Specialist
"Excellence doesn't just happen; it's a decision you make every day."
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Love RAZ Kids and have you looked into Study Island (kind of expensive but...)?
Jackie Behney
Student Intervention Specialist
"Excellence doesn't just happen; it's a decision you make every day."
From: Mosaic [mosaic-bounces+jbehney=wssd.k12.pa...@liter
A few years ago, there was an excellent article in Reading Teacher about
"Poetry Pals" - I've found that my 5th graders enjoy reading poetry (limited
choice each week) and love the Poetry Cafe we have at the end of the year - yes
it carries over into their reading of fiction and nonfiction text
Read Notice & Note - loved it! And just finished Falling in Love with Close
Reading.
Jackie Behney
Student Intervention Specialist
"Excellence doesn't just happen; it's a decision you make every day."
From: Mosaic [mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org]
Yes! So much so that I am doing a professional development day this summer for
other teachers in my district!
Jackie Behney
Student Intervention Specialist
"Excellence doesn't just happen; it's a decision you make every day."
From: Mosaic [mosaic-bou
@hcps.org]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 4:23 PM
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Summer thoughts...
What does Falling in Love with Close Reading recommend?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 27, 2014, at 3:09 PM, "Behney, Jaquelyn"
> wr
Firm believer in CAFE and Daily 5 - not sure, though, how you a county mandates
Daily 5 - it's more of a management style or class format, not a 'program'.
Hopefully you will be implementing CAFE too - it has made a word of difference
in my schools. It started here as a grassroots movement an
