New York and Denver both have great curriculum sections on their sites you
might want to look at.
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I don't know if this helps, but you may want to look on the New Jersey DOE
Hello Evalia,
I need to answer half of your question I think. You are getting several
responses about an articulated curriculum. I'd also suggest that you do some
additional reading about curriculum mapping if you haven't done much. The
advantage of that is getting active engagement and
Could you please provide an example of a standard that your proposal would
require taught? Also, do you mean that the entire staff would be required to
teach the same genres at the same time? Thanks.
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On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 9:55 PM, evelia cadet
Marinaccio, Ph.D.
Florida Atlantic University
Dept. of Teaching and Learning
College of Education
2912 College Ave. ES 214
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Phone: 954-236-1070
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From: Beverlee paul beverleep...@gmail.com
To: Mosaic
with health
(according to my not-medically-trained mind). The questions have to do with
behavior. As far as I can tell, in my state, doctors do not make the
diagnosis, teachers do.
Quoting Beverlee paul beverleep...@gmail.com:
I'd like to see it as well. Again, pediatricians do not have
Pediatricians are not trained to diagnose dyslexia. They have no education in
that area.
Literature is the act that breaks the frozen sea inside us. Franz Kafka
On May 12, 2013, at 7:15 AM, Troy F jayhawkrt...@gmail.com wrote:
This student struggles with decoding. She comprehends well. She
It doesn't help to close with respectfully when the entire preceding text is
dripping with passive aggressiveness, condescension, and disrespect.
Perhaps this would be a good time for you to form a new group, parallel to
Mosaic, to promote The Science of Letter, Sound, and Word Study in the
The Literate Kindergarten by Sue Kempton and Talking, Drawing, Writing by
Martha Horn and others
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On Mar 9, 2013, at 11:44 AM, Beth OConnor ocon...@norfolk.k12.ma.us wrote:
Could anyone suggest a great professional book that focuses on literacy
instruction in
Just a brief addition to this conversation: I think my post stopped short
of conveying what I was trying to say. Yes, I was speaking about
relationships and caring, but I was also trying to go beyond that by adding
a specific kind of facial expession/posture to Johnston's language. Not
just the
just checking
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Palmer, Jennifer
jennifer.pal...@hcps.orgwrote:
Happy weekend everyone!
I had planned to post the first questions to our book study on
Sunday...but then realized it was Super Bowl Sunday...and around here (the
Baltimore area) we are having one
What keeps coming to me as I read this is remembering facial expressions as
well as touch, etcetera. Actually, I think these may be equal to or greater
than the words. Consider the encouraging I can't wait to hear how you figured
that out! smile, the OMG - I never thought of it that way smile,
Children's Press has WONDERFUL nonfiction in both hardcover and paperback. Also
check out Red Brick books.
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What this says to me is that the words we use in our classrooms are
important. How we name a mistake a student makes... how we frame it for our
students makes a difference.
One of my favorite quotes (perhaps not as eloquently put or as evolved as
Johnston's writing) that I've had posted
Check out Elaine Garan, both books and articles! Amazon and Google.
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On Jan 29, 2013, at 7:12 PM, Sally Thomas sally.thom...@verizon.net wrote:
Just googled it. Here is a link. It is not the exact format I have - which
I liked better for appearance but it is the article.
Haven't read it. Would love to!!
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On Jan 4, 2013, at 7:03 AM, Sally Thomas sally.thom...@verizon.net wrote:
Would love it!!
Sally
On Jan 4, 2013, at 5:18 AM, Palmer, Jennifer wrote:
Anyone else read Opening Minds by Peter Johnston?
Anyone interested in a book
The post you're speaking to was actually my second post yesterday. I wish I
had a dollar for every post I carefully wrote and then lost because of silly
tech glitches. I no longer remember all I wanted to say, but the main part was
probably dealing with the NAEYC'S model of learning. Through
Great fun to hear Debbie. I think this thread would be incomplete without
remembering NAEYC's model of learning because it speaks to the issues of
linear/circular, messy (think Harste)/predictable, individual/universal,
etcetera. I hope I'm not oversimplifying when I describe the model of
The other obvious limitation to the class release to independence model which
has been a subtext of some of the thinking the last decade, is that each of the
class members need/receive modeling, etc. all at the same time, need/receive
guided practice, whatever, all at the same time, etcetera
And let's remember that the kids you have may have been taught sentence
punctuation by filling out worksheets with a sentence in each item that
they have to rewrite, turning the lowercase letter into a capital and
putting the period after the last word. Of course, that teaches them
nothing but
I'd do a lot of research on Read Naturally (not from their publisher) before I
made a decision to use that program.
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On Dec 4, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Jacqueline Brownell jbrown...@burltwpsch.org
wrote:
Reading A to Z and Raz-Kids since they can now be used in tandem. I
also
Don't know if you want to pay, but TPT.com has a lot.
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On Nov 17, 2012, at 3:25 AM, paltm81...@aol.com wrote:
About to be starting a unit on the novel, The Giver. If anyone has websites
or materials they are willing to share I would be very grateful. We are
also working on
Aah, Pat, isn't that the hardest? We DO know what it takes and are ready,
willing, and able to do that. Our library para, a brilliant woman, said it best
when we were talking about non-educators making all the decisions. She said,
Isn't it a lot like the blind leading the sighted?!! Indeed.
In relation to my earlier comment about, basically, we know better, why aren't
we doing better? :
Embedded in our frustrations about educational decisions being made by
knuckleheads, is the most ironic misrepresentations of a word ever--RIGOR! As
much as I try to talk myself into a more
17, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Beverlee paul beverleep...@gmail.com
wrote:
In relation to my earlier comment about, basically, we know better, why
aren't we doing better? :
Embedded in our frustrations about educational decisions being made by
knuckleheads, is the most ironic misrepresentations
Wonderfully said...butI think some of the language of the piece is in
error, and it's a serious, powerful issue. I would agree with the writer with
all points, EXCEPT I probably not have used the word controversy, which
implies two or more opinions or points of view. Within the field of
What a wonderful paper!! I truly appreciate your sharing and I love your
knowledge and your writing. Gives me hope, makes me dream
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Ruth Weil weilruth...@gmail.com wrote:
My research was on pre-k and kindergarten. I emailed you a copy of the lit
review
Yes, definitely! The Comprehension Toolkit by Harvey and Goudvis! Also The
Comprehension Strategies Kits from Options: both fiction and nonfiction. Also,
there would be budget-friendly resources such as
http://shop.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_33480_-1_10001_10002
I'm here for advice today. I have two friends who are beginning new grade
assignments this year and want to recommend books to them. If you have
time, could you please jot down your top professional books? Please email
me at beverleep...@gmail.com. Thanks!!
What Jennifer says that's especially important, I believe, is: Spelling
generalizations will transfer when students compare and contrast words and
develop their own generalizations. Rules are only really useful as a
mnemonic once students already have some understanding of how words work.
When
, Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com wrote:
one on one, small group, ..?
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:14 AM, debhold...@aol.com wrote:
I have a question. Would WTW be useful for summer tutoring?
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On Jun 10, 2012, at 8:35 AM, Wendy Robertson w...@shaw.ca wrote:
Words
And Jennifer's is the most succinct description of what we know about spelling
today. What my own personal experience in the last 44 years has shown me is
that all traditional spellings lists/Friday tests really do is make parents
feel like they've helped their child do something educational
If you can get books from interlibrary loan or your professional library,
the first thing I'd do is read all of what Regie Routman writes about
spelling in her books such as Conversations and Writing Essentials. The
reason I'd say to use the library is that there are just parts of several
books
Doesn't it always amaze you when school districts plop a new program on the
teachers, provide no inservice, provide no support during initial adoption,
and then wonder why the teachers don't know what to do or why? I would
love to combine Sitton (spellling for writing) and WTW, but who knows how
one on one, small group, ..?
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:14 AM, debhold...@aol.com wrote:
I have a question. Would WTW be useful for summer tutoring?
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On Jun 10, 2012, at 8:35 AM, Wendy Robertson w...@shaw.ca wrote:
Words Their Way is a complete spelling program, which
Think Essential Questions and quality lesson/curricula design.
On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Melody Pinkston mmpinks...@gmail.comwrote:
*Understanding by Design* - Design with the end in mind - backward planning
- Wiggens and McTige (sp?)
On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Mena
If you send me your email address, I'll attach an inventory back to you.
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On Jun 6, 2012, at 1:56 PM, Amy McGovern mcgovern_amy64042...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Thank you so much Diana.
We will certainly check these out.
Amy
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 11:08:00 -0500
I am excited thinking about possibilities and thought some of you might be
able to help. Have any of you had any experience with the group called
Learners' Edge based out of St. Paul, Minnesota? Any comment or discussion
would help, but please mail me at beverleep...@gmail.com unless it is
Kudos to you! Don't know how anyone survives 10 years. Good for you!
On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Tracy Gaestel aj...@lafn.org wrote:
We were in that situation for ten very long years. It's swinging back
here, it is bound to swing back other places. Keep the Faith in what we
know is
by these stories... It is why I went into
administration To have a little more leverage to make things right.
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On May 25, 2012, at 10:49 PM, Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com
wrote:
We need to have a giant mandated administrator-read of *Aunt Chip
and the
Triple Creek
Of course, this doesn't answer the original question about RN, but I think
it needs said just the same. When the National Reading Panel suggested
Fluency as a pillar, they had no idea that it would morph into Speed. It's
pretty much a no-brainer that children need to read fluently in order to
Believe me, many of us know exactly how you feel!! And in regard to your
colleagues, remember this quote by Martin Luther King: In the end, we will
remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our
friends.http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/26954.html
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Could 3 x 20 be Readers' Workshop, Writers' Workshop, and Word Work? I'm
not familiar with Quick Reads.
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:42 PM, CAG cag...@myfairpoint.net wrote:
Have you looked on the What Works Clearinghouse for your research-base?
I've used the 1-Minute Reader CD's (part of Read
We need to have a giant mandated administrator-read of *Aunt Chip and the
Triple Creek Dam Affair* huh?
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:48 PM, norma baker hutch1...@juno.com wrote:
I hear you! Our new principal wants to buy an anthology and programs.
She doesn't believe in conferencing because
To Richard Allington, I'd add Jeff McQuistan and Steven Krashen. Also,
Elaine Garan has a great book out where she clarifies what the actual NRP
report was and contrasts it to what is in the summary. It's especially
interesting, I think, because she goes right into their own data to get her
John Cook, Nebraska's legendary volleyball coach, says, It's all about the
reps. All about the reps. The question remains which reps. I would
contend that a VB practice would include putting skills together that
really shouldn't have been taken apart would be more valuable than reps of
(1)
OH, man! Now you've inspired me to get out the really big guns!!
According to Garrieson Keillor:
“When the country goes temporarily to the dogs, cats must learn to be
circumspect, walk on fences, sleep in trees, and have faith that all this
woofing is not the last word.” Garrison Keillor
On
Seems like if we assigned our children 3 x 20 that some of the parents
might actually see it gets done. They don't have to worry about not doing
it right and they can, with minimal effort, feel like they did something
to really help their child. In my experience, nearly all parents want
their
.
I am saddened by these stories... It is why I went into administration
To have a little more leverage to make things right.
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On May 25, 2012, at 10:49 PM, Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com
wrote:
We need to have a giant mandated administrator-read of *Aunt Chip
, and that somewhere around that time is
when they can consider two things simultaneously and begin to do more
abstract thinking.
Renee
On May 21, 2012, at 8:32 PM, Beverlee paul wrote:
One of the things Marie Carbo said about 12-14 years ago was that until some
point at about third
Hi Felicia - From my personal experience, I think I can comment about
phonics skills and having a hard time getting them after third grade. I
taught kinder, 1st, and 2nd grades for 35 years, was a literacy coach for
three years, then K-5 reading for 2 years so I could see more of a
continuum. My
One of the things Marie Carbo said about 12-14 years ago was that until some
point at about third grade for most students, every student learned in an
interactive-cognitive fashion, a constructive learning style, active. I always
admired that she came out with that statement because it may have
Totally correct, Norma. We're now down the rabbit hole, Alice.
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:49 AM, norma baker hutch1...@juno.com wrote:
How is Walk to Read different from the tracking we have all worked so
hard to get rid of in favor of Reading Workshop? We have a new
administrator who talks
a child can read, rather than if he can
comprehend. I'd consider myself lucky to be as distanced as possible.
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Cc: Mosaic
Makes perfect sense to me in Education 2012 -- make sure to put everything
possible in the hands of those the furtherest from the child. That way the
people with the least knowledge of the child can make the most decisions.
Perfect sense, I tell you.
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On May 10, 2012, at
What book?
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On May 9, 2012, at 7:34 PM, Deborah Hopp deborahh...@aol.com wrote:
HI,
I'm doing a presentation on the book for a graduate course. I have to
produce a handout and present information to my classmates to buy the book.
Any suggestions would be great.
IMHO the Daily 5 has more potential than any other change today to
revolutionize education in America. That said, D5 isn't solely and directly
responsible for these changes, but rather provides the framework or format
which allows a balanced program to succeed
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On May 3,
There's a nice little book on amazon/kindle by Todd R. Tystad called Family
Literacy or something like that that should help.
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On Apr 8, 2012, at 9:38 PM, Dear threedc...@aol.com wrote:
Have you thought of having a raffle in addition to the small prize? We used
to seek
I had information on resources for the World War II project ready to type a
couple of days ago, but could never get to a computer. Some of these have
been referenced earlier. I haven't seen some of these, but have read their
reviews on amazon and those really make me want to come team teach with
During this discussion, I keep thinking of the very clever posts on
Facebook the last couple of weeks and how they relate to POV and some
comments on here. Most of them are career-related and are a series of
pictures showing items like This is what my boss thinks I do, and This
is what my students
Very thoughtful, Jennifer. I feel like I have to share mine because it
seems to bleed on issue after issue. I know it's not so cool to share right
now and it isn't what Jennifer envisioned. but... I am made beyond crazy
when people consider students (and teachers) as identical clones, then
deliver
At the same time, you might do a little background reading on him. Might be
interesting to you.
On Nov 19, 2011 1:08 PM, Felicia Barra fcbsm...@optonline.net wrote:
Hi everyone,
I just got home from a workshop that I attended on improving reading
comprehension in kindergarten through third
Oh, yes, definitely--especially second grade. One would be word slotting
for instance. If the class was midway through writing a poem (using shared
writing), you could talk about descriptive language. Then, as a class, you
could ferret out the boring words and phrases and cross them out so that
I'm sure we can buy so many of these remarkable books used on amazon or
other sources. I think if anyone recommends a book on this list, it's
probably worth the few dollars it costs to buy it used, even when it's out
of print. Sometimes a book is absolutely perfect for the questions a
particular
I have not worked directly with middle schoolers or in a middle school. My
only experience is K-6. But I still can't picture a school where kids read
less than 2 hours a day. Say they have a class called reading for 50
minutes. I would hope they would be reading at least 35 minutes in
I'm with you, Pat. I'd buy it in a heartbeat! It's a book that sorely
needs written right now. Then of course, there would be the matter of
getting the blue-word-readers to read the book!
On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Patricia Kimathi pkima...@earthlink.netwrote:
Thank you. I also found
Each of Allington's books and articles are worth their weight in gold. If I
were recommending I'd choose these 3 in this order:
!. What Really Matters in Response to Intervention: Research-based Designs
2. What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research-based
Programs
3. No
I agree. I've seen much carry-over in beanies and strategies, believe it or
not. It goes back to do you have to be able to name it to use it? but
sometimes we do need to make strategies explicit and in a common language.
I know it sounds like a gimmick, but it really does work in transitional
Okay, for those of you out there that just want to read a great book about
teaching comprehension, I think I've seen the right one tonight. HOWEVER,
if you want to be part of a study group or professional learning community,
if you want a basic text for a higher ed class you're teaching on
Oh, Ellin, Ellin, Ellin ... and Jamika! I think I *understand*. I so
wanted you both with me the past few days as I've tried SO HARD to
UNDERSTAND Medicare, Parts A, B, C, D; BC/BS/ United/, formularies, original
medicare, Advantage plans, PPO, LMXYZ and whatever other letters could be
strung
Absolutely this one:
http://www.ttms.org/steve_peha/steve_peha.htm
I'd highly recommend Sharon Taberski.
http://www.ttms.org/steve_peha/steve_peha.htmRegie Routman's site, Nancie
Atwell's, Donalyn Miller
However, I would urge you to consider a couple other sources: First,
Interlibrary Loan.
On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Ann Skiba ski...@chartermi.net wrote:
I'm wearing my special t-shirt today because I went to Home Depot. It
reads, No child left behind, no teacher left standing.
Ann
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I can think of all kinds of graphics that
* I can't quite remember the title of an essay I read years ago, nor can I
remember the author, but the title had these words: doing harm while
intending to do good.*
Well, duh, Bev. Thankfully internet development is inversely related to my
ability to remember, and it sometimes puts me out of
Its been a very long year and yet today I felt hope for my little ones. I
teach
a class of 33 at risk 1st grade students at a Title I school. I can't even
begin to describe the behavior and social issues I have faced this year
that
interfered with learning and still interfere! Some I have
Me too. Never thought it would end like this
On May 21, 2011 7:44 PM, kinderj...@aol.com wrote:
Hey Cathy!
I am doing the same thing. I have my own Early Childhood library, and it
sounds like you do, too. I have sold some on Teacher's Bargain Basement.
I am really not interested in making
reading, writing, speaking, or listening?
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Rosa Roper rosaro...@hotmail.com wrote:
Thanks Linda and Troy, I will totally start cutting my read alouds in half
(or thirds).I love interactive read alouds -I think that is why my lessons
last so long...
I also
Also Kathy Collins book is invaluable.
On May 15, 2011 4:01 PM, Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com wrote:
Check out the Denver Public Schools website as well as the New York City
schools website. Sheryl Coats website is as good as it gets. Jennifer
Jacobs
site and book are fabulous.
On May
Check out the Denver Public Schools website as well as the New York City
schools website. Sheryl Coats website is as good as it gets. Jennifer Jacobs
site and book are fabulous.
On May 15, 2011 1:59 PM, mzsmith...@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi I am creating curriculum maps for K-8 grades and I need advice
I come to you again...wanting. Do any of you know a poem or an essay or an
inspirational piece either to a teacher who is retiring or from a teacher
that is retiring? I'd be ever so grateful if you'd share with me. Bev in
Nebraska
--
If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS IN THE CLEAR - I promised myself NO NEW BOOKS but
then...came...Lesson Study Step by Step - How Teacher Learning Communities
Improve Instruction by Catherine C. Lewis and Jacqueline Hurd published by
Heinemann ANYONE FOR A BOOK STUDY? (then I'd HAVE to buy the book!)
Oh, my goodness, what an opportunity. Go to Rebecca Sitton's site and check
it out. I think she even has a clip on the intervention part.
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 9:38 AM, mg...@verizon.net wrote:
Hello
This is the first time I have asked for advice. I have been a member for
years and read
I also believe Words Their Way is great for part of a spelling program,
but...Rebecca Sitton's spelling for writing program teaching spelling
(including proofreading) according to our needs as writers of the
always-unpredictable, but yet necessary, English language. I fully agree
WTW does what it
Obviously, I'm not as smart as my phone--I think the correct spelling is
Bobbi Fisher.
On May 5, 2011 3:54 PM, beverleep...@gmail.com beverleep...@gmail.com
wrote:
Debbie Miller's and Bobbie Fissher's books.
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From:
Kathy Collins
On May 5, 2011 6:43 PM, Dionne, Jeanne dion...@northstonington.k12.ct.us
wrote:
I'll second anything by Debbie Miller,Gail Boushey's Daily 5 and CAFE, and
Jennifer Jacobson's No More I'm Done - ALL sooo good . . . sound
effective educational pedagogy!
Jeanne Dionne
NSES 1st
I have one thing to say...Outliers. Okay, two...Bill Gates.
On Apr 20, 2011 9:01 PM, corinne codjoe cocod...@yahoo.com wrote:
HI.
When my daughter was in 4th grade she was exactly the same. She would live
to read. At one point I asked her to stop reading because it consumed her
life. I, even
I'm looking for the priority words and core words for Sitton spelling from
EPS. The resource books with them are so expensive, and I thought maybe one
of you could just provide the lists to me. It would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance. Bev
Re: Methods Course - book idea needed (Basala, Maureen)
Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Motivating the Struggling Adolescent Reader by Martha S. Beaudoin et.al.
The Reading Zone by Nancie Atwell
The Book Whisperer
Reading Response that Really Matters to
I would suggest reading Building Background Knowledge for Academic
Achievement by Robert J. Marzano. It is actually about teaching vocabulary.
I'd add to this recommendation with this book:
Accelerated Vocabulary Instruction: Strategies for Closing the Achievement
Gap for All Students by
Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 1:57 PM, judy fiene jfie...@gmail.com wrote:
Does anyone have any suggestions for a picture book/children's book about
volunteering and helping others?
Judy
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:07 PM, mrsjro...@aol.com wrote:
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And for a different take, The Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting. Love it!
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Regie Routman so believes in high expectations; it would be so helpful for
the balanced literacy is so touchy-feely-wishy-washy people to read her.
Some anti-BL folk simply don't understand how much teaching goes on, instead
believing it to be kind of laissez faire.
On Feb 6, 2011 1:06 PM, Vickie
this? It certainly differentiates
more effectively than a basal. And promotes REAL reading.
I loved reading Ellin Keene's Deeper Comprehension because it took the
reading strategies to a newer level and meaning for me.
Carol
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From: Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com
The Daily 5, and especially CAFE, do not lend themselves to phonics
programs. CAFE is build on teaching word attack, comprehension, fluency
strategies and providing time, space, and literacy materials for those
strategies to be used and deepened. Mini-lessons are usually developed as a
result of
: Re: [MOSAIC] Handbook of Reading Research
I just graduated with a C.A.G.S. in Reading and it actually comes out
every ten
years or so. The latest version (Vol. 4) just came out. Kathy
From: Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com
To: janine_bat...@msn.com
And I'm a foundation girl, so we're on the same page!!
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 2:48 PM, janine_bat...@msn.com wrote:
I believe it has different articles everytime. It is an amazing resource. A
challenging read at times for me. Watch that 2002. Some of the older
research is better. We have to
Hello all - I've been waiting for a book to be published for so long and
it's finally here! I've just started reading a book that seems to be
perfect for EVERYONE who uses readers' workshop and teaches comprehension in
primary grades. This was written for us, I'm sure! :-) The book is Sharon
Rosie, it hurts me to write this to you, but in all honesty, I'm not
convinced that research or expert opinion will make any difference at all to
administrators. It isn't reason or knowledge that is guiding much of the
instructional decision-making in schools today.
On Nov 28, 2010 7:54 AM,
Well, actually, it's probably your professional opinion, too. The personal
is added into the professional, I'd guess. It makes it so much more
significant, though, when there's a personal interest. We'd probably be
better off in education if we looked at every educational practice through
the
I just think there would have to be an ENORMOUS reason not to, in order to
outweigh the great benefit of sitting together on the floor. I've seen 2
middle school teachers use 2 futans on the floor (not on raised frames) and
afew beanbags in the back. In one case, they rotated and in one case they
But when you're a member, you can call that article up online and save it to
your computer or wherever and have it to read anytime without a stack of
magazines!!
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:55 PM, mimos...@comcast.net wrote:
I hear you Leslie! I let my IRA membership lapse, mainly because I
Look at any of Steven Krashen's work. Also, Elaine Garen does a great job
in her book Smart Answers to Tough Questions: What to Say When You're Asked
About Fluency, Phonics, Grammar, Vocabulary, SSR, Tests, Support for ELLs,
and
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