Re: [MOSAIC] idea for book study group on poetry.

2011-12-30 Thread Deb Lawson
Sounds good to me. I am not familiar with it but would love to work with some poetry. Thanks, Deborah Lawson Sent from my iPad On Dec 30, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Sally Thomas wrote: > I had suggested Georgia Heard's Awakening the Heart. Think it was her > second book. She worked and works with L

Re: [MOSAIC] Benchmark Testing

2012-04-08 Thread Deb Lawson
My district uses the DRA and the benchmark assessment from our reading series. We give the DRA in the fall and spring to everyone. If a child is below grade level we also give them the DRA in January. Deborah Lawson Sent from my iPad On Apr 3, 2012, at 12:37 PM, Debra Pellerin wrote: > We u

Re: [MOSAIC] Daily 5 - opinions

2012-05-08 Thread Deb Lawson
Totally agree! I have been able to individualize more also. Deborah Lawson Sent from my iPad On May 5, 2012, at 1:30 PM, Stacie Nickols wrote: > I love the 2 sisters Daily 5 structure. Last year was my first year in 3rd > grade and I implimented the Daily 5. Over the summer I read the CAFE

Re: [MOSAIC] Saddened by Administration Mandate: Students and Choice Reading In Class (Susan Chicvara)

2012-05-30 Thread Deb Lawson
Wow, you are so lucky. Our district is still everyone should be on the same page. Deborah Lawson Sent from my iPad On May 30, 2012, at 8:38 AM, Renee wrote: > I, for one, am very happy to hear this and hope that it continues. Sadly, > where I substitute, they are still training all the teach

Re: [MOSAIC] Unpacking Documents for ELA CC

2012-06-08 Thread Deb Lawson
I just spent a week deconstructing the Common Core ELA for 5th grade. I don't know if you would call it exceptional. Deborah Lawson Sent from my iPad On Jun 6, 2012, at 12:58 PM, Kendra Carroll wrote: > Does anyone know a state that has done an exceptional job at unpacking the > ELA standard