Re: [MOSAIC] Using DIBELS for older students

2011-01-03 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
We use DIBELS at the elementary level. I do not think it is a reliable source. Students that can read fluently based on the DIBELS information can be placed in higher level reading classes even if their comprehension is terrible! Then on the other hand students have poor fluency but high comp

Re: [MOSAIC] Need a Read Aloud

2011-02-09 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
My daughter read this book with her class in fifth grade and loved it! When the Tripods Came (1988)When the Tripods Came is a prequel written twenty years after the publication of the original "trilogy", and set in the late twentieth century. In the second book of the main trilogy, one of the M

Re: [MOSAIC] reading videos, including the Black Eyed Peas

2011-03-16 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
http://www.zamzar.com/ Zamzar is a file conversion site. Whatever video you can find you can transfer it to an application you can watch in school! I find videos on youtube at home and transfer them to a media file that I can view at school. It is completely free! They send you an email wit

Re: [MOSAIC] middle school R/W workshop

2011-03-28 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
We have 120 minutes for ELA. I love it! It is wonderful to incorporate writing with what we are doing in Reading. In the past we have had it interrupted and it was difficult incorporating the two! Melanie Flemming Third Grade Franklin Elementary School ~Developing 21st Century Learners~ -

Re: [MOSAIC] middle school R/W workshop

2011-03-28 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
W workshop So is 80 minutes a day of reading uninterrupted for ELL students enough time? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 28, 2011, at 4:00 PM, "Flemming, Melanie E." wrote: > We have 120 minutes for ELA. I love it! It is wonderful to incorporate > writing with what we are doing i

Re: [MOSAIC] OH NO! OH NO! OH NO!

2011-05-10 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
I'm up for a lesson study! Melanie Flemming Third Grade Franklin Elementary School ~Developing 21st Century Learners~ -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+mflemming=bcps@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+mflemming=bcps@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Beverlee

Re: [MOSAIC] off topic - retirement

2011-05-23 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
Teacherspayteachers.com I buy items all the time from the website. They are terrific and it helps teachers out that are looking for different books. Melanie Flemming Third Grade Franklin Elementary School ~Developing 21st Century Learners~ -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+mfl

Re: [MOSAIC] Scheduling Nightmares!

2011-07-15 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
I had the same situation in the past. I found that it was best to teach in small groups. This way I was able to adjust the lesson according to level and where they were in the writing process. Sent from my Android phone using TouchDown (www.nitrodesk.com) Melanie Flemming 5th Grade Franklin Elem

Re: [MOSAIC] adding instruction for remedial...

2011-07-17 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
My school has amazing special are teachers that ask for our imput every month. They make sure to reinforce whatever we are working in in the classroom! It is amazing to see how they apply Reading skills to all aspects. It's great for those kids who are so low, they get exposed to Reading in a co

Re: [MOSAIC] boys and literacy

2011-08-01 Thread Flemming, Melanie E.
I always try to balance my curriculum with hands-on learning and text. It's not easy and takes some work but the results are worth it. A good balance works well with different types of learners. Sticking to one way of teaching may hinder some learners. Just text is so boring! If i have a hard ti