[MOSAIC] Comprehension Stategy Continuum

Hi, You might look at Fontas and Pinnell's book, Continuum of Literacy Learning, available in three editions: K -8, K-2, and 3-8. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacywork

Re: [MOSAIC] (no subject)

hi, beth and colleagues... part of the problem i see in my classroom with parents is that they don't have the skills themselves, nor the reading strategies in place with which to help their own kids. at our back-to-school orientation and at parent-teacher conferences, i offer a hand-out with read

Re: [MOSAIC] Non - Fiction Lesson

hi, diane... i noticed "smartboard" in your comment. is there a blog, mailring, listserv for smartboard users, do you know? i have a smartboard in my classroom this year and would love to share ideas, etc. with other users. thanks! marlene grefig gr. 4/ny On 1/15/08, Diane Bak

Re: [MOSAIC] Budddy Study Spelling

ty. Thanks for any assistance, links, etc. you can provide. Marlene Grefig On 1/17/08, lgt2k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is my third year of using Buddy Study Spelling. I used it two years > in > fourth grade and this year I am teaching 5th grade. I like the > indiv

[MOSAIC] SmartBoard Resources

Hi, Tami... I would say that a SmartBoard is only as "smart" as the user. It is far more than a whiteboard - and using it in only that way diminishes its value in the classroom. Use it for a while, and then you can begin to create your own lessons. Download the lesson activity kit that suppleme

Re: [MOSAIC] Middle School Book Suggestions

Hi, Have you looked at Rylant's Van Gogh Café or Every Living Thing and Yolen's Twleve Impossible Things Before Breakfast; you might also find that Ralph Fletcher's Fig Pudding and Flying Solo fit your needs. Don't overlook the more sophisticated picture books, especially those by Van Allsburg.

[MOSAIC] Math Book; Listserv

Hi, wonderful colleagues and partners in the trenches... I read with great interest the (slightly) off-topic post about the math book with Ellin Keene's intro, Comprehending Math. Today, my very generous principal approved my purchase of the book, as well as two other professional texts (Less is

Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 29, Issue 6

May I suggest 2 titles by J.M. DeMatteis: Abadazad #1: The Road to Inconceivable Abadazad #2: The Dream Thief Just right for fifth graders. Marlene Gr 4/NYC ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership pl