[MOSAIC] end of grade testing

2008-05-21 Thread Megan Reilly Padilla
e a summary of a Time for Kids Explorer (gr. 2-3) edition article. It was tricky, but we got into great discussions about what to leave out, how to craft sentences that helped us synthesize ideas, and how shades of meaning (word choice) was important to maintain the intent of the original author

[MOSAIC] fountas and pinnell benchmark

2008-03-03 Thread Megan Reilly Padilla
h section of the literacy block (interactive read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, word study, writing, writing about reading, etc.) Megan Reilly Padilla Reading Specialist K-4 Natick, MA Message: 2 Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 11:22:10 -0800 (PST) From: Sandra Stringham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Su

[MOSAIC] Guided Reading in Intermediate

2008-02-27 Thread Megan Reilly Padilla
the book are organized by grade level and list goals for different aspects of Reading/Writing Workshop: Interactive Read Aloud, Word Study, Writing, Writing about Reading, etc. and all have goals for "within, beyond, and about the text". Megan Reilly Padilla Reading Specialist K-4 Message:

Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 18, Issue 15

2008-02-15 Thread Megan Reilly Padilla
I too am trying to piece together how comprehension instruction should deal with the literal level and deeper comprehension. I work with struggling readers and find myself focusing a lot on helping them keep track of the progression of a story. This is so difficult for them, I rarely find time to