My district gave up reading classes about 4 years ago. Biggest mistake they
ever made. Our scores went down drastically which now has the district in
a tizzy. The kids are missing reading strategy instruction as well as
reading workshop. The idea was to have Lit Coaches incorporate reading i
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 creating questions for the unit that are similar to the common
core standards .
Pat
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I'm also a reading specialist in NY. We use the state ELA test and the MAP
test. According to what we've been told the students are compared to students
on their level so as long as growth is shown that is equivalent to other
students there is not a problem.
Pat
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We piloted it this year in our middle school. Supposedly it is being purchased
for next year. The program we used it with was AIS. We found that it gave us
good information to plan lessons that addressed the students needs.
Pat Dwyer
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Two years ago our district decided to eliminate reading in grade 6 of our
middle school. They made one period a day for Language Arts (39 minutes)
and instituted one literacy coach per grade to help the content teachers do
more reading strategy work with the students. At the same time they dec
In a message dated 6/27/09 9:30:07 AM, ldpboothillbollwee...@hotmail.com
writes:
> I have a new teaching assignment this year, working with 7th and 8th
> grade struggling readers. >>
>
I also teach struggling readers in grades 6 and 8 and am always looking for
new titles to read. Any suggest
I teach older kids, grades 6 and 8, who are in AIS (Academic Intervention
Services). They can all make the simple connections, but with my 8th
graders they really need to be able to make the deeper type that they can then
plug into literary essays. Any ideas how to work on that skill? What
In a message dated 8/29/09 1:59:31 PM, mrs_goo...@yahoo.com writes:
> I'm hoping that I can get some guidance on where I can find information
> on teaching reading to low, med and high 7th graders. I have separate
> classes grouped by ability. I used mosaic for 2nd and I know most of that
> a
I'm currently taking an online course regarding teaching writing. Our texts
are Craft Lessons Teaching Writing K-8 (Fletcher and Portalupi) and
Revising and Editing (Parsons)
Pat
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I will be teaching students in grades 7 and 8 that are reading below grade
level. These are also students who do not find reading enjoyable. I am
looking for recommendations of books with a lot of adventure and action. Books
that the kids can't put down. I do a lot of the reading aloud with
In a message dated 7/21/11 7:59:51 PM, ddavi...@fau.edu writes:
> Well just to inform you I currently teach intensive reading for middle
> school students 6-8th grade and many of them do read on an elementary grade
> level.
>
I am in the same situation. I have 6,7,8 graders who read far
Anyone have suggestions for assessment for middle schoolers?
Pat
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In a message dated 8/31/11 7:49:51 AM, betsylafont...@gmail.com writes:
> . By the
> second week of school, all students in the elementary school were tested
> by
> this team using the Fountas and Pinnel testing system.
>
Has anyone used Fountas and Pinnel in middle school? My principal is
In a message dated 10/10/11 11:54:37 AM, bjdecker...@yahoo.com writes:
> I am a 6th grade special education teacher in a 5-8 junior high school.
> We are sadly way behind in implementing an RTI process and we do not have a
> reading specialist. The elementary (1-4) just started RTI last year u
In a message dated 7/20/07 8:53:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> However, if that still bohers you why don't you start
> a new thread? Especially about how you work comprehension instruction in
> the middle
> school. I know many of us who teach at the earlier grades would like to
> hear wh
In a message dated 7/22/07 12:32:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> In Title 1- when I used to do my annual report- we had to assess the kids
> using a standardized test. All kids being served in our program were
> expected to progress MORE than one year- as -they are receiving reading
> instru
In a message dated 7/22/07 1:22:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> With all due respect, I don't agree. I work with the strugglers and I have
> to believe that what I do can improve their learning and accelerate it. What
> is
> the point of putting them in a program and pulling them out of the
I just received my schedule for the next school year. I will have three 8th
grade AIS (academic intervention services) classes. These students are the
lowest regular ed readers in the building. Class size will be kept small. These
kids will be missing some of the more fun classes (technology, ar
In a message dated 9/4/07 9:51:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Then I have a copy on a non-fiction piece about Penguins that came from
> an encyclopedia to model guided practice. Instead of sticky notes, we're
> going to try the open door strategy (it's like a flip book turned sideways,
> qu
In a message dated 10/5/07 11:38:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Anyone from this group involved with Response to Intervention (RTI). Our
> district just began this process this year. I was assigned to be an
> interventionist at Tier 3. I was told that I needed to use Options
> Interven
In a message dated 10/8/07 11:46:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Are there any other people
> doing RTI that can comment- and this RTI is not just New York- it is a
> federal
> requirement that was inserted into a dry rehashing of the IDEA
> reauthorization-most district head didn't even
This year I have three classes of eighth graders who are struggling readers.
I will be working with them on the strategy of visualization . Anyone have
any ideas for working with this strategy in the area of nonfiction?
Pat - NY
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In a message dated 1/30/08 8:42:31 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> See Steph Harvey's Comprehension Toolkit.
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I already have, there's is nothing that I feel would work for 8th graders.
Pat - NY
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I'm looking for some ideas about teaching the difference between what is
interesting versus what is important when reading nonfiction. My class is grade
8
remedial readers.
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My district used the MAP test for the first time this year. I can't say I was
impressed by it. The test is completed on the computer so many of the
reading strategies the kids are taught goes right out the window when they
can't
highlight or make margin notes on the test. Supposedly the test
The middle school I teach at is being audited this week for Title 1. Since
I have the most classes in this area I am the one selected to go in and meet
with the auditor in regards to the classroom part of the audit. If any of you
have been through this what can I expect and what paperwork do
I am doing my ordering for next year andam looking for some book suggestions.
I am looking for high interest books for students in grades 6 - 8 who are
struggling readers. I need books that will grab them and hold their attention
throughout the book. Any suggestions?
Pat
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I will be teaching greds 6 and 8 AIS next year. AIS is a response to
intervention program for kids who have scored a low 2 on our state's assessment
the
previous year. I've taught these same courses this year and I have found the
kids have very poor vocabulary, fluency issues and their compre
What have you found to be the best websites to find reading lesson plans and
ideas?
Pat
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In a message dated 7/27/08 3:09:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I am piping in to second Ginger's e-mail about explicit metacognition with
> secondary students. I did very much what she described with middle
> schoolers..it is very cool because they're at the point where they are
> tr
I am currently teaching reading to students in grades 6 and 8 in small group
classes with children who are severely disabled in reading. I am working on
the strategies with them and have started with them hearing their inner voice
as
they read. We are having difficulty with this even with me
Any recommendations for books for grades 7 and 8 for students who are about 2
years below grade level?
Pat
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I teach in a middle school and have 6th and 8th graders who are in AIS
(academic intervention services) classes. For those of you that teach this
age
level, what are you doing in your class? I find 8th grade the most difficult
due to the age.
Pat
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I'm planning on doing a lesson with my 6th grade students this week about
setting a purpose for reading. I'm coming up dry with an innovative way to
approach this. Any ideas? Thanks.
Pat
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I am looking for some ideas on how to teach fix up or monitoring your
comprehensio strategies to my sixth graders. The first day I plan on modeling
what I
do. Af ter that I would like to find some lesson ideas how to continue
practice on this. Thanks.
Pat
I will soon be starting a mythology unit for my 6th graders. Students have a
lot of choice in what myths they choose to read as they move through the unit.
Each student will read at least 7 myths and one of our over riding questions
will be what makes something a myth. I need to somehow keep t
Recently our new middle school schedule was unveiled for next year and it is
cutting ELA time in the whole school but especially in our 6th grade.
Currently our 6th graders have two periods of ELA so that we can adequately
cover
both reading and writing. Next year we will have one period a
I am looking for some titles of good historical fiction picture books. Any
suggestions?
Pat
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