[MOSAIC] websites

2007-03-04 Thread Sarah Griffith Cartmill
Kristin, That sounds wonderful~ that website for ESL students/primary. I am actually a graduate student at Syracuse who is trying to implement some ESL findings into my courses since I'm also certified in Spanish. Along those lines of www.onemorestory.com, are there similar sites you know of tha

Re: [MOSAIC] ELL

2007-02-26 Thread Sarah Griffith Cartmill
Donna, I reallly appreciate this thread that you started. I am a graduate student at Syracuse University. Although my degree will be for a Reading Specialist position, this is helpful as I'm not sure what kind of set up a school will have that I may work in next fall. As far as the ELL resource

Re: [MOSAIC] strategies for little ones-visualization/retelling/summarizing...

2007-02-08 Thread Sarah Griffith Cartmill
Lori, Very well put! I noticed, as Lindsey mentioned, that there are ways that take modeling a step further and really allow the student to understand and use the strategy at hand. I am also interested in going deeper and the how's AND why's of each strategy can vary depending on our connection

Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading

2007-02-08 Thread Sarah Griffith Cartmill
e other students. I hope that makes sense! Sarah From: Ann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" Subject: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 6:07:06

Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading

2007-02-07 Thread Sarah Griffith Cartmill
June, Thank you! Do you have any other strategies that work really well for middle/high school? I've not used them in class yet, but what we've learned in grad school is as follows: Lit circles, Reader of the week, post-its, think-alouds, etc. Any particulars you have about any of these that rea

Re: [MOSAIC] appreciating reading

2007-02-07 Thread Sarah Griffith Cartmill
Heather, I find that this is a great strategy for letting them browse for interest. I've participated in this in a grad class. My question is, would it work for older students in a larger class if I narrow it down to a particular genre as mentioned? Would there by any modifications for a high s

[MOSAIC] newbie

2007-02-04 Thread Sarah Griffith Cartmill
Hi all~ I'm new to the board. I'm a Literacy student at Syracuse University and in reading these posts, some things that we've learned/practiced came to mind. I haven't done these in the classroom yet, but many in my program have and found they are wonderful tools. One thing we love is modelin