I would like to have the chart, also. Please send to this email. Thank you!
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I would like this chart also! Please send to this email. Thank - you
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On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 6:19 PM, Palmer, Jennifer
Using it this year...too much teacher talk not enough kids reading and the
writing is not rigorous enough. There is NO way to do everything in the plan
even if you only taught reading all day every day!
Sue Moore
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Our
the
perceptions of close reading that abound.
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I reflected on how I create a safe learning environment for my students. Many
times people consider physical safety of the building, a clean and orderly
room, but they may not consider the learning environment of the mind. It made
me wonder how I could impact the success of all my students by
Love to!
Sue Moore
On Jan 4, 2013, at 12:10 PM, Mena drmarinac...@aol.com wrote:
Sounds wonderful...I wish that I had the time.http://youtu.be/7BQo6oPdtMY
Philomena Marinaccio, Ph.D.
Florida Atlantic University
Dept. of Teaching and Learning
College of Education
Patricia
There is something called Tape Express+ which converts cassette tapes to an MP3
format. It's made by a company class *ion. I hope this helps.
Susan
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Helen
I am on Firefox too and have never had a problem...maybe you could go to the
Modzilla//Firefox site and download the latest version,or perhaps try accessing
the site through Internet Explorer.
Susan
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has training
videos. It is free to join.
Susan
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Rite of Passage by Richard Wright. It's a novel about 120 pages but it's set
in Harlem in the 1940's. I love it and so do my 8th graders.
Rose
Rose
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He could check out an area hospital or hospice.
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Hi folks,
Please excuse the off topic note, but --
I live in Canada
This year I am going to ask the children to read each night but respond to a
given prompt every other week. I am looking for quality rather than quantity. I
am working with my partner to develop different prompts for the kids to respond
to throughout the year.
Sue Moore
On Aug 28, 2012, at
Hi,
My first thought is what is this child's reading level? Did she choose the book
and is she really into it? Can she tell you the basic literary elements from
the story so far? Could you take turns reading but while you are reading she
could jot down key ideas or sketch a picture of her
expected to teach.
Susan from AZ
Hello from Montreal!
Our Junior School (grades K-6) PLC this year (and for the next two years)
has focused on the explicit instruction of Reading Comprehension
Strategies. The interest is high, teachers are beginning to embed this type
of instruction
by Administration Mandate: Students and
Choice Reading In Class (Susan Chicvara)
Date: Wed, May 30, 2012 9:38 am
I, for one, am very happy to hear this and hope that it continues.
Sadly,
where I substitute, they are still training all the teachers in
direct
instruction and everything revolves around test
This is a GREAT QUOTE! Thanks.
Beverlee Paul beverleep...@gmail.com 5/25/2012 10:56 PM
OH, man! Now you've inspired me to get out the really big guns!!
According to Garrieson Keillor:
“When the country goes temporarily to the dogs, cats must learn to be
circumspect, walk on fences, sleep in
Congratulations, Jennifer! Sadly, you are a rare breed these days.
In their heart of hearts, most administrators feel this way, I'm sure.
However, they are being compelled by the 'Higher ups and state/federal
mandates (mandates that are created by people who have never taught.)
THANK YOU for
This is happening all over the country. YES, our children are SO MUCH
MORE than data and, as teachers, we have the chance to listen to their
reading, observe how they arrive at their comprehension decisions, read
their writing and observe how they function as living. human beings.
When I consider
I'm sure if they wanted better basketball players, they would have the kids
shoot a million baskets each day. What are people thinking? What about kids
that have no support at home? And they will wonder why the gap keeps getting
bigger? Ugh!
Sue Moore
On May 25, 2012, at 6:53 PM,
Hi Jennifer, I think the song you are looking for is First Love by Alan
Jackson.
Susan
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Sharon Taberski has a new book, I hear is good. From the Ground Up by her is
great. Kylene Beirs (?) has a book that is for upper gradesWhat worksI
think is the title but it can apply to younger kids.
Sue
Sue Moore
On May 7, 2012, at 10:55 AM, Mena drmarinac...@aol.com wrote:
I am
Look into anything by Tony Stead
Sue Moore
On Apr 24, 2012, at 6:54 PM, Lisa Papazian lpapaz...@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
wrote:
Hi,
I'm an instructional coach in Massachusetts and I'm looking for some
worthwhile resources for helping teachers develop a better understanding of
Sorry to have missed this special event. By any chance, have you put it
on Teacher Tube or anywhere else? Sounds fascinating! THANKS!
Elizabeth Nagelbush enage...@gmail.com 4/19/2012 11:06 AM
You have been invited to the following event.
Title: Hi Re: [MOSAIC] Looking for research on using
YOU ARE RIGHT ON, RENEE! I love Alfie Kohn--why don't more people read him? I
am so afraid we are bringing down our own country! Do we have things to work on
in education? ALWAYS! Do we do so many things well? ABSOLUTELY! We need to work
toward improvement by beginning with what we do well and
We are using Teacher's College Units of Study for our elementary and middle
school students.
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pertinent to the author's point, or point-of view (either inferential or right
there, fact or opinion). Looking at it this way can kind of break that
fiction/nonfiction barrier.
Susan
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On Feb 19, 2012, at 7:04 PM, Renee phoenix...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Evelia,
Sometimes
I would look at Strategies that Work or Nonfiction Mentor Texts
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Is anyone aware of a great lesson/lessons to teach determining importance in
nonfiction? Thanks.
Evelia
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How about The River Between Us by Richard Peck?
Susan
We are working on a unit on historical fiction and looking for a
high-interest
historical fiction novel set around the time of the Civil War. Any ideas? I
know about Red Badge of Courage, but I'm looking for other ideas.
Thanks
as a listening
station as part of their Daily Five.
Susan
On Jan 14, 2012 4:56 PM, evelia cadet cadeteve...@hotmail.com wrote:
Is anyone aware of research supporting listening to books? I know is one
of the five components of the Daily 5. My students have been listening to
books online
Should there be zoos by Tony Stead is awesome. It shows different view points
and it might be available in Spanish as well.
Sue
Sent from my iPad
On Jan 10, 2012, at 5:24 PM, Ruby Westlund rwestl...@plumcity.k12.wi.us wrote:
This is a little late for this year, but you may want to make a note
the purposes of
poetic devices... How they affect
the reader. It's that whole idea of reading
like a writer... what
affect does onomatopoeia or alliteration have on your
ability to create
a mental image??
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On Dec 29, 2011, at 11:37 AM,
Susan soozq55...@aol.com wrote:
I
Check out our Saskatchewan yearly award nominees in three categories - amazing
resources!
http://www.willowawards.ca/
Susan Henry
Teacher Librarian
Balgonie Elementary School
Prairie Valley School Division
(306) 771-2345
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Jennifer,
I recently renewed my National Board certificate and I would certainly agree
that time to reflect is huge but I think it is more than that. I think that
going through the process gives time to reflect on what teachers know to work
and pushes them to apply these strategies in other
I use poetry to teach inferring. Off the top of my head I can say I use Every
Living Thing by Cynthia Rylant. I also love anything by Georgia
Heard...Awakening the Heart is awesome.
I really would be interested in what others would have to say about teaching
the strategies using poetry. I
? Recommendations?
Many, many thanks,
Susan ThornfeldtMahoney Middle Schoolsouth Portland, ME
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I hope you find this information helpful.
Susan
May I have a copy as well?
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. The new Hardy Boys are also available as
graphic novels.
Hope this helps.
Susan
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I worked with some struggling 3rd graders last year coaching in a classroom
with a Guided Reading group we used the Jake Drake series by Andrew
Celements and the students really liked the books and the main character
Jake.
On Sep 2, 2011 2:26 PM, Sharon Ballantyne sbal...@nexicom.net wrote:
Hi
I read an interesting book a few years ago written by a dyslexic person called
The Gift of Dyslexia. It definitely give you a different perspective.
Sue
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On Aug 20, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Rascal570 rascal...@aol.com wrote:
Hi,
I have a wonderful student in my fourth grade class
Check out Million Dollar Kick by Dan Gutman. Also Matt Christopher has
several books: Soccer Hero, Soccer Halfback, Soccer Cats. There is also a
new series called The Wild Soccer Bunch by Joachim Masannek.
Susan
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My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen. He describes incidents in his life
involving various dogs he has owned or known. Some of the chapters tug at your
emotions,others make you laugh out loud. The descriptions are so vivid, it
makes a great read aloud.
Susan
Pigman is a great book!
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[mosaic-bounces+villars=gcsnc@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of Dluhos
Sara (31R024) [sdlu...@schools.nyc.gov]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:19 PM
To:
Try Readworks.org. It is a great site for Comprehension. It has lesson plans,
tutorials which align to various state standards. It is a free resource.
Susan
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Hey Jennifer you have the wrong Susan
On Jul 20, 2011 6:56 AM, Palmer, Jennifer jennifer.pal...@hcps.org
wrote:
Susan, I am an instructional facilitator and therefor can't go to the
academies as I was not invited. However I get my common core training on the
26th of the month. No opinion yet
Darlene
I also teach 6th grade reading. I teach everything from Intensive Reading for
students 3 years below grade level to advanced reading and I do assign reading
homework. What I found that works better for me than a separate reading log is
to use the students' daily planner.
My reading
Heather,
Try looking for a book: Why Johnny Can't Read which I believed used a phonics
approach for struggling readers in the late 50's early 60's.
Susan
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associated with
pictures.
Wow thanks for the reminder of days gone by!
Susan
On Jun 29, 2011 12:41 PM, Renee phoenix...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I learned to read in Kindergarten in 1955, using Dick and Jane no
phonics. Amazingly, I can still read today. Imagine that.
Renee
On Jun 28, 2011, at 2
On May 27, 2011 10:06 PM, Sandra Stringham sos...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Its been a very long year and yet today I felt hope for my little ones. I
teach
a class of 33 at risk 1st grade students at a Title I school. I can't even
begin to describe the behavior and social issues I have faced this
state standards.
You have to join, but it free.
Hope this helps.
Susan Joyce
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Again, thank you all
at
what you have done!
You are an amazing techer. Thanks for the post and wondeful ideas.
Susan
On May 27, 2011 10:06 PM, Sandra Stringham sos...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Its been a very long year and yet today I felt hope for my little ones. I
teach
a class of 33 at risk 1st grade students at a Title
their lessons align to
various state standards. You must register, but it is free. It is a wonderful
site, I highly recommend it.
Susan Joyce
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Subject: [MOSAIC] read works
What is read works
Catching Schools is part of the Research-Informed Classroom Series from
Heinemann. Here is a link to more information at our website:
http://www.heinemann.com/series/99.aspx
Susan Godel
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Heinemann
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We're looking for the same thing--anyone know about the Heinneman, Catching
Schools package for PD?
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Scott Michelle TG
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Looking for names of presenters who would specifically cover reading
comprehension strategies (MOSAIC) and do
: suggestions for pd? (Mena)
3. Re: suggestions for pd? (Milan, Susan)
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In regards to the the phonics instruction, for students to apply, they need
it in context to their reading. I would add to the posting about Daily 5
and recommend the CAFE' book by the same authors. In addition to
comprehension strategies CAFE has it broken down into Comprehension,
Accuracy,
How about The Little Prince - written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint
Exup'ery. It involves interplanetary travel and has a message of what is
really important in life. Engaging discussions take place.
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On 10/21/10 3:14 AM, Jenn Bulka-Talking Playhouse wrote:
Hi All,
I'm interested to know if some of you have dealt with students with
incredibly concrete brains who have a hard time with
, and are easy to clean.
Susan
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Subject: [MOSAIC] sitting on the floor
I teach 6th grade at a LARGE (almost 10,000 students) district in upstate
New York. Here's my dilemma - I would
read a story about a girl who runs away and changes her
identity. I had my students create an I Am poem and draw their self-portrait.
So, I think if you can find a way to extend the lessons and add more
creative,hands-on experiences, they will be more engaged. Good Luck!
Susan Joyce
Palm Harbor
internet-based quizzes, but, unfortunately student
laptops won't be available anytime soon. Would anyone have a paper-baed quiz
to share??
Many Thanks,
Susan Thornfeldt
8th Grade Social Studies/Language Arts
South Portland, Maine
I just learned that Scholastic News grades 1-6 subscriptions now include
access to an interactive digital edition along with the print copies. This
includes text to speech (and other tools), which solves the accessibility
for struggling readers issue I've had in the past. At $4/student it seems
-efficacy and motivation for struggling readers.
Susan
Palm Harbor, FL
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I think the Author is Rosalie Fink.I
On May 27, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Nancy Ehrlich wrote:
I highly recommend The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Mena drmarinac...@aol.com wrote:
I am pretty sure that I am going to require Readacide for my Trends
and
Issues class but does anyone have any other
These are part of MD state outcomes for informational text. This may
be what he/she means
Explain whether the text fulfills the reading purpose
Identify and explain additions or changes to format or text features
that would make the text easier to understand
Identify and explain what
Lori,
Was wondering if you'd be willing to share the Garage Band rubric?
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Would love to hear more about using Garage Band for fluency.
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EDWARD JACKSON
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency
If you have Mac's, a
Great idea! The book Words Their Way is an excellent resource to provide
teacher background on developmental spelling, has a qualitative spelling
inventories, and ideas for word sorts. And cost-effective! You might check
into that, Amy. It also has a companion book for English Language
First Time posting...
A few weeks ago, emails requests for a list of Strategies Across the Grade
Levels were going around. Is there a link to them on ReadingLady?
Now this week I see email requests for Analytical Rubrics. Would like to know
the same. Otherwise, I'd put my email request on the
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also has
a lesson plan to for SnowFlake Bentley.
Susan
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I suppose grade
I also work in a middle school with below grade level readers and students with
disabilities. Sometimes when my students are reluctant to do the work I will go
over and do one or two of the items with them, give them some positive feedback
and then say, You keep working, I will check back with
characters' responses to a
character, character's point of view/changes/ believability.
I think you are on the right track with your thinking comprehension
strategies are the skill set used to achieve the objective of reading
comprehension.
Hope this helps,
Susan H. Cronk M.S., N.B.C.T.
CRI West
I agree Kare the kids need smaller chunks and as you point out a
progression.
On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Kare kare.to.rep...@gmail.com wrote:
The objective is whatever the student should answer to the question, What
am I supposed to learn during this lesson? If the focus is on making
over time
do you agree? There are so many successful possibilities each student
encounters
also I instantly think of the Responibilty of Gradual Release for our learners
as they practice their skills using the content areas since we model model
model
Sincerely,
Susan Donnelly
Middle School
into meaningful segments.
The new System 44 is very expensive, I don't know how much research has been
done on its effectiveness. SRA has been around for years and has proven itself
to be effective when properly implemented.
Susan Joyce
Palm Harbor, FL
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wish you all the best.
Susan Joyce
Palm Harbor, Fl
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Maybe you can put curtains
smiled
at each other and high fived and let the road blocks fall away and he read
his way through the remainder of the year. I hope, Kim, like your student
he never lost the thirst for a good book.
Susan
On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Ellen Schwartz esch...@myfairpoint.netwrote:
Kim,
Thank
Note - I think you need to have a membership to Reading Research Quarterly to
access the article. Sorry to say
Anyway, I read the article and the research was based on comprehension strategy
instruction using what was contained in an anthology (methods, types of
instruction, etc.).
Arts-REACH). The Spelling Through Morphographs really helps the kids
to break apart words into their components and helps them understand how words
are put together, what the afixxes mean and this approach over time, helps them
decode words when reading.
I hope this answer helps.
Susan Joyce
Palm
-fiction text that they were exposed to as we explored internet sites,
magazine articles, and books.
Hope this helps.
Susan C
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Dave Middlebrook
davemiddlebr...@verizon.net wrote:
A penny for your thoughts: If you used scrolls and textmapping in your
classrooms last
to be reading. I can't imagine abandoning the
practice of silent reading during class time.
Susan C
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:24 AM, ebe...@comcast.net wrote:
Do you think independent silent reading helps improve students
comprehension?
Elizabeth Holste
5th grade
have
her/him order it and allow parents to check it out. I am curious what other
things Sue puts in her goodie bag!
Susan C
On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:58 PM, craigz...@aol.com wrote:
Dana,
I've had great success recommending the book Seven Keys to Comprehension by
Susan Zimmerman and Chryse
the child
(Purcell-Gates, L’Allier, smith, 1995).
Taken from *R5 in Your Classroom: A Guide to Differentiating Independent
Reading and Developing avid Readers* , Kelley, Michelle Clausen-Grace,
Nicki, 2008.
Hope this helps.
Susan C
On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Dana Conti damar...@gmail.com wrote
I am a reading specialist I love doing book clubs. I am running
some this summer with students in grades 2-5. I have been using Harvey
Daniels book Literature circles as a resource and Aimee Buckner's
readers notebook. Plus guided. Reading 3-6 by fountas Pinnell I
usuallly enlist
THE BEST AT WHAT? Great question! Lisa brings up an excellent point. It
isn't about the program - think about 'programs' as a resource to get at the
learning you want student to achieve. First think of where the students are in
relation to the desired results and then select resources that
! So I think you will find the views on
this vary and maybe that is the beauty of it.
Susan C. in Oklahoma
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Do they get to play and build in blocks, work at a water table, dress up,
have a writing center with all kinds and sizes of paper, mini books,
markers, pencils, gel pens for creative writing???
On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Courtney Cook flynnte...@gmail.com wrote:
I currently teach
Something else I might add. To me and my way of thinking the reward of
strategies well taught is the students moving beyond the need for specific
instruction. I find I get my best indicators of that as I listen in on book
clubs and read their response folders, etc. The other thing I have
for a visual
organization tool it really helps the kids bring things together and then
they can take it to an outline form and even dump the info into a word
document. Have fun spending!
Susan
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Jane Ault janea...@bsd111.org wrote:
I need help from the knowledgeable
Can anyone recommend free websites for 2-4rd graders to practice skills and
reading? We have many ELLs
and need some supplement to instruction.
We already use starfall.
Thanks
Susan
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Excellent thinker and practitioner. Jan has paved the road on many fronts and
I am thrilled to hear she has a book coming out. She helped our district
several years ago in development of a reading intervention for second grade and
then for grades 3-8.
Sue
Susan Wilson
Curriculum Content
Our school (kids and staff) will be in pajamas on March 2nd. We have
several outside readers coming to read to the kids. Green eggs and Ham
along with birthday cupcakes will be served for lunch. During lunch we
will be playing Bingo for Books THe students brought in gently used
books for
I like the book 7 Keys to Comprehension by SUSAN ZIMMERMAN CHRYSE
HUTCHINS I think it is great. I copied the Synopsis from Amazon on
the book. Good luck!
Synopsis
It's simple: If children don't understand what they read, they will
never embrace reading. And that limits what they can learn
and don't get what reading can fully bring to
them.
Frank sounds like a great speaker and thanks for sharing this food for
thought.
Susan
On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 8:57 PM, kuko...@aol.com wrote:
I just came away from Frank Serafini's workshop today and realized how
closely aligned his thoughts were
if we make it work.
Thanks again,
Susan
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 7:56 PM, kim lum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Susan, We did not put anything on the school site since we spent all our
time making the project work. We did send out news/press releases and did
not get any action from our Grand Rapids
I agree with Becky I tried writing letters to my students very faithfully
for a year with my sixth graders and in the end it wasn't worth my time or
the kids.
Response folders serve my needs for getting at thinking and use of
comprehension strategies etc. I also use *At Home Reading Folders* with
Kim this sounds like an awesome idea. Do you have a link to your school to
show some of what you all did? I love this idea.
susan
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 4:44 PM, kim lum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Last year our second - fifth grade school did a book for all families
to read. It was the Mystery
The book Reading Power has poems for all of the strategies.
On Oct 22, 2008, at 10:01 AM, Carrie Cahill wrote:
Does anyone have a list of great poems to use when teaching the
comprehension strategies?
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