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> On Jun 28, 2014, at 8:38 PM, "norma baker" wrote:
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> I have no idea where the quote came from. One of my faves for sure though!
> An old man once said, "There comes a time in your life, when you walk away
> from all the drama and people who create it. You surrou
I just ordered the Comprehension shouldn't be silent book I think it will
be a good read I am also reading "teaching with poverty in mind" by Eric
Jensen. I work at a title 1 school and our principal wants us to read this this
summer
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> On Jun 26, 2014, at 8:08 PM,
I have read a few memoirs lately:
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Dying to be Me by Anita Moorjani
Ghosts by Daylight by Janine I'd Giovanni
Forget Me Not by Jennifer Lowe-Anker
The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon are a good escape!
I have a pile of adult novels to read, too ,any to list here. I ne
Check out books by Jeff Anderson- Mechanically Inclined, 10 Things every Writer
needs to know, and an editing one. They are easy to read and implement in the
classroom. He incorporates grammar into writing lessons and makes it fun.
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On Aug 25, 2012, at 1:50 AM, evelia cadet
Karen, thanks for posting this website!
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On Aug 25, 2012, at 8:08 AM, Karen Parisi wrote:
> Evelia- There are hundreds of websites and the information is a bit
> overwhelming. Not taking away from the great sites that many people on the
> loop suggest. I would suggest looki
I am on a committee that revised the 3rd grade report card. When I get a copy
of ours, I can share it...
--- On Wed, 4/18/12, Christine Wautlet wrote:
From: Christine Wautlet
Subject: [MOSAIC] Common core report card
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
Date
Another idea is Lucy Calkins Units of Reading These can be easily
adapted to middle school readers...
--- On Fri, 3/23/12, Rhonda Brinkman wrote:
From: Rhonda Brinkman
Subject: [MOSAIC] Title 1 money
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
Date: Friday, Marc
Maybe look into the Fountas & Pinnel LLI program. It could help your below
grade level readers. Or The COmprehension Toolkit by Harvey & Goudvis. It
would also help target those below grade level students in reading.
--- On Fri, 3/23/12, Rhonda Brinkman wrote:
From: Rhonda Brink
Thanks for posting this!! I have third graders that have no idea about
indenting paragraphs!! I even have some kids who put a (One) period at the end
of their lengthy story..
--- On Wed, 12/21/11, Patricia Kimathi wrote:
From: Patricia Kimathi
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] paragraph wr
I would love a copy as well.
--- On Tue, 11/1/11, Willard, April D wrote:
From: Willard, April D
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core and F & P
To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'"
Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 8:00 AM
Students who are two or more leve
Sandra,
I also cannot believe you have 24 students on intervention (is that RTI)??!!!
I should be RTI'ing half of my class, but I could only handle 4, so I feel
really guilty now. How do you do it?
--- On Fri, 5/27/11, Sandra Stringham wrote:
From: Sandra Stringham
Subject: [MOS
Sandra,
I loved your story. I also work in a title 1 school so I feel your pain. How
rewarding though what their thinking showed! it shows that they did indeed
learn even with all of the distractions going on Congrats!!
--- On Fri, 5/27/11, Sandra Stringham wrote:
From: Sandra S
Our district implemented Sitton years ago and I liked it. Now it has been
abandoned (onto Words THeir Way), but I still use Sitton for the high frequency
words and the cloze and dictation. I thought it was a good program, but in our
district, programs do not stay long...
--- On Sun, 5
We got the program last year. It is good but I have to integrate other
resources as well. I don't feel like there is a lot of depth as far as
teaching reading strategies and skills. The guided reading books are
nice
--- On Wed, 2/9/11, sharon asselin wrote:
From: sharon asseli
What is Aimsweb??? Is it a substitute for DRA? We use the DRA and the FOuntas
& Pinnell Benchmark for reading data and benchmark tests written by the
district. We also provide on writing genres and we used to do a math problem
solving, but we eliminated it this year. Who knows what other dat
To get assessments from independent reading, I use "inside the box". I have to
look up the author but it is a book that has ideas and rubrics to use for
independent reading..
--- On Fri, 7/9/10, hccarl...@comcast.net wrote:
From: hccarl...@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Chapter 1 (Bo
wow!! It sounds like your coaches actually did what they were supposed to for
a while! We have 2 coaches who I have never seen go into a classroom to help
teachers. All they do is admin work. We think of them as part of the admin
team since they do jobs delegated from the principal. In our
LLI is a new program from FOuntas 7 Pinnell.. Our school uses it as
remediation for certain children.
--- On Mon, 2/22/10, Kathy Pickart wrote:
From: Kathy Pickart
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] leveled literacy intervention
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
Date:
I would love to know what that organizer was also.
--- On Wed, 3/24/10, Waingort Jimenez, Elisa wrote:
From: Waingort Jimenez, Elisa
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Retelling
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 8:41 AM
Hi Mart
I am also one of very few teachers in my grade level that embrace and teach
reading strategies. I keep current with best practices. Other teachers teach
reading only through guided reading. i don't get it??? We have a new adoption
this year that includes shared and guided reading. The teach
Hello! I too am a trained reading recovery teacher but I have gone back into
the classroom. Our school started using LLI this year to help students get on
grade level. We started with students who were 1-2 levels below grade level
and now we are working on other levels. I would like to be tr
I would love to have this resource as well. susannelee...@yahoo.com
Thanks!!
--- On Mon, 11/23/09, Shannon Lauer wrote:
From: Shannon Lauer
Subject: [MOSAIC] master list of lessons from RWM/MOT?
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 1:50 PM
Hi there,
I've been g
't believe in the philosophy. Maybe you should examine your
own teaching if the 3 students made no gains in your 2nd grade classroom.
----- Original Message - From: "Susanne Lee"
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
Sent: Wednesday, Septembe
, 2009, 11:47 PM
Susanne, I'm very curious. Which part or parts of the program did you not
believe in?
On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Susanne Lee wrote:
> I did reading recovery for one year. I agree, it is a very expensive
> program to serve just a few children. We did find
I did reading recovery for one year. I agree, it is a very expensive program
to serve just a few children. We did find gains, but I also noticed that when
they went to 2nd grade (I went to 2nd grade also), they did plateau. In
fact, last year, I had 3 of my reading recovery kids and none
It doesn't even make sense to test a child at a level higher than they were in
May. We all know that a lot of children drop a level over the summer because
they are simply not reading. I took last year's instructional level as a
guide where I should start. And with the new DRA2, many of my
I would love to know what you do. I told my class that I was "thinking" of
having them read a certain of books in each genre during the year. I told them
that I was going to wait until the end of Sept when they tally the amount of
books they have read in Aug/Sept and then I will decide. They
YES!! I got a pre-release copy last year. It is full of useful information,
forms, strategies, etc to use with your guided reading groups!
--- On Fri, 8/28/09, Tamara Westmoreland
wrote:
From: Tamara Westmoreland
Subject: [MOSAIC] Jan Richardson
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Str
I don't teach 5th grade, but I have a few ideas for you. For the gifted group,
I would definitely do literature circles. I do them with my high group in 3rd
grade. Don't do a whole lot of teaching of "learning stations". Look into
the Daily 5 from the sisters. www.the2sisters.com. I pr
I would highly recommend the Cafe book. I dabbled with it last year with my
2nd graders and I will use it this year in 3rd grade. The daily 5 is more
like a management system. I will use it this year also, more like the "daily
3". The Cafe book explains how you can take your standards, al
What about the book "To Understand" by Ellin Keene. I have jus started
reading it. The theme of it is how to we teach kids to make sense of what
they are reading and is teaching just the strategies enough to help them
understand.
--- On Fri, 6/26/09, Heather Green wrote:
From: Heather Gr
I can share with you some info on reading levels that we do in Cobb Co in
Georgia. Email me at susannelee...@yahoo.com and I can send you a few things.
--- On Tue, 6/23/09, Angela Almond wrote:
From: Angela Almond
Subject: [MOSAIC] Running Record/Reading Level Question(s)
To: mosaic@literac
I would also love to have a used manual if anyone has one for second
grade..
--- On Mon, 5/11/09, Shannon Lauer wrote:
From: Shannon Lauer
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] making meaning
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 1:36 PM
I loved the website and what it is ai
There is also a book that integrates math with the reading strategies.
Comprehending Math by Arthur Hyde. Ellin Keene (MOT) wrote the foreword. I
haven't read the whole book yet, but it looks great!
--- On Wed, 4/1/09, ljackson wrote:
From: ljackson
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Math Journals
To:
i love your ideas... something to think about for next year!
thanks!
--- On Tue, 3/24/09, Hamilton, Whitney
wrote:
From: Hamilton, Whitney
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshops
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
, mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Date: Tu
I love Words Their Way. It has a great spelling inventory assessment so you
know exactly what spellng stage the children are in. Good activities as
well..
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, Kuenzl-Stenerson Kay
wrote:
From: Kuenzl-Stenerson Kay
Subject: [MOSAIC] developmental word study
To:
Check out the website www.the2sisters.com. The daily 5 is a way of managing
your literacy block. It is student driven, not teacher driven. No more need
for teachers to "make" centers. the book is great!!
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, Patty Cook wrote:
From: Patty Cook
Subject: [MOSAIC] Daily F
It's ok to do only 3 choices a day rather than 5, especially at the intemediate
grades
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, Ljackson wrote:
From: Ljackson
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] workshop approach
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 8:22 AM
I
For another member site you can access for comprehension, check out
www.abcteach.com. THey have a LOT of books - vocab, comp, etc.
I will have to check my lit circle resources. I know I have 2 good resources,
just can't put my fingers on them right now..
--- On Thu, 2/12/09, Jennif
I have used both the DRA and the F&P kits. The DRA for intermediate grades
seems to grade comprehension on writing which I don't agree with. THere are
also only 2 books for each level which is not enough if you have to give it
several times a year. I have just started using the F&P kit. I
Linda Hoyt has an interactive read-aloud program for all grades. It is
published by Heineman. THey may have a list of books on line to check
out..
--- On Mon, 9/29/08, Sharon Ballantyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Sharon Ballantyne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [MOSAIC] W
yes, i agree. when i taught 4th grade, parents only wanted their kids
to know algorithms and could care less if their children could think Now
I have a son who is in 6th grade. He has not been taught to think so he cannot
answer questions on "why" he is doing something in math.
Our district purchased "THink Math" which goes along with our "basal" math
(Harcourt Brace). We had a training review on it yesterday and it looks
good. It really makes students think about math concepts and how to apply
them. I haven't used it yet, but I hope to integrate it at least one d
As a trained reading recovery teacher, basing a guided reading group on phonics
will NOT help students become better readers. Phonics has its place in
instruction, but to assess students on a phonics test to see what level they
are reading is wrong. Guided reading should inclu
We are having to do this this year, but we are struggling with what "grades" do
we still keep. I would love to see some samples of what some schools are
doing. We have been working on common assessments for all standards, but
it is difficult to turn a grade into a 1-2-3 for the report card
after reading a lot of the emails on this site and the "To Understand" site, I
also wonder why I spent so many years in school for education (I also have a
masters in business, my first career) and why I have spent SO much money for my
classroom just to be faced with what you are faced with. Wh
Thanks for sharing what a typical schedule would look like using daily 5. I
will be using it for the first time this year and was wondering on how to
schedule things with reader's workshop. Your ideas are good!
Susanne/2/Ga
--- On Mon, 7/7/08, Melissa Kile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: M
I don't think everything posted on the wall needs to be "perfect" work. I did
work with some teachers that thought work posted in the halls should be
perfect. I think that if all work posted on walls needs to be perfect, some
children will be left out. I do not think that that teaches them a
Check into walden university. I got my masters in reading and literacy there a
few years ago and I believe that in many of my lessons and assignments, I
referred to MOT and strategies that work
--- On Wed, 7/9/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Here are some resources that can help you get started:
Daily 5 by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser (go to their website:2sisters.com)
Guiding Readers & Writers for grades 3-6 - Fountas & Pinnel (this will give you
your first 20 days of lessons for reader's workshop)
Strategies that Work by Stephanie
are you giving her an introduction when you give her a new book to read?
Maybe you can do a think aloud after she reads a page and talk about it.
Always bring it back to meaning - does it make sense, etc.
As for being bored, since they won't let her skip K, maybe she can go to a
first
Congratulations! All of that positive energy really worked. Enjoy your
weekend!
--- On Wed, 7/2/08, chris and teresa casart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: chris and teresa casart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [MOSAIC] I got a job!
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
Good luck. I am sending lots of positive energy to you. Is that
typical for an interview to watch you do a lesson???
--- On Fri, 6/27/08, chris and teresa casart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: chris and teresa casart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [MOSAIC] interview today!
To: "Mos
Hello! For those looking for books that the whole school can use for read
alouds, take a look at this link. THe school picks a book a month that the
whole school uses in various ways. There are many lesson ideas to go with
each book as well! Have fun perusing!
http://www.cobb.k12.ga.u
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