[MOSAIC] Mentor Text for Persuasive Writing

I am looking for some suggestions of picture books/read alounds to use as mentor texts for Grades 4-8. Any good ideas? ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/m

Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency

I am SO interested in this book ~ I am working with teachers in schools and we are looking carefully at the co-relation between fluency, comprehension and studnet achievement. THanks for the suggestin...I just ordered Goodbye Round Robin by Rasinski from Chapters. Caroline Vien Literacy/Interv

Re: [MOSAIC] (MOSAIC] Using the same book for all students

We have begun to have students use Kurzweil ~an assistive technology program that enables students to scan the page an have the text read to them. Kurzweil also allows students to respond using co-writer and Write -Out loud as well. If you re reading to a group of

Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 7, Issue 3 oral fluency ~ Dibels

I was fortunate enough to go to the Dibels training and mentor training. Sadly this tool was to be used as a screener only to identify at-risk readers ~ and ONE tool of a comprehensive assessment package for students ~ never to replace running records, comprehension and discussion. Sounds like i

Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 7, Issue 3 oral fluency ~ Dibels

Interestingly enough, when that question was asked at the training ~ they talked about the three point decision rule. If you are monitoring and there are three points under the aimline, then the strategy used to close the gap needs to be changed, added to ...etc. Are you using an aim line? Carol

Re: [MOSAIC] Dibels

No ~ I meant change the intervention that you are using to help students acquire the skill that you are monitoring for. i.e. if it is phonemic awareness ~ add a new strategy i.e. Elkonin boxes, or the three puppets...etc. If it is fluency, look at the ways in which real fluency (including

Re: [MOSAIC] Earth Day

Add The Dream by Chris van Allsberg for Earth Day Carol ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the M

Re: [MOSAIC] DIBELS Results

We use DIBELS as a screener in our board and it is very common to see a drop in PSF. This is one of those tasks where more is NOT better and that is stressed at the DIBELS training. The benchmark is 35 and when a students is able to hear and segment 35 sounds a second that skill is established.