WTW is a fabulous, developmental word study program. The University of Virginia
(Donald Bear, etc) and Louisa Moats are behind it 100 percent. It helps with
reading and writing, since it operates on the child's developmental level.? You
will love it. Kathy Ganke has a few books containing sorts
Hi,
I have recently changed jobs - I am still a Literacy Coach, but at the middle
school level. Is there a better listserv for me that deals specifically with
upper grade readers? Thanks.
D Mazza
Fall River Public Schools
Mo
Hi,
I'm looking for some higher level questions or a story map of some kind for
Brave Irene by William Steig.
Thanks,
Daryl M
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The Comprehension Toolkit is great for overall strategy use and practice, but
it has a book specifically targeting synthesis. It comes with several titles as
well as the toolkit itself and a CD. It's from Heinemann.
Daryl MazzaRhode Island
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I never got a response. I would love it it someone would offer their questions.
Daryl Mazza
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I like to tell kids that they can look in 3 places to infer. They can look at
1. description 2. character actions and 3. character dialogue. I have found
that looking at these 3 and asking students to "think off the page" has helped
to make inferring more concrete. One of my favorite Read Aloud