t;> cheapest thing to do is to test books you know the lexile of on children.
>>> Ask them to read a passage from several books of differing lexiles... Do an
>>> informal comprehension check and you are good to go. Less reliable but
>>> likely more valid to inform classroom
AIC] Lexile Measure
>>
>>
>> The SRI costs money--but is the most reliable way to get a lexile.The
>> cheapest thing to do is to test books you know the lexile of on
>> children. Ask them to read a passage from several books of differing
>> lexiles...
more valid to inform classroom instruction...
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>> Are there any free assessments out there that I could use to determine the
>> Lexile reading level
children. Ask them to
> read a passage from several books of differing lexiles... Do an informal
> comprehension check and you are good to go. Less reliable but likely more
> valid
> to inform classroom instruction...
>
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> On Jul 16, 2013, at 11:
Are there any free assessments out there that I could use to determine the
Lexile reading level of my students? Thank you.
Evelia
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out what the benefit of doing so would be,
> especially to the level to override the disadvantages. Perhaps other members
> of your team would be more likely to accept the standardization of timing of
> standards teaching if you reconsidered genre. Just my own personal reaction.
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s to meet the standards.
>> Its a work in progress but has been helpful.
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teacher you can be. Some will want what you have. Others won't-this is
>> just a fact that very passionate teachers have to deal with. Good
>> leadership is key in this area. Hopefully, the principal has a backbone.
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>> I am in serious need of your input and expertise about reading curriculum
>> alignment. This year I am part of the instructional leadership team at my
>> school. We know we need to ch
I am in serious need of your input and expertise about reading curriculum
alignment. This year I am part of the instructional leadership team at my
school. We know we need to change, but need a clear direction. Allow me to
share some background information. I know is a lot, but I would truly
ap
Good afternoon, I was wondering if any of you has a list of great 3rd-5th grade
children's books organized by genres. Or if you know a website that has one. I
was informed today that If I want the school to buy these books, the list needs
to be ready by tomorrow. Thank you.
My 4th grade students are not ending their sentences with a period. It's like
they don't know when a sentence ends. This is my first year teaching writing. I
honestly don't know how to help them recognize when to add a period. Any ideas
would be appreciated. In few months they will be composing
Thank you so much for your help! I thank God for this group!
Evelia
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Hello. I am in desperate need of help and I thought about this group. I am
starting school on Monday and I was told this afternoon that I will be teaching
writing (dual language). I normally teach reading and social studies. I have
never taught writing before. Writing is tested in my grade (4th)
I understand how you feel. After voicing my opinion in our literacy meetings,
against the focus on standardize testing, and the need of teaching the reader
and not the test, some teachers in my school literally stopped talking to me.
If they see me in the halls, they will look down or walk way.
What about action/adventure books for boys 3rd and 4th grade?
Evelia
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> As I have said before, this is the first year I am following the Reader's
As I have said before, this is the first year I am following the Reader's
Workshop model. My district does not follow/support reader's workshop. I am
lucky to have the freedom in my school to use any teaching structure I want.
Out of almost 70 teachers, only 2 teachers in my school are do
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> recommending books to other people; it reduces things down to one or
> two sentences.
>
> Renee
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> On Feb 19, 2012, at 12:03 PM, evelia cadet wrote:
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> > Are determining importance and finding the author's main idea the
> > same thing? If they are
e may help them with finding
main idea. I hope I am making sense. Thank you.
Evelia
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Are determining importance and finding the author's main idea the same thing?
If they are not, are they related? How? HELP!
Evelia
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Here is where I am struggling. How can I teach my students to determine what's
important in a text, but at the same time they have to be able to answer those
fake main idea questions from a test? Any advice?
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Is anyone aware of a great lesson/lessons to teach determining importance in
nonfiction? Thanks.
Evelia
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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 and they are obsessed about it. I am glad that they are enjoying this
activity, however, I don't have sufficient information on h
I do something similar with my 4th graders. I make copies of several poems
that I know my students have the background knowledge to relate to. They can
choose any poem they like and draw their mental images about that poem. Since,
many students choose the same poem, we use this opportunity t
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>>> Is anyone aware of good resources on teaching poetry (websites, books,
>>> etc.). Evelia
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Is anyone aware of good resources on teaching poetry (websites, books, etc.).
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develop motivation and a language
> that encourages life long reading.
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> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:58 PM, evelia cadet wrote:
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> > I have few questions about independent reading time during readers
> > workshop, do you always give students a task to focus on? Is it benefici
I have few questions about independent reading time during readers workshop, do
you always give students a task to focus on? Is it beneficial if they just
read their books? Do you ever join them in reading independently? Thanks.
Evelia
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Do you give your students a summative assessment to test their knowledge and
application of the comprehension strategies? I have been working with my
students on metacognition, making connection, visualizing and asking questions.
I have been asked by the administrators to create a test that wou
I truly appreciate all of your suggestions. This is my first time teaching the
comprehension strategies explicitly. My school focus more on teaching the
comprehension skills. I teach fourth grade and most of my students have not
received explicit instruction of the strategies. In fact, we had
gt; conferences. How essential are they? Do they need to happen everyday? Does
> anyone know about a great website or book about individual conferences?
> Anything else I should know about conferences? Thanks a lot. Evelia Cadet
>
>
ook about individual conferences? Anything else I should
know about conferences? Thanks a lot. Evelia Cadet
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Is anyone aware of a list of great Spanish books for read alouds, teaching mini
lessons or just a great list of books. Thanks.Evelia
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First, I want to truly thank you all for taking the time to answer my questions
and help me become a more effective educator. I love what I do and I want to
do what is best for my students. As some of you know, I am trying to fully
launch reader's workshop next year. I am the only one at my
pretty extended checkout time. Next, Stenhouse and
> > maybe other publishers allow you to read several of their books online.
> > I'd
> > also recommend visiting amazon.com and reading about Linda Dorn and Carla
> > Soffos' books and see which of them would be the b
I am seriously considering implementing reader's workshop the next school year,
even when my district still works with a basal program. This year I used some
elements of the workshop and I saw the difference in my students. I am aware
that there are great books about implementing reader's wor
Again, thank you all for your comments and advices. I have few more questions.
Does it matter in which order you teach the reading strategies or skills? Is
there any particular strategies that should be taught first? Do you all know
any good websites for teaching reading strategies/skills?
t: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading strategies/skills question
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>> Evelia,
>>
>> I think teaching good reading strategies leads to good reading
>> skills. Having said that, I have to say I am in support of looking at
>> the reading process as a holistic process which can&#x
question
> I am reading an incredible book by Lori Oczkus--Reciprocal teaching at
> work K-12. You might check it out. Discussion of strategies,
> especially predicting, clarifying, summarizing, and questioning.
> Kris
>
> On May 28, 2011, at 8:19 AM, evelia cadet wrote:
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This is my second year teaching and I love it. I teach reading in 4th grade
and I've been researching about the best and most efficient ways to teach
reading. At first I did not understand the difference between reading
strategies and reading skills. Eventually I learned that the reading
st
So, being a bilingual student is a synonym of being below grade level and all
over the place? Maybe I misunderstood this email.
> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 07:26:00 -0600
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> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] differentiation
>
> You can use the bas
Is anyone aware of a good children's magazine in Spanish?
> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:43:13 -0400
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> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Magazines
>
> They are not current, but I just discovered that the New York Times puts out
> compilation
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