I discovered the "Marley and Me" picture books last year. I think there are 4
of them now. I had a 2nd grade special ed class for enrichment. They loved
the first book of the series which we did as an interactive read aloud. They
were so full of life, made tons of connections and predictio
We also use DIBELS. If you don't have to use it - DON'T. It is useful for K,
1 and low 2 students. After that it is pretty useless. Our 3rd, 4th and 5th
grade teachers must give it, but I follow up with an Informal Reading Inventory
for more accurate data. I don't do one with every stud
The IRI' s I use are Jerry Johns Basic Reading Inventory and QRI -4
(Qualitative Reading Inventory).
Jeanne
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> What are some informal Reading Inventories that you use? Thanks
> On Sep 12, 2009, at 9:15 AM, j.ci...@att.ne
Whisper phones can be bought from CANDLfoundation.com.
A principal can obtain 6 free.
A case of 24 costs $48.00.
I like these phones because the ends swivel. A student can read into one end
and I can swivel the other
end to my ear and hear the student reading aloud. The noise in a classroom i
We use DIBELS as a broad screening tool for decoding difficulties. Since this
is the first year we are using it school wide we are going to DIBEL the 4th and
5th graders also, mainly for fluency and prosody. It is much like a running
record for the older students. We do use their grade level
I had the same experience. There are several ways to buy books from this
organization. We bought many sets of 6 through their Title One program when we
started guiding reading just to have books. Some are really good and some are
not. You can review each book online and choose the ones you w
Lauren,
When I was a middle school reading intervention teacher I used Reading
Advantage from Great Source.
It is a magazine format which the students really loved. The magazines include
not only articles, but poetry, plays, emails, diaries, etc. The teacher's
manuals cover the comprehension s
What is the title of Harvey's new book? We have been using Ellin Keene's
Assessment of Comprhension Thinking Strategies with some modifications for
younger students.
Jeanne Coherd
Delaware
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We have just started using Keene's comprehension assessment book. Yes, it does
have rubrics.
Jeanne
Delaware
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> Thanks to Lori and Kelly for your supportive and constructive ideas.
> Lori - I am go
My reluctant boys like the Alex Ryder series by Anthony Horowitz. Horowitz is
a British playwright.
Alex is a 14-year old James Bond with gadgets and wild adventures. The firsts
of the series is
"Stormbreaker". This should be read first. It reveals his background and how
he became a spy for
4th/5th grad and up
Jeanne
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> what age group would enjoy these?
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> My reluctant boys like the Alex Ryder series by Anth
Sorry, I hit my send button too soon. 4th and 5th grade with some guidance,
middle school definitely.
The students need to learn the British words for everyday things - fag is a
cigarette, biscuit is a cookie, etc.
Jeanne
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Check this website out: www.interactivereadalouds.com.
This site has a matrix of reading and writing standards with 5 books to use for
each standard. The matrix is divided into 3 lists: K/1, 2/3, 4/5. You can
also buy a guide to go with each list.
Jeanne
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Lookybook.com - Great site!! Thanks for the link.
Jeanne
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> Try this website:
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I am a reading specialist who is helping K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers set up
small groups that will rotate
and work at centers independently. I have done this with intermediate students
and middle grade students,
but not with primary students.
What is a realistic time that K, 1st and 2nd grad
Have you checked Tanny McGregor's Comprehension Connections? She has great
concrete and representational lessons for comprehension strategies.
Jeanne
Delaware
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> Hi everyone,
> Does anyone have any fresh ideas for te
Your students' reading materials may be too difficult for them. Also, Words
Their Way and the Make-a-Word (Pat Cunningham) are great sources for word study
activities.
Jeanne
Delaware
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Many students in my pre-students
Hi Everyone,
I have been a lurker for awhile. I work closely with the other 3 reading
specialists in my district. We have
purchased Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies. We will be reviewing it
this summer and, if we don't use the assessments as Ellin presents them, we
will modify the
This is not necessarily true. A student may be reading at a 3rd grade level
with solid comprehension, but
this same student may be writing at a 1st grade level. Totally different
skills are involved in reading and writing, although they are related.
Jeanne
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Elaine,
You gave examples of writers copying styles from their reading. I am
referring to the actual process of writing. There is a coordination of the
writer's ideas, word choice, grammar, spelling and voice. It is extremely
difficult to accruately communicate what is in your mind to s
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