Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread EDWARD JACKSON
well. Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me From: mrscma...@hotmail.com To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:27:13 -1000 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts I like this idea of using audio texts to help

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread wendybodley
believe listening to books on tape is invaluable! Thank you. Wendy - Original Message - From: EDWARD JACKSON lori_jack...@q.com To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:27:54 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts Last year my

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread Anne M. Russell
Florida has a wonderful site that provides hundreds of books and stories you can downlaod to play on your computer or to download Mp3 to an iPod. It is called Lit2Go http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/index.htm Anne Marie Russell Pacetti Bay Middle School Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread EDWARD JACKSON
@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts Lori I loved your email.I have been thinking about putting together a listening center in my room and was wondering if you could give me the site to purchase the books online? I have Googled it and been unsuccessful. I would be looking

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread Beverlee Paul
Would you please submit this to go to our files? I don't want it to get lost in e-mails. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Anne M. Russell russ...@stjohns.k12.fl.us wrote: Florida has a wonderful site that provides hundreds of books and stories you can downlaod to play on your computer or

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread wendybodley
Thank you Anne Marie! - Original Message - From: Anne M. Russell russ...@stjohns.k12.fl.us To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:20:03 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Audio

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread Anne M. Russell
Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org writes: Would you please submit this to go to our files? I don't want it to get lost in e-mails. How do I do that? Anne Marie Russell Pacetti Bay Middle School Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread Anne M. Russell
thanks Anne Marie Russell Pacetti Bay Middle School Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. — Groucho Marx ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread CNJPALMER
Anne Marie and Bev I took care of it. You email Keith, our wonderful tech guy... Jennifer In a message dated 7/23/2009 5:36:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, russ...@stjohns.k12.fl.us writes: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org writes: Would you

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread Patricia Kimathi
Jul 2009 10:22:15 -0400 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts Hi Karen, I have not used audio texts on a professional level. However, on a personal level, I have used them with my high school son. We started this strategy when he was in 9th grade at the recommendation of his English teacher

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-23 Thread EDWARD JACKSON
: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:21:36 -0700 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts How awesome. What a great man your husband is. What is a spilitter jack On Jul 22, 2009, at 8:27 PM, EDWARD JACKSON wrote: Last year my husband introduced science fiction to his middle school students. After discovering

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-22 Thread davehoh
I've had success with audio books with a few students -- especially when a weaker reader wanted to read a longer or more challenging book with friends and wanted to keep up. The research I've read suggested that reading along with the tape or CD is the piece that helps build fluency. For my

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-22 Thread EDWARD JACKSON
M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me From: polaje...@comcast.net To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:22:15 -0400 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts Hi Karen, I have not used audio texts on a professional level. However

Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts

2009-07-21 Thread Karen Carol Ramgadoo
Hello, After the administration of the QRI, one of my students was diagnosed with a serious discrepancy between his chronological grade level: Eight and his level at which he can read: Five. Since I teach third grade, I became concerned as to what are effective strategies for students in