Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the reason for reading. . .

2006-12-21 Thread Teresa Terry
Ellin, Is there any part (chart/page) that you can release from your up and coming book/presentations that would further our thinking??? I don't think I can wait until 2007! As far as...to comprehend, I'm thinking that just like there are different levels of understanding vocabulary

Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the reason for reading. . .

2006-12-22 Thread ljackson
I am working with two oung teachers working in outlaying schools, nearly 40 miles away from one another, to develop an inquiry based unit of study that will involve 'lit cirlce discussions' that will be facilitated using Blackboard. Both teachers have small classes, children who have known eac

Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the reason for reading. . .

2006-12-22 Thread Teresa Terry
Lori, That is one book I do not ownyet. Could you talk about the different categories and the coding of conversations? For an action research project I did analyze the change over time in teacher/student talk in regards to Dorn and Soffos' Text Talk which included posing quest

Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the reason for reading. . .

2006-12-22 Thread lindafarns
I am just finishing using Ardith Davis Cole's Knee to Knee which focuses on conversations on shared texts - a five-step process. I began in September going into one classroom at each level from grades 1 through 5. This is the first time I have used this text. The classrooms I went into were

Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the reason for reading. . .

2006-12-22 Thread Teresa Terry
Thanks for sharing! I read this book a couple of years ago...I think we even talked about it one summer on this listserve. I think over Christmas I am going to revisit. I really like the power and insights you gain from videotaping yourself with students. It is amazing how a group cha

Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the reason for reading. . .

2006-12-23 Thread Patricia Kimathi
Thank you. The sharing of the transcripts made this come alive. I will look at the books you suggested. The scaffolding idea it really helps me to understand when to use prompts. Will you please share what the conversational moves charts looks like. Pat K "to be nobody but yourself -- in a

Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the reason for reading. . .

2006-12-25 Thread Heather Wall
y: Reading - Language Arts - Original Message From: Teresa Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 2:15:57 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the rea

Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the reason for reading. . .

2006-12-26 Thread Teresa Terry
iteracy: Reading - Language Arts - Original Message From: Teresa Terry To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 2:15:57 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Ellin, when comprehension strategies become the reason for reading.