Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night

2008-09-29 Thread Mary Manges
2008, at 6:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Reading and /or Writing > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Mary Manges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > > Sent: Sun, 28 Sep 20

Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night

2008-09-28 Thread Kukonis
I had a parent literacy night with the kids. I teach first... We used the book Grandfather Twilight... virtually a wordless but not quite ...we examined the pics and the kids taught the strategy of inferencing to the parents. They were grouped at a power table (five tables in all) parents a

Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night

2008-09-28 Thread SooZQ55164
We usually have a literacy night much like the one you describe but last year we change up a little. We paired up with a younger grade (I teach 4th & paired up with our K) to show what a strategy would look like at a lower level and then at a higher level. We had the kids come with their pare

Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night

2008-09-28 Thread Krista Sadlers
Deb, I have had great success with the book Halloween by Jerry Seinfeld. You can show the parents how they are making text to self connections throughout the book. Also, when I purchased the hardcover several years ago, it came with a cd of Seinfeld reading the story. The cd often brings back memor

Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night

2008-09-28 Thread Gaynor, Yvonnee R.
: Sunday, September 28, 2008 5:55 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night Hi All: I have our Parent Literacy Night coming up this month.? We always meet by grade level and don't plan as a whole school.? We usually read The Stranger to the parent

Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night

2008-09-28 Thread debholden1
Reading and /or Writing -Original Message- From: Mary Manges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 6:00 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night Are you looking for writing ideas too, o

Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night

2008-09-28 Thread Mary Manges
Are you looking for writing ideas too, or just reading? Mary On Sep 28, 2008, at 5:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > Hi All: I have our Parent Literacy Night coming up this month.? We > always meet by grade level and don't plan as a whole school.? We > usually read The Stranger to th

[MOSAIC] Fwd: Parent Literacy Night

2008-09-28 Thread debholden1
Hi All: I have our Parent Literacy Night coming up this month.? We always meet by grade level and don't plan as a whole school.? We usually read The Stranger to the parents and demonstrate and have them participate in various reading strategies.? I'd like to try something new--does anyone