[MOSAIC] Middle school reading motivators

2007-03-01 Thread Ann
> That hook allowed me to go into young adult literature that was real-to the > >point- and sometimes very much like the lives they lead-books became > powerful >tools to them, but I had to find the books they could relate to. Bretta, Would you be willing to share a list of the books you

[MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators

2007-02-26 Thread ANDREA B LOCKHART
Hi, I am new to the list, but I have enjoyed reading everything that has been coming through. I am currently teaching 6th/7th/8th grade remedial reading (students who are not served through special ed but who are below grade level readers regardless). Many students coming into the class have

Re: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators

2007-02-26 Thread Dave Middlebrook
CKHART" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 12:20 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators > > Hi, > > I am new to the list, but I have enjoyed reading everything that has been > coming through. I am currently teaching 6th/7th/8

Re: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators

2007-02-26 Thread Shelley Gosse
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ANDREA B LOCKHART Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 10:20 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators Hi, I am new to the list, but I have enjoyed reading everything that has been coming through. I am currently

Re: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators

2007-02-26 Thread Caudill, Amanda
, February 26, 2007 12:20 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators Hi, I am new to the list, but I have enjoyed reading everything that has been coming through. I am currently teaching 6th/7th/8th grade remedial reading (students who are

Re: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators

2007-02-26 Thread kimberlee hannan
Hello, I am in a similar boat. I have just 7th graders too, but mine have been worksheeted to death and been hand-fed everything and reading means nothing. If they aren't told exactly what to do, they can't do it. Then blamed for being defiant and stubborn and unmotivated. They often really don

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2007-02-26 Thread Diana Triplett
Does anyone have any ideas for motivating or interesting lessons that are geared toward middle schoolers-- Andrea, Kelly Gallagher (Stenhouse Publishers) has a good book about motivating adolescent readers. I don't recall the exact title, but it is something like Motivating Adolescent Readers

Re: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators

2007-02-28 Thread BMomWyatt
Andrea, I have been there too-I was just as frustrated as the kids. I tried the high interest/low readability books and the non-fiction, gross, scary stories got their attention first. I soon found that newspaper articles really hit home with all of them. We read a lot of articles on t

Re: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators

2007-03-01 Thread Feix, Susan
ge- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ANDREA B LOCKHART Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 12:20 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators Hi, I am new to the list, but I have enjoyed reading everything that has been

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2007-03-01 Thread Robins Maureen \(25Q194\)
Maureen Robins Literacy Coach, NYC From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Feix, Susan Sent: Thu 3/1/2007 7:26 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators Hey, This is my second response,

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2007-03-01 Thread Feix, Susan
, Maureen Robins Literacy Coach, NYC From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Feix, Susan Sent: Thu 3/1/2007 7:26 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Middle school reading motivators Hey, This is my second re