Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-23 Thread Rascal570
: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh... Hi Jan I am glad you ask that question about the hypothetical 8th grader who currently read on a 4th grade level what can we do. Well just to inform you I currently teach intensive reading for middle school students 6-8th grade

Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-23 Thread Patricia Kimathi
Which intensive programs did you use. I use many different things and they all work as long as they are intensive, but I am always looking for new things. Pat On Jul 23, 2011, at 4:52 AM, Rascal570 wrote: intensive programs PatK ___ Mosaic

Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-22 Thread Bieger, Reva RB
+reva.bieger=carroll.kyschools...@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of Sue Bruns Maiers [maie...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 10:34 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh... There's also the issue of the student's development - when I

Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-22 Thread Carol Lau
@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Renee Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 7:34 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh... Excellently said! Thank you so much for this articulate response! Renee On Jul 21, 2011

Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-22 Thread Renee
Let's not also forget that test score success as a number one priority shortchanges many children of a quality education. Better that teachers should speak out more about the inequities and realities of wasting time and money testing young children whose teachers know very well which

Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-21 Thread Denise Diana Saddler
Hi Jan I am glad you ask that question about the hypothetical 8th grader who currently read on a 4th grade level what can we do. Well just to inform you I currently teach intensive reading for middle school students 6-8th grade and many of them do read on an elementary grade level. Our school

Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-21 Thread keach1
-Original Message- From: Denise Diana Saddler ddavi...@fau.edu To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org; write wr...@centurytel.net Sent: Thu, Jul 21, 2011 7:15 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh

Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-21 Thread Renee
Excellently said! Thank you so much for this articulate response! Renee On Jul 21, 2011, at 6:10 PM, kea...@aol.com wrote: When a middle schooler or high school student is reading on an elementary level, It's easy to assume that somebody below didnt do it right . But as an elementary

Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-21 Thread Sue Bruns Maiers
we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us. -Benjamin Franklin To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org From: kea...@aol.com Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:10:27 -0400 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh... When a middle

Re: [MOSAIC] quot;Betterquot; reading instruction...sigh...

2011-07-21 Thread Laura
Well said--I don't think anyone has found the key for those individuals who just can't seem to decode the words. I had a brilliant third grader this year who read on a barely beginning first grade level--he had all the comprehension skills if someone else could do the decoding for him. Laura