Thanks! I put it on my wish list. =)
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If
If you want good activities and an overview of QAR, I will highly recommend the
following book:
http://www.amazon.com/QAR-Now-Practical-Comprehension-Higher-Level/dp/0439745837/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214804315&sr=8-1
It gives you the philosophy behind it, steps to integrate it, a
rner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/readingstrategies/QA
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Teresa
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Nicole or anyone using QAR,
I've heard a lot about QAR and have tried to incorporate it into my class
but haven't been successful with it. I explain to my kids what the types of
questions are and have them identify the questions, but where do you go from
there? What other activities can and sh
PM
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Thank you to all who offered me advice and wisdom. I really value the
thinking and experience of this group. I face frustration/anger/depression
every year when the scores come back, and lik
Mary, I've been in your shoes before in regards the test scores. I was the
lone ranger using strategies and while I had plenty of kids passing, they
weren't necessarily showing the "growth" that the state expected of them.
Last year I decided to continue my in-depth strategy instruction but
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> Hi Mary, I do sympathize with your concerns. For six years I have
> kicked off my year with a Metacognition Unit and followed through with
> strategies in all of our rea
In my mind, much of what we Mosaic'ers value is simply not measured on
standardized tests. Therefore, if the scores are like, it should come as no
particular surprise. We are not raising test scores, we are raising citizens
who actively think, process and explore issues.
Lori
On 6/29/08 8:27 AM
Gina
You and I are in the same boat to some degree. I work with classes of
struggling readers: last year with Kindergarten, third, fourth and fifth
graders. I
teach strategies, I try to teach for depth of thinking across multiple
genres, but when the test scores come back, I find that some s
Hi Mary, I do sympathize with your concerns. For six years I have kicked off
my year with a Metacognition Unit and followed through with strategies in all
of our reading. I too have stayed true to best practices. Matching kids with
just right books, tracking their thinking, discussions, et
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