Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help

2011-10-14 Thread csmit549
saic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Enough. Please. Suffice it to say we are all in districts where some teachers are resistant to change or thoughtful teaching. This young vs old discussion is unproductive . Can we shift this thre

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2011-10-14 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
Enough. Please. Suffice it to say we are all in districts where some teachers are resistant to change or thoughtful teaching. This young vs old discussion is unproductive . Can we shift this thread to discuss how we as teacher leaders might help colleagues develop more thoughtful practices?? Sen

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2011-10-13 Thread Deborah Lawson
October 10, 2011 8:07 PM > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help > > Oh wow. I see absolutely the opposite! Most of the newer teachers I > see were at least trained in kid-watching. I see older teachers who > want a manual and step by st

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2011-10-13 Thread MEYER Kylie
To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I would also agree. I teach in a fairly large district (9 elementary schools) where we've adopted a packaged program for balanced literacy. It's not perfect but a go

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2011-10-13 Thread Renee
tonline@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces +fcbsmom3=optonline@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of kmuppe...@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 8:07 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Oh wow. I see absolutely the opposite! Most o

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2011-10-12 Thread jeanette hayden
saic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Sent: Wed, Oct 12, 2011 5:48 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help There is no one right way to teach, and no one program that will meet the needs of all students. To me, the term, "packaged program for balanced literacy" is

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2011-10-12 Thread Kelly Alexander
AMEN! --- On Wed, 10/12/11, Renee wrote: From: Renee Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 3:11 PM There is no one right way to teach, and no one program that will meet

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2011-10-12 Thread Dear
I meant to put an ! after the "Sound like a great program!" -Original Message- From: Dear To: mosaic Sent: Wed, Oct 12, 2011 11:24 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Renee--Where did you get your training? Sounds like a great program? -Origin

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2011-10-12 Thread Dear
Renee--Where did you get your training? Sounds like a great program? -Original Message- From: Renee To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Wed, Oct 12, 2011 5:48 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help There is no one right way to teach, and no

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2011-10-12 Thread Kathy Pickart
I >>> even have a colleague that displays worksheets on her classroom bulletin >>> board! >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: >>> mosaic-bounces+fcbsmom3=optonl**ine@literacyworkshop.org >>> [mailto:mosaic-bounces+**fcbsmom3 = &g

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2011-10-12 Thread Renee
ssage- From: mosaic-bounces+fcbsmom3=optonline@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces +fcbsmom3=optonline@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of kmuppe...@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 8:07 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Oh wow

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2011-10-11 Thread jeanette hayden
Monday, October 10, 2011 8:07 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Oh wow. I see absolutely the opposite! Most of the newer teachers I see were at least trained in kid-watching. I see older teachers who want a manual and step by step scripted curriculum.

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2011-10-11 Thread jeanette hayden
=optonline@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+fcbsmom3=optonline@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Patricia Kimathi Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:29 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I am 62 and trying as hard as I can to g

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2011-10-11 Thread Felicia Barra
nline@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+fcbsmom3=optonline@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Patricia Kimathi Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:29 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I am 62 and trying as hard as I can t

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2011-10-11 Thread Patricia Kimathi
ional. -Original Message- From: Janet Larr To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Sent: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 8:11 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I am an older teacher (63 years of age). I have heard enough ageism on his post. Move past it. Age

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2011-10-11 Thread Janet Larr
arr=pike.k12.in...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+jlarr=pike.k12.in...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Felicia Barra Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 6:37 AM To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I would also agree.

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2011-10-11 Thread shcohen15
From: Janet Larr To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 8:11 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I am an older teacher (63 years of age). I have heard enough ageism on his post. Move past it. Age does not define a teacher's practic

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2011-10-11 Thread Felicia Barra
=optonline@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+fcbsmom3=optonline@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of kmuppe...@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 8:07 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Oh wow. I see absolutely the opposite! Most of

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2011-10-10 Thread Dear
delivering the curriculum, not the acquisition of reading. Any additional ideas for screening/diagnostic tools would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Sandy -Original Message- From: Sally Thomas To: mosaic listserve Sent: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 12:51 pm Subject: Re: [

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2011-10-10 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > Sent: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:28:06 - (UTC) > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help > > I highly value teacher observation, especially, Renee, the one-on-one type > that you describe. And certainly screening asses

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2011-10-10 Thread demillereed
nuts and bolts. Cathy -Original Message- From: norma baker To: mosaic Sent: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 5:32 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Question Cathy, I love the way you talk about grouping kids, but my question s how do you schedule the help? We are a 3-5 building. Gr

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2011-10-10 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
So... Isn't it great we can educate folks here on the list! That's what we are here for, right? To learn and share with others? We have a wide audience for our discussion. I am proud of this list... Proud to be a part of a professional development vehicle for many. Thanks to all who have tak

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2011-10-10 Thread kmuppet24
ading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 7:30 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I absolutely agree! I am concerned that it seems that newer/younger teachers are less and less able to rely on their own observations, and that it seems the norm to instantly look

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2011-10-10 Thread hccarlson
- Original Message - From: Jennifer Palmer To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:28:06 - (UTC) Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I highly value teacher observation, especially, Renee, the one-on-one type that you describe. And

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2011-10-10 Thread Sally Thomas
rom: mosaic-bounces+jennifer.palmer=hcps....@literacyworkshop.org on behalf > of Renee > Sent: Mon 10/10/2011 11:04 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help > > > > This was my first thought as well. There is

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2011-10-10 Thread Renee
I absolutely agree! I am concerned that it seems that newer/younger teachers are less and less able to rely on their own observations, and that it seems the norm to instantly look for a program of some kind, rather than cultivate the knowledge and observational skills necessary for good kid

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2011-10-10 Thread norma baker
Question Cathy, I love the way you talk about grouping kids, but my question is how do you schedule the help? We are a 3-5 building. Grades 4 & 5 switch for Science and Social Studies (each a 45 min block every day) and much of our special ed services are pull-out which creates even less sc

Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help

2011-10-10 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
fer.palmer=hcps@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Renee Sent: Mon 10/10/2011 11:04 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help This was my first thought as well. There is no tool as good as ongoing teacher observation. The powe

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2011-10-10 Thread Phyllis Oliver
From: Barbara Decker To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I am a 6th grade special education teacher in a 5-8 junior high school. We are sadly way behind

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2011-10-10 Thread Phyllis Oliver
Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint! - Reply message - From: paltm81...@aol.com To: Subject: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help

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2011-10-10 Thread Danette Chobanian
+danette.chobanian=pekin@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of mandkalexan...@yahoo.com [mandkalexan...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 12:39 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network

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2011-10-10 Thread mandkalexan...@yahoo.com
Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint! - Reply message - From: paltm81...@aol.com To: Subject: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Date: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 12:54 pm In a message dated 10/10/11 11:54:37 AM, bjdecker...@yahoo.com writes: > I am a 6th grade spec

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2011-10-10 Thread PAltm81324
In a message dated 10/10/11 11:54:37 AM, bjdecker...@yahoo.com writes: > I am a 6th grade special education teacher in a 5-8 junior high school. > We are sadly way behind in implementing an RTI process and we do not have a > reading specialist. The elementary (1-4) just started RTI last year u

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2011-10-10 Thread Barbara Decker
of the RTI umbrella (they are IEP students). Barb Decker From: "Corbett, Amy L." To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help In Baltimore County, we us

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2011-10-10 Thread Sally Thomas
Jennifer, I agree with what you do. It doesn't scare or worry me as so many of the approaches to RTI do. I guess I just think that as a teacher (and working in a context with colleagues as knowledgeable as I am), what you describe below would still already be part of my ongoing knowledge gained

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2011-10-10 Thread Renee
This was my first thought as well. There is no tool as good as ongoing teacher observation. The powers that be, especially publishers, have convinced so many people that this or that tool is more reliable than the teacher's own observations. Think about this: what does a "tool" tell you that y

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2011-10-10 Thread Kelly Alexander
for teachers. --- On Mon, 10/10/11, Dear wrote: From: Dear Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Monday, October 10, 2011, 1:12 AM I've been following this conversation and I am wondering what screening tools people are using to identify stu

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2011-10-10 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
/9/2011 10:09 PM To: mosaic listserve Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I wonder why special screning tools would be necessary if we use miscue analysis, words knowledge assessment (Words Their Way), observations, comprehension rubrics informally ala Keene etc. Those are part of ongoing

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2011-10-10 Thread Corbett, Amy L.
p.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+acorbett=bcps@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of demiller...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 5:35 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I work in a Title I school as a Title I Reading Teacher. We screen stu

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2011-10-09 Thread Sally Thomas
ssage- > From: Palmer, Jennifer > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > Sent: Sun, Oct 9, 2011 1:10 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help > > > Cathy...this is a model that works really well in Maryland too. Find root > causes

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2011-10-09 Thread Dear
ubject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Cathy...this is a model that works really well in Maryland too. Find root causes behind kid's difficulties and address them. NOT all struggling readers need phonics. Sometimes, it helps to also think about how kids learn when grouping for intervention..

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2011-10-09 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
t: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help I work in a Title I school as a Title I Reading Teacher. We screen students individually and plan their intervention based on their specific needs. Some children are grouped for only comprehension, some for specific decoding strategies, some for phonolo

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2011-10-09 Thread demillereed
some for a bundle of combined skills. Cathy upstate NY -Original Message- From: Racine Stefancic <5...@suddenlink.net> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Sent: Sun, Oct 9, 2011 8:59 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Rhonda, ast y

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2011-10-09 Thread Racine Stefancic
honda Brinkman" To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 8:09 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help Hello everyone, We JUST received our first Title 1 monies at the middle school level. It is for targeted students only.

[MOSAIC] title 1 reading - help

2011-10-08 Thread Rhonda Brinkman
Hello everyone, We JUST received our first Title 1 monies at the middle school level. It is for targeted students only. We proposed that the Title 1 reading teacher would use the balanced literacy approach. We are interviewing and hiring this week. Please help with ideas on how this could work eff