[MOSAIC] Comprehension Toolkit

[ljackson]

 A book, I believe, by Barry Lane.

Lori


On 9/15/06 10:50 PM, "Tara" <taraducktyl at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I feel like I'm missing some very important information here.  What
> is the Comprehension Toolkit?
> Tara
> 
> On Sep 14, 2006, at 5:45 PM, CNJPALMER at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Angela
>> I have found, between this year and last year, that some books the
>> kids  love
>> to read twice. Like the Mystery of the Mary Celeste for example is
>> so high
>> interest that the kids really wanted to hear it again. How Many
>> Days to America
>>  is also rich enough that I think a repeat works well. Other
>> texts...particularly  some of the reproducible non-fiction is not
>> as rich and doesn't hold up
>> as well  to a reread.
>> So...I guess my answer is that I have reused a few texts and for other
>> lessons I am looking for new text...
>> Jennifer
>> Maryland
>> 
>> have a  question about the Comprehension Toolkit:
>> 
>> This is my second year using  the lessons and texts from the
>> toolkit.  Last
>> year I was the only  teacher in the school using it.  This year, third
>> grade has caught  onto it and the teachers are using the same
>> lessons and
>> texts.  I am  really excited about this because I know next year
>> they will
>> come to me  with knowledge of the strategies and the vocabulary I
>> already
>> use.   However, I am worried that I will need to find different
>> texts for
>> each  lesson because they will have already read the texts in 3rd
>> grade.
>> Do I  have the correct outlook on this?  Will the kids care?  I
>> have  mixed
>> feelings about it and was hoping for any input and advice you  have.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Angela Hatley Almond
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Lori Jackson
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