[MOSAIC] High-low books for comprehension strategies

[kimberlee hannan]

My understanding is: you need to work through a sales rep. They are
expensive, granted.  They are cheaper en masse, rather than individually.  I
think they were the one purchase I felt was worth the money.  Each book
comes with the main article, a few side articles and a writing genre.

The district has bought them.  We bought them with our ELL funds at my last
school, and I'm working on this school also.  They fit into the standards by
reading strategies, and building vocabulary through context.  They fit into
other standards through the science and social studies topics.  They also
fit into our districts' differentiation push.

Kim

On 5/7/07, Lucinda Marcello <rpmgrace at cox.net> wrote:
>
> These look great, Kim.
>
> How does the pricing work out for you? Does your district buy them? If I
> have 30 students and 5 classes of 7th graders, I am trying to estimate the
> best price and minimal purchase. Any thoughts? I like how they can tie
> them
> to your state standards.
>
> Thanks. Lucinda
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> From: "kimberlee hannan" <mrshannan6th at gmail.com>
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> >I like the National Geographic Theme Sets.  I've used these with 4-6
> >grades,
> > and I am ordering these for my 7th graders.  The sets consist of four
> > books
> > in four different levels (about 3rd-6th) centered around the same theme.
> > All four have the same core vocabulary, theme, and focus reading
> strategy,
> > but differ in difficulty.  They can be done in a literature type group
> by
> > gathering one of each level together to discuss differences and
> > similarities
> > of the different animals and processes, or as leveled guided reading.  I
> > have also used them to scaffold reading by slowly reading several levels
> > in
> > one group.
> >
> > http://www.ngschoolpub.org/c/@4TC.CmkNf61mg/Pages/TS.web <<<web site.
> > Kim
> >
> >
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> > Kimberlee Hannan
> > Department Chair
> > Sequoia Middle School
> > Fresno, CA
> >
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Kimberlee Hannan
Department Chair
Sequoia Middle School
Fresno, CA

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