[MOSAIC] Ellin Keene Assessment Book

[Laura Klug]

I am not familiar with her assessment book. Is this something that could
be used with gradres2-5 or is it geared for older students ? Can I order
it through Heinemann ?
Thanks for any input you may have !

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[mailto:mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Shari Moore
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 8:05 AM
To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org
Subject: [MOSAIC] Ellin Keene Assessment Book

It has been a while since I have read or participated in the mosaic
discussions.  I hope I am not repeating what others have talked about
recently.  I am hoping to hear from anyone using the assessments in the
new "Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies" by Ellin Keene.  If
so, I am wondering if you are combining some of their written assessment
with an oral discussion about their reading to get a snapshoot of their
understanding for scoring on the rubric.  We are using the questions as
a summative assessment for each strategy and having students respond in
writing.  However, to get an accurate picture, we are finding that you
need to combine the written with a conference with many students to get
an adequate picture of their understanding (about that text).  
I would loooove to hear from Ellin too.  We would love to dialogue about
how our teachers are using this assessment book to make instructional
discussions about their comprehension lessons.
Thanks ahead of time.
Shari Moore
smoore at zps.org 
 
 
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