[MOSAIC] Ellin Keene Assessment Book

[Lisa Szyska]

I have not used it, but someone mentioned it over the
summer, I think.  Here is a link for
preview/sample/order.

http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/estore/product/10404

It is from Teacher Created Materials.  It would be
interesting to hear from people already using it.  
Thanks,
Lisa
2/3 IL

--- Laura Klug <laurak at wcs.edu> wrote:

> 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 !
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org
> [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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