[MOSAIC] Text Talk

[Beverlee Paul]

In regard to Test Talk.  Are any of you in school districts where you are forced to give NWEA MAP levels tests?  I'm not sure they can be prepared for (which is a major shortcoming!), and I would LOVE to know how people do prepare their children for Levels tests.  Thanks for any info.
 


> From: kthexton at westside.k12.ar.us> To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:02:15 -0600> Subject: [MOSAIC] Text Talk> > I, too, read Text Talk for the review. I agree with the importance of > what Lori said..."That we must be unwilling to waiver from best > pratice."> It seems in my building that all too often, come close to testing > time, that our great instruction shuts down and test prep begins. As > a lit coach, I have always tried to show teachers that if we just > provide that great instruction, with the test prep built in, our kids > will do just fine on the high stakes test. > This book has helped me with my staff to see, in writing, how we > can do that. I have shared several lessons, gone in a modeled a > few and teachers are so excited when they observe how this can be > done.> The format of the book is so easy and oh, so teacher friendly! I > agree with Lori, too, that you will want to get a copy. Our > educational co-op is hosting a workshop based on the book this > summer, so many of my teachers are signing up for that in order to > dig in a little deeper.> Kelli Thexton> Literacy Coach> Westside Elementary> Rogers, AR USA> > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> Mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > 
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