[MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 18, Issue 3
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Wed Feb 6 19:04:07 EST 2008
What is the title of Harvey's new book? We have been using Ellin Keene's Assessment of Comprhension Thinking Strategies with some modifications for younger students.
Jeanne Coherd
Delaware
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> Has anyone read Stephanie Harvey's new book about assessing
> comprehension strategies (such as those in MOT and Strategies that
> work) - any comments - is it worth buying?
> Steph
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> 1. ***SPAM*** Lit Circles ( Cindy & Ryan Pickering)
> 2. Re: ***SPAM*** Lit Circles (jkyingling)
> 3. reading workshop (joankristy at aol.com)
> 4. Re: reading workshop (kimberlee hannan)
> 5. Re: reading workshop (Beverlee Paul)
> 6. Re: reading workshop (SooZQ55164 at aol.com)
> 7. Re: Visualization lessons for middle schoolers (Bonita DeAmicis)
> 8. Re: Illinois District 300 teachers (Linda Lavoie)
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> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 10:15:27 -0800
> From: " Cindy & Ryan Pickering"
> Subject: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Lit Circles
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> This is my first time posting, so hopefully I'm doing it correctly.
> I've done Lit Circles twice this year. Though I don't know everything
> going
> on in their discussions, they have gone much better this time. I don't
> assign roles, but have kept control of when they meet and what their
> responses are about. All of my groups meet on the same day. I have
> them
> summarize what they've read and then discuss their responses. Once they
> are
> done meeting they have a rubric they fill out for how their group did on
> their discussion, then they fill out how they did as an individual. The
> last few times I've meet with each group to discuss their meeting and
> what
> grade they think they deserve for their discussion. They are getting
> pretty
> good on knowing if they are focused for their discussions. I need to do
> some mini-lessons on how to respond to each other.
> Most of the responses I've asked them to do have been open enough they
> fit
> all the books. For one they had two write two thick questions about
> their
> book, then after sharing their questions and discussing the answers with
> their group, they chose a question (there's or someone else's) and wrote
> a
> paragraph answer. The next time they had to make a connection to the
> book
> and share it with their group.
> The last couple of times they met I've been able to sit back and observe
> the
> groups (5 or 6 in each class). I would then wander close to groups that
> might be a little off task and listen in to what they were discussing.
> I've
> jotted down notes on what I see to discuss with each group.
> Cindy 6th Grade Reading
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> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 12:44:47 -0600
> From: "jkyingling"
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Lit Circles
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> Can you explain the rubric you use? Are there two - one rubric for the
> group and then another for the individual student?
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> Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:20:18 -0500
> From: joankristy at aol.com
> Subject: [MOSAIC] reading workshop
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> I am looking for a good powerpoint or journal article?on reading and
> literacy workshop structures.? The teachers in our building have read
> Mosaic, Harvey Daniels, Fountas and Pinnell, and Laura Robb...but we are
> still struggling with envisioning what a literacy workshop looks like in
> a 6-7 building.?? My principal suggested?I plan a?"workshop"
> where?teachers learn about?"workshops."?
> What are your thoughts???Thank you!
> Joanie in Iowa
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> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:47:07 -0800
> From: "kimberlee hannan"
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshop
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> Most of those books were aimed mostly at elementary levels. While the
> stratgies are fantastic, they can be a bit hard to picture at the middle
> school level with the middle school departments and times. I would be
> sure
> to get a copy of *In the Middle* (Nancie Atwell) and *Seeking Diversity
> :
> Language Arts With Adolescents* (Linda Rief). Both are older texts and
> easy
> to get cheaply. I'm sure there are more, but these were the ones that
> really helped me get the vision I was looking for.
> Kim
>
> On Feb 2, 2008 6:20 PM, wrote:
>
> > I am looking for a good powerpoint or journal article?on reading and
> > literacy workshop structures.? The teachers in our building have read
> > Mosaic, Harvey Daniels, Fountas and Pinnell, and Laura Robb...but we
> are
> > still struggling with envisioning what a literacy workshop looks like
> in a
> > 6-7 building.?? My principal suggested?I plan a?"workshop"
> where?teachers
> > learn about?"workshops."?
> > What are your thoughts???Thank you!
> > Joanie in Iowa
> > ?
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> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 19:59:29 -0700
> From: Beverlee Paul
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshop
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> Our middle school teachers LOVE Kylene Beers books.> Most of those books
> were aimed mostly at elementary levels. While the> stratgies are
> fantastic, they can be a bit hard to picture at the middle> school level
> with the middle school departments and times. I would be sure> to get a
> copy of *In the Middle* (Nancie Atwell) and *Seeking Diversity :>
> Language Arts With Adolescents* (Linda Rief). Both are older texts and
> easy> to get cheaply. I'm sure there are more, but these were the ones
> that> really helped me get the vision I was looking for.> Kim
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> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 22:46:06 EST
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> Try anything by Kylene Beirs or Cris Tovani. I like some of the books by
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> Jeff Zweirs (published by IRA)
> Sue
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> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 20:01:51 -0800
> From: Bonita DeAmicis
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Visualization lessons for middle schoolers
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> Yes--Here's an idea. Consider reading to them from small portion of a
> science book--have them draw and label parts as you describe: a cell, a
> heart chamber, an atom, the wind's movement, etc. Have them compare
> pictures and labels and discuss which might be more accurate. Discuss
> schema that allows some to "see better" and whether enough description
> is given to "see" what the science says. Then let them see pictures in
> books and compare their visualization to the pictures and labels given.
>
> Don't forget to let them know that a study of top scientists ( nobel
> winners, etc.) revealed that their ability to do the science well
> depended on their ability to visualize and draw things beyond the scope
> of what the eye could actually see, and then to make predictions from
> their visualizations.
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> :)Bonita
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 10:16:43 -0500
> From: "Linda Lavoie"
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Illinois District 300 teachers
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> I am not in your district or state, but we piloted AIMSweb last year and
> are
> using it now at all elementary schools and our middle school. We have
> also
> purchased and use My Reading Coach.........(not so sure about that) we
> are
> still looking at that information-reading people "think" that it makes a
> difference for the very low end readers.......I am not so sure about
> that
> information because I don't see any carry over to actual classroom
> reading performance...there is a disconnect between reading class
> instruction and classroom work so little there is little evidence that
> that
> program is helping.
>
> On 1/30/08, Peter Schreurs wrote:
> >
> > I have a question for members of the group who are from district 300
> in
> > Illinois about your RtI plan. Would you please contact me to discuss
> how
> > your district is using RtI.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Peter
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