[MOSAIC] assessments

[Beverlee Paul]

I've barely skimmed Altwerger's new book, Reading Fluency-Process, Practice, and Policy and I am so impressed already.  I'm ready to start reading it soon.  Anyway, for now, I've garnered this:  their recommendation for a tool to assess fluency = regular, basic, ordinary, had-it-for-a-long-time miscue analysis.

> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:46:32 -0700> From: ljackson at gwtc.net> To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] assessments> > How about a tool rather than a website? One of our schools has purchased the new Fountas and Pinnell calcualators avaialable from Heinneman allow teacher to easily calculate WPM as long as they KNOW the number of words in the passage. I think this, in combination with reasonable conversations about other equally--if not more important--conversations about fluency (phrasing, expression, accuary)--has the power to really bring fluency into natural discussion in classrooms.> > Lori> > ----- Original message -----> From: cnjpalmer at aol.com> To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> Date: Wednesday, 2008, 16 Of January 11:07> Subject: [MOSAIC] assessments> > > Does anyone have a good and free online source for fluency or vocabulary assessments? I am sharing a lot of the comprehension assessments from the mosaic homepage but I want people to be aware of the impact fluency and vocab can have on comprehension. I already know about DIBELS...I am looking for something new and fresh to share with teachers on Friday.> > jennifer> > > > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: Susan Walters <swalters2 at san.rr.com>> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>> > Sent: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 9:58 am> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] character unit of study> > > > > > > > Thanks to all for their suggestions. I found a great website that lists > > books for different strategies. Check it out! fcrta.net/index.html.> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lisa Szyska" <lszyska at yahoo.com>> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:43 PM> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] character unit of study> > > > > > > Can't think of any picture books right now, but two> > > chapter books that are fun for read aloud or lit> > > circle: The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates and Otherwise> > > Known as Sheila the Great.> > > lisa> > > 2/3 IL> > > --- Susan Walters <swalters2 at san.rr.com> wrote:> > >> > >> My 3rd grade team will be focusing on a unit on> > >> character. We will be looking at traits supported> > >> by evidence,> > >> how characters change over time.> > >> I am looking for a list of picture books that> > >> support this unit.> > >> We have compiled a list for strong characters> > >> Crow Boy, Brave Irene, The Summer My Father was Ten> > >> Dr. Desoto> > >> For change> > >> Angel For Solomon Singer, Weslandia. Does anyone> > >> have a list or site that would help us with this?> > >> Thanks> > >> Susan> > >> _______________________________________________> > >> 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.> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> > > Be a better friend, newshound, and> > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________> > > 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.> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> > 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. > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________> > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com> > _______________________________________________> > 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. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> 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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