[MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 19, Issue 24
Kuenzl-Stenerson Kay
kay.kuenzl-stenerson at oshkosh.k12.wi.us
Thu Mar 20 12:04:51 EDT 2008
I would like to stay on-line with the literacy closet-book room discussion because I am also interested. I am the Literacy Coach of a 6-7-8 middle school. We have a book room in which we have book sets of novels, fiction and some non-fiction, and also some genre, thematic collections. We also have folders of teaching ideas that accompany some of our book sets. I would be happy to answer any questions about how we work the book room. I would also be interested in knowing more about titles of non-fiction for middle school that are included in ms book rooms.
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Middle School Literacy Closets (Loose Mary)
2. Re: Middle School Literacy Closets (Mohrhauser, Sarah)
3. Re: Middle School Literacy Closets (underdown)
4. Re: Middle School Literacy Closets (Patricia Kimathi)
5. Making Meaning versus Comprehension Strategies Kit (Julie Victor)
6. Sundance Comprehension Strategies Kit (Deb Smith)
7. MS Literacy Closets/Book Rooms (Nicole Pierce)
8. Re: Making Meaning versus Comprehension Strategies Kit
(Beverlee Paul)
9. Re: MS Literacy Closets/Book Rooms (Ann)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:19:54 -0500
From: "Loose Mary" <M.LOOSE at oakcreek.k12.wi.us>
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Middle School Literacy Closets
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Hi Nikki,
Just to clarify, I think we have a "literacy closet" but we call it a bookroom - a middle school version of what is described in Fountas & Pinnell's Guided Reading Books. Is this what you are looking for? My email is listed below so we can visit off-list.
Mary Loose
Reading Specialist
Oak Creek East Middle School
Please email me at m.loose at oakcreek.k12.wi.us
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[mailto:mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org]On Behalf Of Nicole Pierce
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Subject: [MOSAIC] Middle School Literacy Closets
Just wondering if anyone has any experience with establishing/using a literacy closet at a secondary level - specifically middle school. If you are a middle school that uses a literacy closet I'd love to chat with you! We're in the early stages of creating one at our school.
Thanks,
Nikki Pierce
6-12 Literacy & Assessment Coach
Kaneland School District
Maple Park, IL 60151
npierce at kaneland.org
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:24:40 -0500
From: "Mohrhauser, Sarah" <smohrhau at sowashco.k12.mn.us>
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My junior high (soon to be middle school) is looking to create a
bookroom as well. I would love to be part of this discussion, too.
Sarah Mohrhauser
Literacy Coach/NJHS Advisor
Cottage Grove Junior High
9775 Indian Blvd
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
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smohrhau at sowashco.k12.mn.us
"Through literacy you can begin to see the universe." Grace Slick
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[mailto:mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Loose Mary
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Middle School Literacy Closets
Hi Nikki,
Just to clarify, I think we have a "literacy closet" but we call it a
bookroom - a middle school version of what is described in Fountas &
Pinnell's Guided Reading Books. Is this what you are looking for? My
email is listed below so we can visit off-list.
Mary Loose
Reading Specialist
Oak Creek East Middle School
Please email me at m.loose at oakcreek.k12.wi.us
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[mailto:mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org]On Behalf Of Nicole Pierce
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:59 AM
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Subject: [MOSAIC] Middle School Literacy Closets
Just wondering if anyone has any experience with establishing/using a
literacy closet at a secondary level - specifically middle school. If
you are a middle school that uses a literacy closet I'd love to chat
with you! We're in the early stages of creating one at our school.
Thanks,
Nikki Pierce
6-12 Literacy & Assessment Coach
Kaneland School District
Maple Park, IL 60151
npierce at kaneland.org
630-365-3005 x243
630-365-5100 x122
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:51:03 -0500
From: "underdown" <underdown at d83.org>
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Middle School Literacy Closets
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We do have a literacy closet in our middle school. We've had it for about 10
years, but it has been beefed up in the last five. I am the literacy coach
and am also in charge of it. If you would like to talk to me off list or have
a phone conversation, I can be reached at underdown at d83.org. I'm in Melrose
Park, Illinois, so you might want to organize a field trip!
Barb
On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:59:29 -0500
Nicole Pierce <npierce93 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone has any experience with establishing/using a
>literacy closet at a secondary level - specifically middle school. If you
>are a middle school that uses a literacy closet I'd love to chat with you!
> We're in the early stages of creating one at our school.
>
> Thanks,
> Nikki Pierce
> 6-12 Literacy & Assessment Coach
> Kaneland School District
> Maple Park, IL 60151
> npierce at kaneland.org
> 630-365-3005 x243
> 630-365-5100 x122
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Barb Underdown
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Mannheim Middle School
Melrose Park, IL 60164
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:33:30 -0700
From: Patricia Kimathi <pkimathi at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Middle School Literacy Closets
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What is a literacy closet?
Pat K
"to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night
and day, to make you like everybody else -- means to fight the hardest
battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting."
e.e. cummings
On Mar 19, 2008, at 9:51 AM, underdown wrote:
>> literacy closet
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:03:40 -0700
From: "Julie Victor" <JulieV at fsusd.k12.ca.us>
Subject: [MOSAIC] Making Meaning versus Comprehension Strategies Kit
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Does anyone know the difference between these two comprehension
programs:
Making Meaning by Developmental Studies Center and Comprehension
Strategies Kit by Sundance Publishers?
Any input you can give will be greatly appreciated as our Title one
site is looking into purchasing some extra comprehension support for
our pullout groups.
Thanks,
Julie
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:10:18 -0400
From: "Deb Smith" <debfourblocks at comcast.net>
Subject: [MOSAIC] Sundance Comprehension Strategies Kit
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Does anyone know the difference between these two comprehension
programs:
Making Meaning by Developmental Studies Center and Comprehension
Strategies Kit by Sundance Publishers?
Sundance materials have built in gradual release. They are consistent. They
are very well written. I appreciate that they were written by Linda
Gambrell. High quality. I have several schools I work with that are
awesome!
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:25:24 -0500
From: Nicole Pierce <npierce93 at hotmail.com>
Subject: [MOSAIC] MS Literacy Closets/Book Rooms
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Thank you everyone for your enthusiasm, encouragement, and your help! Being so new to this (both the position of Lit & Assessment Coach AND the entire Reading arena) I didn't realize that the term 'literacy closet' was simply what our elementary schools used in reference to Fountas & Pinnell's description of a 'book room' in their book Matching Books to Readers . LeeAnn sent a great description of what her ms has:
...the books are in three categories. In one category is chapter books that teachers can use for literature circles.
I try to gather them around possible themes so that a teacher can have students reading books for lit circles that
are focused around a common theme. The second category is picture books in sets sized for half the class. I pair
two of these sets around a common theme and then develop a scenario question that students have to write to
answer and include details from the books to support their answers. This is modeled after one of the writing prompts
on our state test. The third category is single picture books. These are for teachers to use as mentor texts when
teaching reading strategies or writing traits. I've been trying to get all of them into a data base with information
about which strategy/trait each works best with. Then when teachers come to me needing, say, a book to use
for teaching word choice, I can find one for them quickly and give them the choice of several...
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:48:33 -0600
From: Beverlee Paul <beverleepaul at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Making Meaning versus Comprehension Strategies
Kit
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I'm anxious to know this as well, as I'm currently budgeting. The only thing I know right now is that Making Meaning includes a typical social, community, collaborative slant that Sundance nor Heinemann does. It seems to me so far that it's like Sundance enriched by the Developmental Studies Center.
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:03:40 -0700> From: JulieV at fsusd.k12.ca.us> To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> Subject: [MOSAIC] Making Meaning versus Comprehension Strategies Kit> > Does anyone know the difference between these two comprehension> programs:> Making Meaning by Developmental Studies Center and Comprehension> Strategies Kit by Sundance Publishers?>
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 8:27:45 -0400
From: Ann <skibaa at chartermi.net>
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] MS Literacy Closets/Book Rooms
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"The second category is picture books in sets sized for half the class. I pair
two of these sets around a common theme and then develop a scenario
question that students have to write to answer and include details from the books to support their answers."
--
Nicole,
Would you be willing to share the titles of this category with the list? This is exactly what I am planning on doing in my 7th grade classroom! In Michigan, our students need to write about a common theme between a fiction and nonfiction reading selection. I would also like to see some of the prompts/questions that you use.
Ann
skibaa at chartermi.net
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