Re: [MOSAIC] Need text suggestions for Trends and Issues in Reading
I highly recommend The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Mena drmarinac...@aol.com wrote: I am pretty sure that I am going to require Readacide for my Trends and Issues class but does anyone have any other suggestions for must-read titles in the area of current issues in reading pedagogy? Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University Dept. of Teaching and Learning College of Education 2912 College Ave. ES 214 Davie, FL 33314 Phone: 954-236-1070 Fax: 954-236-1050 -Original Message- From: Keith Mack km...@literacyworkshop.org To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Sat, Jan 23, 2010 12:56 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] Links to Recent Assesment Rubrics I just posted the assessment rubrics on the Mosaic Website. These documents are: Friendly Letter Matrix (Rubric) from Angela Grade 3/4 Extended Response Rubric from Carol Grade 5/6 Extended Response Rubric from Carol Grade 7/8 Extended Response Rubric from Carol Thanks to both of these members for sharing these resources. You can find them in Word and PDF formats under other on the Tools page: http://www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/tools.htm. If you need help download any of these please contact me directly and *not* the entire list. I'd also like to remind everyone that it is *not* good list etiquette to ask the *entire* list to send you a document. As always you should contact the *individual*. Seek the *one* not the many. ;-) Thanks, Keith Mack Web Administrator for Mosaic List km...@literacyworkshop.org ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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@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. -- Nancy ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 44, Issue 5
Here are some ideas I have used: When some of my students struggled, I would allow them to read the story to me. For both the weekly test and the holistic, I showed the kids how to use a highlighter to find main idea. I had them use sticky notes for parts they didn't understand, so I could do error analysis. I had them un-staple the test so they could have the questions next to the story so they didn't have to keep flipping pages while they used the look back strategy. If you are confident she is a good reader, I would meet with her and discuss her choices. She may not understand how to choose the best answer and may see one or two as possible choices. Some of the holistic ones at the second grade level are very long and she may not have developed enough stamina, yet. She may be bored senseless by the tediousness of the weekly test. If the holistic score is the benchmark for success for the principal, the above suggestions may lead to greater success on the very meaningless weekly/holistic tests. Hope this helps. I truly empathize with your situation. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 5:16 AM, Nancy Ehrlich nancy.ehrl...@gmail.comwrote: I was required to use the Harcourt series and found the end of story tests useless. (I'm the only one using Reading Workshop this year, but I still give the theme tests -- don't ask.) Many of the students did well on the weekly tests and I knew they were remedial readers. They were good at guessing. On the other hand, some of my strongest readers would come to me and argue why more than one choice could be correct. Also, I re-wrote all of the essays because the ones included didn't require any meaningful analysis or require the students to infer or draw conclusions. I will post some more ideas in another response. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Kendra Carroll kendra.carr...@stokes.k12.nc.us wrote: I'm a 2nd grade teacher in a low SES urban school. I'm stuck on a student. She has good decoding skills and comprehension. She is a DRA instructional M (independent M). Could it be that she is more of a global thinker? What about a strategy like UNRAVVEL? I can tell you more about it if you need me to. Kendra Carroll Email Disclaimer: Please be advised that the contents of this message and any reply may be subject to disclosure under North Carolina law. This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be privileged, confidential, or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified that any use, copying, or distribution of this communication, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message and any attachments without retaining a copy. This communication does not constitute consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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. -- Nancy -- Nancy ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 44, Issue 5
I was required to use the Harcourt series and found the end of story tests useless. (I'm the only one using Reading Workshop this year, but I still give the theme tests -- don't ask.) Many of the students did well on the weekly tests and I knew they were remedial readers. They were good at guessing. On the other hand, some of my strongest readers would come to me and argue why more than one choice could be correct. Also, I re-wrote all of the essays because the ones included didn't require any meaningful analysis or require the students to infer or draw conclusions. I will post some more ideas in another response. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Kendra Carroll kendra.carr...@stokes.k12.nc.us wrote: I'm a 2nd grade teacher in a low SES urban school. I'm stuck on a student. She has good decoding skills and comprehension. She is a DRA instructional M (independent M). Could it be that she is more of a global thinker? What about a strategy like UNRAVVEL? I can tell you more about it if you need me to. Kendra Carroll Email Disclaimer: Please be advised that the contents of this message and any reply may be subject to disclosure under North Carolina law. This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be privileged, confidential, or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified that any use, copying, or distribution of this communication, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message and any attachments without retaining a copy. This communication does not constitute consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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. -- Nancy ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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.
Re: [MOSAIC] literacy models
I've attached some links if you are a Donnalyn Miller fan. (I'm not her agent. Just like her philosophy and wanted to provide resources!) If you are on Twitter, Donnalyn Miller is great to follow. Here is the link: http://twitter.com/donalynbooks Also, you can become a fan on Facebook. Here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Book-Whisperer/122318753549?ref=nfJustsearch her name and you will find her. She writes great blogs, too. Here is the link: http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer/2010/04/resources_for_discovering_book_2.html Another great read is Kelly Gallagher's Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It (I found it on Amazon.) Hope this is helpful. On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Karen Williams(2141) william...@palmbeach.k12.fl.us wrote: Totally agree! I have been reading this awesome book about your topic...it is called the Book Whisperer, by Donnalyn Miller. It is a must read for ALL teachers. I am actually going to email my teachers to tell them about this book and how they need to read it over the summer. It talks about workshops and how it worksgreat stuff... -Original Message- From: mosaic-bounces+williamska=palmbeach.k12.fl...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+williamska mosaic-bounces%2Bwilliamska= palmbeach.k12.fl...@literacyworkshop.o rg] On Behalf Of Nancy Ehrlich Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 7:38 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] literacy models I totally feel your frustration. I am the only one at my school using Reading Workshop/Strategies approach. No one else wants to learn it. I have found that those who embrace the basals are those with the most fear and insecurity. They follow the philosophy of I followed the prescription, so it isn't my fault if the student doesn't succeed. Also, the teacher next door to me loves the basal due to the routine. She does the same type of activity every week. Vocabulary on Monday, Skill of the week on Tuesday, Read the story with the class on Wednesday, etc. She loves structure. Here is the good news: the student teacher I am getting in the fall LOVES strategies. She was my student observer this winter and said everyone of her reading courses focused on Reading Strategies. Hooray!! She is so excited about the technique and can't wait to try it. NO bad habits to break. Thank goodness we have this group to discuss what matters. On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Yingling yingli...@frontiernet.net wrote: As of right now, we don't have a basal and at my level we use novels. But, that will probably change next year and it's not because of our principal. A lot of our teachers want a basal because - I'm quoting here - it will tell me what to do! I can't believe this! I'm getting so frustrated because I simply think they're being lazy. I have repeatedly shared websites, resources, and yahoogroups with them but now of them choose to use them. I think only one other teacher in the building has even heard of MOT or Strategies That Work. - Original Message - Is there any schools/districts who are not invested in a program or series and using a comprehensive literacy model approach finding data and research providing the effectiveness? I am wondering because I am in a school that once had a balanced literacy model implemented then when administration and times changed, so did the model and they went with a basal series to provide continuity which some teachers need and love and left others feeling hopeless. I have been looking at models again but know that with funding issues, implementing a model in its entirety may not be the most effective if it doesn't get implemented in it entirety! So, are there any schools that have created their own literacy frameworks and allows it to grow and change based on their students' needs? ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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. -- Nancy ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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. -- --Palm Beach County Schools- Rated A by the Florida Department of Education 2005-2009 -Home of Florida's first LEED Gold Certified School- ---http://www.palmbeachschools.org- The District of Palm Beach County is an Equal Education Opportunity Provider
Re: [MOSAIC] literacy models
I totally feel your frustration. I am the only one at my school using Reading Workshop/Strategies approach. No one else wants to learn it. I have found that those who embrace the basals are those with the most fear and insecurity. They follow the philosophy of I followed the prescription, so it isn't my fault if the student doesn't succeed. Also, the teacher next door to me loves the basal due to the routine. She does the same type of activity every week. Vocabulary on Monday, Skill of the week on Tuesday, Read the story with the class on Wednesday, etc. She loves structure. Here is the good news: the student teacher I am getting in the fall LOVES strategies. She was my student observer this winter and said everyone of her reading courses focused on Reading Strategies. Hooray!! She is so excited about the technique and can't wait to try it. NO bad habits to break. Thank goodness we have this group to discuss what matters. On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Yingling yingli...@frontiernet.net wrote: As of right now, we don't have a basal and at my level we use novels. But, that will probably change next year and it's not because of our principal. A lot of our teachers want a basal because - I'm quoting here - it will tell me what to do! I can't believe this! I'm getting so frustrated because I simply think they're being lazy. I have repeatedly shared websites, resources, and yahoogroups with them but now of them choose to use them. I think only one other teacher in the building has even heard of MOT or Strategies That Work. - Original Message - Is there any schools/districts who are not invested in a program or series and using a comprehensive literacy model approach finding data and research providing the effectiveness? I am wondering because I am in a school that once had a balanced literacy model implemented then when administration and times changed, so did the model and they went with a basal series to provide continuity which some teachers need and love and left others feeling hopeless. I have been looking at models again but know that with funding issues, implementing a model in its entirety may not be the most effective if it doesn't get implemented in it entirety! So, are there any schools that have created their own literacy frameworks and allows it to grow and change based on their students' needs? ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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. -- Nancy ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching students to evaluate text
This is such a challenging skill to teach. I do a variety of lessons based on Tanny McGregor's Comprehension Connection book. (This book is so amazing. I have a large plastic container filled with every idea from her book.) There is a summary on my class website that explains the lessons that I did with my third graders . (I didn't want to cut and paste the summary because it is pretty detailed.) Here is a link to the summary and a link to read more. Since the skill was introduced in November, we consistently practice it in our mini lessons and independent reading. While they're reading, the kids love to tell me they changed their minds from what they first thought! They're evaluating and synthesizing. Hope this helps. http://nancyehrlich.ihostvm.com/Week%20of%20November%2013%202009.pdf (It is my class newsletter from November 20th.) http://nancyehrlich.ihostvm.com/Week%20of%20November%2013%202009.pdf http://nancyehrlich.ihostvm.com On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:36 PM, lindafa...@comcast.net wrote: One of my colleagues (a 4th grade teacher) approached me today about beginning to teach his students how to evaluate the texts they read and deepen their comprehension. At first, I thought he might consider determing importance of the information in the text, but he is looking for something more - evaluating within a text and possibly evaluating across texts. I'm not even sure he knows where he's going yet - he's excited to take his kids somewhere else and I think he'll know more about that direction and things he wants to teach once he gets going Does anyone have any experirence with teaching this, or suggestions that he might try? I admit, this is new for me as well. Thanks. Linda Reading Specialist Medford, NJ ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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. -- Nancy ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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.
Re: [MOSAIC] response logs
My third graders use something called ARR (Active Reader's Report) while reading their novels and they use Journals for Reading Partnership. You can find forms and information on both of them on my class website. I have lots of information on how to use them. Feel free to use anything that might help. http://nancyehrlich.ihostvm.com Nancy On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Suzanne Goebert sgoeb...@waupun.k12.wi.uswrote: Just wondering what some of you do at the primary level to have kids show that they are monitoring their comprehension. My second graders that are reading chapter books I feel need to be encouraged to think more deeply. Suzanne Goebert ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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. -- Nancy ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Professional Library
Hi Kathy, As a fellow Reading Specialist, I've spent years building my professional library. If you go to my class website, and then, the Reading Workshop page, you will see examples of some of my favorites. If you click on the links, it will take you to sites where you can purchase them. Have fun exploring and I hope you find it helpful. My class website is: http://nancyehrlich.ihostvm.com On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Kathy Prater kpra...@starkvilleacademy.org wrote: Hello. I am a Reading Specialist in training and would like to begin working on building my professional Library. I would love to have informed opinions on what books are helpful to you personally, the teachers you work with and the children you may provide services to. I have a few books to start like Jim Trelease's Handbook for Reading Aloud and ARI assessment book. I want to buy a few at a time so I am ready when I finish my studies next year. Thanks for your help! Kathy Prater ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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. -- Nancy ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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.
Re: [MOSAIC] DIBELS
I would love to forward your incredibly accurate email to the Intermediate Unit assigned to our school! They are not providing services to many students due to the DIBELS assessment. We teachers are pulling our collective heads of hair out trying to fight for services for these students who need remediation. According to the DIBELS, they are instructional. However, the students are falling further behind in the classroom. We are a small private school and we have been denied reading services because not enough students qualified. The Intermediate Unit is denying services based solely on the DIBELS. No wonder it is getting a bad press. It is being misused! I gave each of my students an IRI and found that while some have good fluency, they are not applying comprehension strategies, specifically main idea and inferences. The director of our school has moved things around so I can work with some of these students one on one to help them. This is so unfortunate. Thank you for stating the purpose of the DIBELS so clearly. Nancy Ehrlich, M.Ed. Third Grade Teacher/Reading Specialist Ambler, PA On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 7:02 PM, bmw2...@aol.com wrote: DIBELS is meant to be a progress monitoring tool to assess the effectiveness of a specific intervention being used with a certain student. It is not meant to be a diagnostic assessment for all students. When used with Tier II and III students regularly to simply monitor fluency gains or lack thereof, it can be very useful to make decisions about the effectiveness of the intervention used with the student. It has gotten a lot of bad press because of its misuse by teachers who were told to use it without the proper training. It fits all of the components for a progress monitoring tool according to the RTI guidelines. Since comprehension is indirectly related to fluency it can be a general indicator of general comprehension for most children. However, just counting the words in a retell does not give you the in depth comprehension information you need to inform instruction, it is just an indicator of a possible problem. I have always used some form of IRI to really get to the meat of what is going on with a child's comprehension after noting that the DIBELS fluency score was below the benchmark guidelines. If you have a child that can read fluently with no comprehension (word caller), the DIBELS fluency assessment will not be a good measure of comprehension progress. I would suggest you investigate the Vanderbilt website (Doug and Lynn Fuchs) to review all of the background information so you can use the DIBELS tools for which they were intended. n Think of the DIBELS assessment as a thermometer to just measure reading health, not a diagnostic assessment used to plan instruction. Good Luck, Marianne -Original Message- From: Kendra Carroll kendra.carr...@stokes.k12.nc.us To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Fri, Nov 20, 2009 2:15 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] DIBEL Our system has just chosen to assess using DIBELS. For those of you who use it, which students are you assessing? Do you use a different method to assess comprehension, if so, what? Thanks for your input!! Kendra Carroll Elementary Teacher Coach Sandy Ridge Elementary School: Amostown Rd; Sandy Ridge, NC 27046 Phone: 336 871-2400 Fax 336 871-2025 Pine Hall Elementary School: 1400 Pine Hall Road; Pine Hall, North Carolina 27042 Phone: 336 427-3689 Fax: 336 427-4944 Germanton Elementary School: 6085 NC 8 Hwy S; Germanton, NC 27019 Phone: 336 591-4021, Fax: 336 591-7013 Email Disclaimer: Please be advised that the contents of this message and any reply may be subject to disclosure under North Carolina law. This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be privileged, confidential, or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified that any use, copying, or distribution of this communication, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message and any attachments without retaining a copy. This communication does not constitute consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@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@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. -- Nancy
