Re: [MOSAIC] Strategies self check chart

2013-09-29 Thread Troy F
I would like to see this chart also. Troy Fredde On Sep 29, 2013, at 9:13 AM, Patricia Kimathi pkima...@earthlink.net wrote: After spending hours looking at the reading lady website I decided I need to ask the whole list. While I enjoyed myself looking at all of the support available to

Re: [MOSAIC] Dyslexia

2013-05-14 Thread Troy F
: [MOSAIC] Dyslexia Pediatricians are not trained to diagnose dyslexia. They have no education in that area. Literature is the act that breaks the frozen sea inside us. Franz Kafka On May 12, 2013, at 7:15 AM, Troy F jayhawkrt...@gmail.com wrote: This student struggles

Re: [MOSAIC] Dyslexia

2013-05-12 Thread Troy F
This student struggles with decoding. She comprehends well. She can infer and thinks through the stories well. When giving running records it is her decoding that keeps her from moving forward. She often struggles with the more common HF words. Her oral comprehension is well above grade level.

Re: [MOSAIC] Data Teams

2012-05-10 Thread Troy F
It would save you a lot of time and you would be able to teach more and not give the assessments yourself.You will get to know your students as readers reguardless by listening to them read in any format and conferring with them about what you notice. Just take notes as you listen to them read.

Re: [MOSAIC] (no subject)

2012-01-26 Thread Troy F
Lit circles are good. I do think some kids can handle several books at once however. Part of building vocab requires readers to read and read and read. Voracious reading as it is called. Common Core promotes lots of reading as well. I do not like to stifle a students desire to read either. Some

Re: [MOSAIC] Listening to reading

2012-01-15 Thread Troy F
There should be some research backing it up in the daily five book or in its bibliography. Troy Fredde On Jan 15, 2012, at 9:44 AM, Kathy ka...@laurinburg.com wrote: It's a form of modeling for fluency. Kids enjoy listening centers and if they pick up one word, that's one more word added

Re: [MOSAIC] great website for reading comprehension K-3

2011-11-19 Thread Troy F
Thank you for sharing. Troy Fredde On Nov 19, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Felicia Barra fcbsm...@optonline.net wrote: Hi everyone, I just got home from a workshop that I attended on improving reading comprehension in kindergarten through third grade. It was presented by dr. Joesph K. Torgesen

Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core and F P

2011-10-31 Thread Troy F
The Benchmark levels are very high and not to my liking given that they are really to be used as to place readers with the right books. I will contact you off the list. Troy Fredde On Oct 31, 2011, at 7:14 AM, MaryJo Costello mcoste...@rhnet.org wrote: Troy We are also very much a

Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core and F P

2011-10-31 Thread Troy F
April my email is jayhawkrt...@gmail.com or tfre...@nkcschools.org Troy Fredde On Oct 31, 2011, at 1:18 PM, Willard, April D willa...@tcs.k12.nc.us wrote: We have set month by month targets for F P levels. If you send me an email, I will be glad to send you what we do. Your end of year

Re: [MOSAIC] Synthesis in 1st grade

2011-05-29 Thread Troy F
Sandi that is awesome to hear. I have only taught in Title One School and this was my first year out of the classroom as a Reading Specialist. I taught mostly in 1st grade and if you do not let yourself feel these smaller triumphs that lead to so much more, it is hard to make it through the

Re: [MOSAIC] Reading and Writing Continuums

2011-05-23 Thread Troy F
The Fountas/Pinnell Continuum of Literacy Learning does this. It comes with their Benchmark reading system and their LLI system. They have a K-2 book and a 3-8 grade book. You can order it from Heinemin. Troy Fredde On May 21, 2011, at 9:15 PM, Conner-Righter, Mary mrigh...@pennsvalley.org

Re: [MOSAIC] Teaching mini-lessons

2011-05-15 Thread Troy F
When you use a picture book you do not have to finish it in one lesson. I always broke the picture book into 2-3 parts. I was taught by a great literacy coach that mini lessons should be 10-15 minutes long. You will run long from time to time. You just have to keep in mind your mini lesson is

Re: [MOSAIC] Help! Re: Ellen Closs' master's thesis

2011-04-06 Thread Troy F
Sounds interesting. Where can I get this paper? Troy Fredde On Apr 6, 2011, at 8:13 AM, Megan Dorsay mdor...@sd735.org wrote: That looks like something I would love to read. Where can I locate this article? Megan Dorsay District Reading Specialist Skokie District 73.5