I'm reading the same book and love it. carol/4th/IA
---------------------- Original Message: --------------------- From: "kimberlee hannan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LIT] Vocab. lists Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:45:16 +0000 > Hello, > I am in the process of reading Nancy Akhaven's new book: Accelerated > Vocabulary Instruction: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap for All > Students<http://www.amazon.com/Accelerated-Vocabulary-Instruction-Strategies-Ach > ievement/dp/0439930375/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-3262170-9225401?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1 > 182947933&sr=8-1>. > So far, I am very impressed. I can't wait to try it. It's set up around > mini lessons and something she calls the "FABULOUS 15" 15 minutes of > vocabulary teaching. > > She wrote another one that I love as well. How to Align Literacy > Instruction, Assessment, and Standards: And Achieve Results You Never > Dreamed > Possible<http://www.amazon.com/Align-Literacy-Instruction-Assessment-Standards/d > p/0325006628/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/103-3262170-9225401?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182947933& > sr=8-2>about > how to set up your workshop classroom to include both the standards > that you have to teach and the skills you need to teach. I saw her at the > CATE meeting last year. She worked a school down the street from me at the > time. SHe knows her stuff. Luckily, our district just hired her for an > administrive position downtown, but I don't exactly know for what. I hope > she will be able to touch the classroom directly. > > > > -- > Kim > ------- > Kimberlee Hannan > Department Chair > Sequoia Middle School > 4050 E. Hamilton > Fresno, California 93702 > > > Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, let go of what you can't > change, kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give > everything, have no regrets.. Life's too short to be anything but happy. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
