Speaking of field trips, does anyone know of any websites with good virtual field trips? There was a great one I'd found about 3 years ago that would show a panoramic view of an area (lava tubes in Hawaii, mountains in Idaho) and allow you to manipulate the "camera" as you scanned the area. But now I can't find that site (can't remember the address). I work in a school with many low-income 2nd language learners and would love to have this as a resource, if anyone knows of good websites. Heather Wall/ 3rd grade/ Georgia NBCT 2005 Literacy: Reading - Language Arts
----- Original Message ---- From: Stephanie Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 9:40:43 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Question from student teacher Bahiyh, I work in a school with the population exactly like what you described (100% low income, 80% of my students are ELL). The thing with these students is you need to build background knowledge a bit longer and more than you would students in higher SES schools. For example, before I even begin to read a new novel, I do at least 2 weeks of inquiry. During this phase they are reading articles, easier picture books, watching videos, doing internet research or virtual fieldtrips, having conversations, doing hands on projects, showing pictures, building new vocabulary, and most importantly, giving them something from their own cultures that they can relate this new content to. Hope this helps! Stephanie 3rd/CA _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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.
