As much as I totally agree, too many people do not know how to do miscue and even then, we need a calculator...
Lori ----- Original message ----- From: Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 2008, 16 Of January 13:59 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] assessments > I've barely skimmed Altwerger's new book, Reading Fluency-Process, Practice, > and Policy and I am so impressed already. I'm ready to start reading it > soon. Anyway, for now, I've garnered this: their recommendation for a tool > to assess fluency = regular, basic, ordinary, had-it-for-a-long-time miscue > analysis. > > > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:46:32 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] assessments> > How about > > a tool rather than a website? One of our schools has purchased the new > > Fountas and Pinnell calcualators avaialable from Heinneman allow teacher to > > easily calculate WPM as long as they KNOW the number of words in the > > passage. I think this, in combination with reasonable conversations about > > other equally--if not more important--conversations about fluency > > (phrasing, expression, accuary)--has the power to really bring fluency into > > natural discussion in classrooms.> > Lori> > ----- Original message -----> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Wednesday, > > 2008, 16 Of January 11:07> Subject: [MOSAIC] assessments> > > Does anyone > > have a good and free online source for fluency or vocabulary assessments? I > > am sharing a lot of the comprehension assessments from the mosaic homepage > > but I want people to be aware of the impact fluency and vocab can have on > > comprehension. I already know about DIBELS...I am looking for something new > > and fresh to share with teachers on Friday.> > jennifer> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: Susan Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > <[email protected]>> > Sent: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 9:58 am> > Subject: > > Re: [MOSAIC] character unit of study> > > > > > > > Thanks to all for their > > suggestions. I found a great website that lists > > books for different > > strategies. Check it out! fcrta.net/index.html.> > ----- Original Message > > ----- > > From: "Lisa Szyska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading > > Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > <[email protected]>> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:43 PM> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] character > > unit of study> > > > > > > Can't think of any picture books right now, but > > two> > > chapter books that are fun for read aloud or lit> > > circle: The > > Flunking of Joshua T. Bates and Otherwise> > > Known as Sheila the Great.> > > > > lisa> > > 2/3 IL> > > --- Susan Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > >> > >> My 3rd grade team will be focusing on a unit on> > >> character. We > > will be looking at traits supported> > >> by evidence,> > >> how characters > > change over time.> > >> I am looking for a list of picture books that> > >> > > support this unit.> > >> We have compiled a list for strong characters> > > > >> Crow Boy, Brave Irene, The Summer My Father was Ten> > >> Dr. Desoto> > > > >> For change> > >> Angel For Solomon Singer, Weslandia. 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