What is the title of Harvey's new book? We have been using Ellin Keene's Assessment of Comprhension Thinking Strategies with some modifications for younger students.
Jeanne Coherd Delaware -------------- Original message from "Stephanie Pincombe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -------------- > Has anyone read Stephanie Harvey's new book about assessing > comprehension strategies (such as those in MOT and Strategies that > work) - any comments - is it worth buying? > Steph > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 12:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 18, Issue 3 > > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. ***SPAM*** Lit Circles ( Cindy & Ryan Pickering) > 2. Re: ***SPAM*** Lit Circles (jkyingling) > 3. reading workshop ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 4. Re: reading workshop (kimberlee hannan) > 5. Re: reading workshop (Beverlee Paul) > 6. Re: reading workshop ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 7. Re: Visualization lessons for middle schoolers (Bonita DeAmicis) > 8. Re: Illinois District 300 teachers (Linda Lavoie) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 10:15:27 -0800 > From: " Cindy & Ryan Pickering" > Subject: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Lit Circles > To: > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > This is my first time posting, so hopefully I'm doing it correctly. > I've done Lit Circles twice this year. Though I don't know everything > going > on in their discussions, they have gone much better this time. I don't > assign roles, but have kept control of when they meet and what their > responses are about. All of my groups meet on the same day. I have > them > summarize what they've read and then discuss their responses. Once they > are > done meeting they have a rubric they fill out for how their group did on > their discussion, then they fill out how they did as an individual. The > last few times I've meet with each group to discuss their meeting and > what > grade they think they deserve for their discussion. They are getting > pretty > good on knowing if they are focused for their discussions. I need to do > some mini-lessons on how to respond to each other. > Most of the responses I've asked them to do have been open enough they > fit > all the books. For one they had two write two thick questions about > their > book, then after sharing their questions and discussing the answers with > their group, they chose a question (there's or someone else's) and wrote > a > paragraph answer. The next time they had to make a connection to the > book > and share it with their group. > The last couple of times they met I've been able to sit back and observe > the > groups (5 or 6 in each class). I would then wander close to groups that > might be a little off task and listen in to what they were discussing. > I've > jotted down notes on what I see to discuss with each group. > Cindy 6th Grade Reading > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 12:44:47 -0600 > From: "jkyingling" > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Lit Circles > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Can you explain the rubric you use? Are there two - one rubric for the > group and then another for the individual student? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " Cindy & Ryan Pickering" > To: > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 12:15 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Lit Circles > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:20:18 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MOSAIC] reading workshop > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I am looking for a good powerpoint or journal article?on reading and > literacy workshop structures.? The teachers in our building have read > Mosaic, Harvey Daniels, Fountas and Pinnell, and Laura Robb...but we are > still struggling with envisioning what a literacy workshop looks like in > a 6-7 building.?? My principal suggested?I plan a?"workshop" > where?teachers learn about?"workshops."? > What are your thoughts???Thank you! > Joanie in Iowa > ? > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - > http://webmail.aol.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:47:07 -0800 > From: "kimberlee hannan" > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshop > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Most of those books were aimed mostly at elementary levels. While the > stratgies are fantastic, they can be a bit hard to picture at the middle > school level with the middle school departments and times. I would be > sure > to get a copy of *In the Middle* (Nancie Atwell) and *Seeking Diversity > : > Language Arts With Adolescents* (Linda Rief). Both are older texts and > easy > to get cheaply. I'm sure there are more, but these were the ones that > really helped me get the vision I was looking for. > Kim > > On Feb 2, 2008 6:20 PM, wrote: > > > I am looking for a good powerpoint or journal article?on reading and > > literacy workshop structures.? The teachers in our building have read > > Mosaic, Harvey Daniels, Fountas and Pinnell, and Laura Robb...but we > are > > still struggling with envisioning what a literacy workshop looks like > in a > > 6-7 building.?? My principal suggested?I plan a?"workshop" > where?teachers > > learn about?"workshops."? > > What are your thoughts???Thank you! > > Joanie in Iowa > > ? > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - > > http://webmail.aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > Kim > ------- > Kimberlee Hannan > Department Chair, ELA > Sequoia Middle School > Fresno, California 93702 > > The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author > Unknown > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 19:59:29 -0700 > From: Beverlee Paul > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshop > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Our middle school teachers LOVE Kylene Beers books.> Most of those books > were aimed mostly at elementary levels. While the> stratgies are > fantastic, they can be a bit hard to picture at the middle> school level > with the middle school departments and times. I would be sure> to get a > copy of *In the Middle* (Nancie Atwell) and *Seeking Diversity :> > Language Arts With Adolescents* (Linda Rief). Both are older texts and > easy> to get cheaply. I'm sure there are more, but these were the ones > that> really helped me get the vision I was looking for.> Kim > _________________________________________________________________ > Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail?-get > your "fix". > http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 22:46:06 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshop > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Try anything by Kylene Beirs or Cris Tovani. I like some of the books by > > Jeff Zweirs (published by IRA) > Sue > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003 > 000000025 > 48) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 20:01:51 -0800 > From: Bonita DeAmicis > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Visualization lessons for middle schoolers > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Yes--Here's an idea. Consider reading to them from small portion of a > science book--have them draw and label parts as you describe: a cell, a > heart chamber, an atom, the wind's movement, etc. Have them compare > pictures and labels and discuss which might be more accurate. Discuss > schema that allows some to "see better" and whether enough description > is given to "see" what the science says. Then let them see pictures in > books and compare their visualization to the pictures and labels given. > > Don't forget to let them know that a study of top scientists ( nobel > winners, etc.) revealed that their ability to do the science well > depended on their ability to visualize and draw things beyond the scope > of what the eye could actually see, and then to make predictions from > their visualizations. > > :)Bonita > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 10:16:43 -0500 > From: "Linda Lavoie" > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Illinois District 300 teachers > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I am not in your district or state, but we piloted AIMSweb last year and > are > using it now at all elementary schools and our middle school. We have > also > purchased and use My Reading Coach.........(not so sure about that) we > are > still looking at that information-reading people "think" that it makes a > difference for the very low end readers.......I am not so sure about > that > information because I don't see any carry over to actual classroom > reading performance...there is a disconnect between reading class > instruction and classroom work so little there is little evidence that > that > program is helping. > > On 1/30/08, Peter Schreurs wrote: > > > > I have a question for members of the group who are from district 300 > in > > Illinois about your RtI plan. Would you please contact me to discuss > how > > your district is using RtI. > > > > Thanks, > > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > End of Mosaic Digest, Vol 18, Issue 3 > ************************************* > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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