I do NOT believe nonsense words should be taught in isolation just to pass DIBELS!!
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Nonsense words > What are you thoughts about teaching nonsense words in isolation---just so > kids will do well on the dibels test? > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Not all books with nonsense words such as those are meant to teach >> phonics. >> I'm thinking of the book Jamberry. What is a "jamberry"? It's fun to >> play >> with the silliness of language and it also shows kids how language can be >> played >> with and manipulated to make new meanings. Doing this also manipulates >> sounds, >> not just meanings. This is a great phonologicl/phonemic awareness tool. >> Kids >> often make up their own new words: my own kids say things like >> "prettiful" and >> "overbalanced", knowing they are being silly. >> >> Cathy >> Title I Reading >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: anne ehrmanntraut >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 2:00 pm >> Subject: [MOSAIC] Nonsense words >> >> >> >> >> tried to post something last night, but I didn't see the posting. So I >> will >> ost it again. I am taking a literacy course in graduate school and I had >> a >> uestion about books with nonwords or nonsense words. In our graduate >> class our >> rofessor presented to us a book called "Hairy Bear" The book has >> sentences >> uch as "I will crim cram crash'em" While these are not real words they >> are >> eing used for phonics. Is it such a good idea to use books with words >> that are >> eaningless? Do you use these type of books in the classroom? Thank you >> for >> our help. -Anne >> ________________________________________________________________ >> nstantly invite friends from Facebook and other social networks to join >> you on >> indows Liveâ"¢ Messenger. >> ttps://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_InviteFriends >> ______________________________________________ >> osaic mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> ttp://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. >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.0.0/1489 - Release Date: 6/7/2008 11:17 AM _______________________________________________ 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.
