THANK YOU! -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mary and Pete Montoya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I do NOT believe nonsense words should be taught in isolation just to pass > DIBELS!! > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > ; > Cc: > 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. >
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