Jennifer, I know you've probably seen this site before but this might help you get started with synthesis in the beginning of the year.
http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/synthesizing/index.html Felicia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 9:30 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Let's talk synthesis! >I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. I am hoping that any >listserv > members that are or have relatives in the path of Gustave are hanging in > there. We are all thinking of you and you are in our thoughts. > > As I have been looking at the needs of my intervention kids who have > difficulties with comprehension, without fail, none of them can > synthesize. > Synthesis is such an important strategy and I believe it can affect > comprehension > drastically. After all these years of teaching strategies, I am still > less than > comfortable with teaching synthesis and I often wait until the end of the > year and then do less than a careful job of it. My question is: Does > anyone out > there start with synthesis? (If I start the year with it, maybe I will do > a > better job of it.) What ideas do you have for making this strategy more > concrete for students? > > Jennifer > > > > **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your > travel > deal here. > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) > _______________________________________________ > 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.
