Elisa, where are you? One of the best sites I know is the University of Arkansas Literacy site with Dorn and Soffos. This list's Lori Jackson has a wonderful site, too.
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 4:50 PM, elisa kifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Thanks for this site,it is wonderful! This year, we have gone to the > comprehensive literacy model. We are FINALLY ditching the basal! If > anyone > has some great sites that you use, please send them my way. At this point, > we are pulling from ALL resources. > > Thanks! > Elisa > > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Felicia Barra <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > Elisa M. Kifer > Third Grade Literacy Teacher > Fox Meadow Elementary > > > "Love of reading and writing is not taught, it is created. > Love of reading and writing is not required, it is inspired. > Love of reading and writing is not demanded, it is exemplified. > Love of reading and writing, is not exacted, it is quickened. > Love of reading and writing is not solicited, it is activated." > -Russell Stauffer, 1980 > _______________________________________________ > 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.
