I don't know why I didn't put this info down, but if you go to Beth Newingham's site, she has a wonderful list of teacher resource sites. Jessica Meacham used to, but I'm not sure if she still does. Also Mrs.TG from Iowa. www.mrstg.com
On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:12 PM, elisa kifer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Thanks, I will check those out...I am in Jonesboro, AR. U of A is in > Fayettville. Like I said, all of this is new to us, and we are hunting for > good resources daily. Thanks again... > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:58 PM, Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > 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.
