Thanks Mary. In a message dated 9/5/2008 10:13:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The 6th Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman. I read it to my 5th graders last year and they loved it. They also enjoyed Chasing Vermeer and The Wright Three by Blue Balliet. Mary On Sep 3, 2008, at 9:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Does anyone have any favorite titles to add to our sixth grade > libraries? > Perhaps a good, and current, website that would be a source to > check in with > from time to time? > > Thanks, > Leslie > > > In a message dated 9/1/2008 9:05:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > NC gives third grade students a pre-EOG (End of Grade test).? It > must be > given within the first three weeks of school.? It is used as a > benchmark score > for the end of the year test that all students take in our state > grades 3-8.? > It assesses their second grade skills. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 1:00 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction > > > > > > > > > > > Which standardized test, if you don't mind answering? > >> To: [email protected]> Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 10:05:18 >> -0400> > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction> > > > I teach > third > grade and we were required to assess our students the very first > day!? We > had to > give the DIBELS, a Critchlow vocabulary test, a spelling and high > frequency > word > test as well as the baseline test for the HM series.? This was done > all week > long.? Surprisingly my kids did fairly well working independently > while I > administered the parts that were one on one.? That said I think > this is > crazy.? > My students will be taking a standardized test in two weeks!> > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: > Mosaic: > A > Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected] > >> > Sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:45 pm> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group > Instruction> >>>>>>>>>>> I honestly think it depends on the children. I am of a > mind > that it also> depends on the activities. I like to see these > centers very > simple > and> accessible to get started--so that we are learning how to do > centers > before> learning how to do centers. Our teachers have four week > before a > round > of> one on one assessment. I encourage them to have these routines > in place> > > before that happens.> > lori> > > On 8/30/08 11:54 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED] > " > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > I am a reading specialist who is > helping K, > 1st > and 2nd grade teachers set up> > small groups that will rotate> > > and work > at > centers independently. I have done this with intermediate> > > students and > middle > grade students,> > but not with primary students.> > > > What is a > realistic > time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be given to> > develop > independence so that they can meet with reading groups? They are> > > saying 8 > weeks which I can see for the K students.> > What about 1st and 2nd > graders? > I > was thinking of 4-6 weeks depending on the> > degree of > independence> > that > they already have.> > > > Any help from your own experiences will be > appreciated.> > > > Thanks,> > > > > Jeanne Coherd> > DE> > > > > > > _______________________________________________> >> 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.> >>>> > > > > -- >> Lori Jackson> District Literacy Coach & Mentor> Todd County School > District> > Box 87> Mission SD 57555> > http:www.tcsdk12.org> ph. 605.856.2211> > > > > Literacies for All Summer Institute> July 17-20. 2008> Tucson, > Arizona> > > >>> > _______________________________________________> 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. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. 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