Bringing Words to Life, Robust Vocabulary Instruction - March 2002 OR Creating Robust Vocabulary - May 2008 (follow-up with questions answered) Which one is recommended? (both?)
> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:48:53 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Beck Book> > Text based> > > > On 9/18/08 7:00 AM, "Street, Nigel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > Is it > text based context or decontextualised?> > > > -----Original Message-----> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ljackson> > > Sent: 18 September 2008 14:33> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension > Strategies Email Group> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Beck Book> > > > > > Robust > Vocabulary is an excellent book on building vocabualry.> > > > Lori> > > > On > 9/18/08 6:17 AM, "Street, Nigel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > >> What is > it?> >> > >> -----Original Message-----> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jennifer> >> Olimpieri> >> Sent: 18 > September 2008 13:15> >> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email > Group> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Houghton Mifflin> >> > >> A professor in my > class just mentioned Isabelle Beck's Robust Vocab.> >> What is your opinion > and experience with it?> >> Jen> >> > >> --- On Wed, 9/17/08, Mary Manges > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> > >> From: Mary Manges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Houghton Mifflin> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mosaic: A > Reading Comprehension> >> Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]>> >> Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 6:59 > PM> >> > >> It seems this is a new trend to sell textbooks. Our district > looked> > at> >> several reading series last year before going with > MacMillan, which> >> thankfully I don't have to use. All of the major > companies used some> >> popular "buzz term" to sell. Scott Foresman claimed > their writing> >> was a > >> "Writing Workshop". As a devoted follower of > writing workshop I> >> wanted to > >> puke. It is theoretically as far from > writing workshop as you can> > get.> >> Nancie Atwell would have a stroke if > she saw it. Another company used> >> QtA > >> and QAR, which in my opinion > were antithetical also. Another used> >> Isabel > >> Beck's Robust Vocabulary > as their major selling point.> >> Sickening!> >> \> >> Mary in PA> >> ----- > Original Message -----> >> From: "Ellin Keene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> To: > <[email protected]>> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:22 > AM> >> Subject: [MOSAIC] Houghton Mifflin> >> > >> > >>> Greetings!> >>> > > >>> I think it's extremely important to clarify what you all must already> > >>> know.> >>> . . Speaking only for myself, I have never consulted with nor > advised> >>> Houghton Mifflin or any other basal series publisher on any > aspect of> >>> their> >>> programs. I have found that the traditional scope > and sequence> >> provided > >>> in> >>> such programs is NOT conducive to > in-depth study of the comprehension> >>> strategies and may actually serve to > confuse children because the> >> "pacing> >>> guide" suggests moving to a new > strategy far too soon-really before> >>> children> >>> have learned the > language surrounding the strategy. It's confusing> >>> because> >>> they > don't know which strategy they're learning and what language> >> goes > >>> > with> >>> which strategy. Please feel free to share my statement with anyone> > >> who > >>> may> >>> need clarification on this point.> >>> > >>> > >>> > > >>> Very best to you all,> >>> > >>> ellin keene> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Dear > Colleagues:> >>> > >>> I was at a presentation where a Literacy Coach made > this statement "> >>> > >>> Houghton Mifflin is based on the work of Ellin > Keene and Stephanie> >> Harvey.> >> > >>> I> >>> > >>> was so taken back that > I did not respond. Several of us present did> >>> exchange> >>> > >>> looks > of surprise. What is the collective response to this statement?> >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> Thank you.> >>> > >>> Jeanette Hayden> >>> > >>> Anchorage School > District> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________> >>> 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.> >> > >> > _______________________________________________> >> 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.> >> > >> > > >> > >> --> >> Any email message sent or received by the> >> Council may > require to be disclosed by the> >> Council under the provisions of the > Freedom> >> of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________> >> 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. > _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together—at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. 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