me too please [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:56:04 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Help with Making Connections> > i would love a copy too> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Tamara Westmoreland <> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > Could this be put on the tools page? If not- could I get a copy as well?> > Thanks!> > Tami> > ________________________________________> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] [> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 6:03 AM> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Help with Making Connections> >> > Can I have a copy too?> >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Thanks!!!!> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: "Storti, Donna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> > Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:46:49> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group<> > [email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Help with Making Connections> >> >> > I would love a copy too!> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Donna> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gaynor,> > Yvonnee R.> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 3:12 PM> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Help with Making Connections> >> > I would love a copy too.> > Thanks> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > ~ Yvonnee Gaynor~> > Lynbrook Lead Mentor/Literacy Specialist> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Baker> > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:34 PM> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies> > Email Group> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Help with Making Connections> >> > Hi Stacy -> >> > I would love to see the unit you put together...can you e-mail it to me> > off list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks> > Diane> >> > ________________________________> >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of stacy hall> > Sent: Tue 9/30/2008 8:27 PM> > To: [email protected]> > Subject: [MOSAIC] Help with Making Connections> >> >> >> > Hi All,> > In regards to making connections, here is what I do. First I spend some> > time introducing schema and how readers activate, grow and revise their> > schema when reading non-fiction. We I do turn it over to fiction> > reading, we talk about how we all of life stories. Our life stories> > would take up way to many pages to write them all down, so we keep them> > in our schema. (That's why it is important for students to understand> > what schema is first.) I tell them that sometimes authors tell stories> > that turn on or trigger my own life stories. I then model reading aloud> > and showing how I stop and recognize what life story was turned on. I> > model stopping and telling that life story. I believe that my calling> > it a life story instead of terming it connection at this point helps to> > avoid the standard "I have a connection, I've had a birthday part> > before; or I have a dog too."> > The following lesson I invite the children to listen to see if there> > life stories are turned on when we read (I try to purposely find a book> > they can connect to.) After we have had practice recognzing when a life> > story has been turned on, I demonstrate linking the "author's story'> > with my "life story" using puzzle pieces to represent each. I show them> > that when we connect the pieces, we have a better understanding of the> > whole picture or idea in the story. We call this making a connection,> > because we are connecting the two stories.> > Many of my ideas mentioned above have been altered from the book> > "REading Power." I have learned from my own failures and successes that> > expecting them to understand the concept of making a connection without> > the scaffolding of instruction was unfair. I had so many kids that could> > spit out the definition of "text to text" "text to self" and "text to> > world" but really didn't have an understanding about why, how or when> > good readers do that.> > I created a 3 week scaffolded unit on Schema/Connections based on a> > compilation of resources (strategies that work, Mosaic of Thought,> > Comprehension Connections, etc.) If you are interested in seeing it it,> > let me know and I will email it to you.> > Stacy Cervone> > http://www.teacherweb.com/FL/McDonaldElementary/MrsCervone> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > 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.> >> > _______________________________________________> > 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.> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________________> > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.> > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email> > ______________________________________________________________________> >> > This email (including attachments) is intended for the addressee(s) named> > above. 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