Our district is now using the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Kits. These kits are thorough and assess students reading comprehension on three levels (within, beyond and about text). I have yet to see any assessment that thoroughly assesses students on 'about text', dealing with authors purpose and authors craft. You can learn more about this assessment at http://www.fountasandpinnellbenchmarkassessment.com/aboutBenchmark.asp
Karen Ruhs β Literacy Content Focus Coach Lake Harriet Community Schools 612-668-3310 Upper Campus, fax 612-668-3320 612-668-3210 Lower Campus, fax 612-668-3220 βOn this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.β President Barack Obama ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:00 am Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 31, Issue 7 > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Guided Reading Plus (MELINDA MORELLA) > 2. Re: Guided Reading Plus (pat wilson) > 3. Dibels or AIMSweb (Val Swearingin) > 4. Re: Dibels or AIMSweb (Andrea Jenkins) > 5. Re: Dibels or AIMSweb ([email protected]) > 6. Re: Fwd: comprehension ([email protected]) > 7. Re: Fwd: comprehension ([email protected]) > 8. Re: Dibels or AIMSweb (Yingling) > 9. Re: Stephanie Harvey in Wisconsin (Sharon) > 10. Re: Dibels or AIMSweb (Carrie Kotula) > 11. Re: Dibels or AIMSweb (Amy McGovern) > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:31:47 -0500 > From: "MELINDA MORELLA" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading Plus > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Carrie- > > I am familiar with Guided Reading Plus; our school is a PCL school. > I do not administer Guided Reading Plus because I teach kinder and > we use the Emergent Intervention Plan. I may attempt to use Guided > Reading Plus with one of my intervention groups who have moved from > non-readers to readers, but are still struggling with writing. > > *Melinda > > Melinda Morella > Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher > Danz School/Early Learning Center > Green Bay Area Public Schools > (920) 272-7075 ELC > > >>> "Carrie Cahill" <[email protected]> 3/9/2009 > 10:44 AM >>> > I was wondering if there was anyone holding "Guided Reading Plus" > groupsout there? It's through Linda Dorn's model for RtI: the > ComprehensiveIntervention Model (CIM). > Thanks! > Carrie > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:35:48 -0600 > From: "pat wilson" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading Plus > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Guided Reading Plus is great for students that don't need 'skill- > based & specific' & systematic interventions. Classroom teachers > are using GRP for their students that are reading above a level 14. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] on behalf of Carrie > Cahill > Sent: Mon, 3/9/2009 10:58am > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: [MOSAIC] Guided Reading Plus > > > I was wondering if there was anyone holding "Guided Reading Plus" > groupsout there? It's through Linda Dorn's model for RtI: the > ComprehensiveIntervention Model (CIM). > Thanks! > Carrie > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:36:04 -0500 > From: "Val Swearingin" <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > We are investigating student assessments that would be more > specific on reading level/ability for our students. We currently > use the DRA two times a year, but wanted to find out what is > working for you as classroom teachers to really know your students > throughout the year. Have you had good results with Dibles or > AIMSweb? > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:47:09 -0500 > From: "Andrea Jenkins" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <dc0f6a69f2964f8f9504d46149d57...@c108ts> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > For reading levels, I recommend using the assessments on the Teachers > College Reading and Writing Project website. You can download them > for free. > They are A-Z levels that assess both fluency and comprehension. > It's a good > one! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Val > SwearinginSent: Monday, March 09, 2009 1:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > > We are investigating student assessments that would be more > specific on > reading level/ability for our students. We currently use the DRA > two times > a year, but wanted to find out what is working for you as classroom > teachersto really know your students throughout the year. Have you > had good results > with Dibles or AIMSweb? > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 20:12:26 +0000 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <1561030381-1236629555-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net- > [email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain > > If you want to know what they do fast DIBELS and AIMSweb tests are > for you. > ------Original Message------ > From: Val Swearingin > Sender: > To: [email protected] > ReplyTo: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > Sent: Mar 9, 2009 12:36 PM > > We are investigating student assessments that would be more > specific on reading level/ability for our students. We currently > use the DRA two times a year, but wanted to find out what is > working for you as classroom teachers to really know your students > throughout the year. Have you had good results with Dibles or > AIMSweb? > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:36:38 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: comprehension > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Thanks, for the suggestion, but I am looking for a professional > article to > which the STAFF will respond. > > Leslie > > > In a message dated 3/9/2009 9:43:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I thought you meant teachers....all grade level teachers! I think > kids 5 -8 > would also be able to wrestle with it. > > > On 3/9/09 6:20 AM, "Stewart, L" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sally, > > What grade level? > > Thanks. > > Leslie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of thomas > > Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 4:30 AM > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: comprehension > > > > Are you asking for a piece of literature to respond to? One of > the richest > > short pieces I've used - many times - is Salvadore, late or > early from > > Sandra Cisneros Woman Hollering Creek. It is about a little boy > who helps > > his brothers to school...teacher doesn't even know his name. It > is sooo > > Poetic and beautiful and moving. It is rich enough to require > anyone to > > Use every strategy at hand! And I love it that it connects to > school and > > teaching and children in so many many ways. I NEVER get tired > of reading > it > > and responding to it and learning from others' responses. > > > > Sally > > > > > > On 3/8/09 7:21 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ____________________________________ > >> From: Lespop4 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Sent: 3/8/2009 12:03:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time > >> Subj: comprehension > >> > >> > >> Our school is involved in a year long thrust to learn more about > >> Comprehension. We have just finished our first rotation of > journal > writing > >> off of an > >> excerpt from To Understand. I need to come up with another > article that > we > >> can > >> use for journal responses. > >> > >> Any suggestions of something that is generic enough to appeal > to our K-8 > >> staff? > >> > >> Leslie P > >> > >> > >> ____________________________________ > >> Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. _Try > the new > Email > >> Toolbar now_ > >> > (http://toolbar.aol.com/mail/download.html?ncid=txtlnkusdown00000027) ! > >> > >> **************Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on > the web. > Try > >> the new Email Toolbar now! > >> > (http://toolbar.aol.com/mail/download.html?ncid=txtlnkusdown00000027)>> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in > just 2 easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219671244x1201345076/aol? redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hm pgID > %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:38:27 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fwd: comprehension > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Sally, > > On second thought, perhaps this is something the staff could react > to. I'll > check it out. > > Leslie > > > In a message dated 3/9/2009 3:56:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Are you asking for a piece of literature to respond to? One of > the richest > short pieces I've used - many times - is Salvadore, late or early > fromSandra Cisneros Woman Hollering Creek. It is about a little > boy who helps > his brothers to school...teacher doesn't even know his name. It > is sooo > Poetic and beautiful and moving. It is rich enough to require > anyone to > Use every strategy at hand! And I love it that it connects to > school and > teaching and children in so many many ways. I NEVER get tired of > reading it > and responding to it and learning from others' responses. > > Sally > > > On 3/8/09 7:21 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________ > > From: Lespop4 > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: 3/8/2009 12:03:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time > > Subj: comprehension > > > > > > Our school is involved in a year long thrust to learn more about > > Comprehension. We have just finished our first rotation of > journal > writing > > off of an > > excerpt from To Understand. I need to come up with another > article that > we > > can > > use for journal responses. > > > > Any suggestions of something that is generic enough to appeal to > our K-8 > > staff? > > > > Leslie P > > > > > > ____________________________________ > > Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. _Try > the new > Email > > Toolbar now_ > > > (http://toolbar.aol.com/mail/download.html?ncid=txtlnkusdown00000027) ! > > > > **************Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on > the web. > Try > > the new Email Toolbar now! > > > (http://toolbar.aol.com/mail/download.html?ncid=txtlnkusdown00000027)> _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in > just 2 easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219671244x1201345076/aol? redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hm pgID > %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:36:52 -0500 > From: "Yingling" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <49d444512eed4c81a03e3c11e7d12...@lenovo98f1c0ab> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > What is the website for these assessments? > > > > > For reading levels, I recommend using the assessments on the > Teachers> College Reading and Writing Project website. You can > download them for > > free. > > They are A-Z levels that assess both fluency and comprehension. > It's a > > good > > one! > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 21:26:54 -0500 > From: "Sharon" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Stephanie Harvey in Wisconsin > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <001d01c9a127$ad8d12b0$33fab...@d301tv61> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Kari, > I tried to contact the person below but my mail came back > undeliverable.I am very interested in the workshop in WI and am > looking for more > information. > Thanks for any help you can give me. > Sharon > > > Stephanie Harvey will also be at the Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells, > > Wisconsin > > this June 11th to present a one-day workshop -- Teaching > Comprehension to > > Enhance Understanding -- for CESA 5, a Cooperative Educational > Service> Agency in Central Wisconsin. > > > > We'd be delighted to have Mosaic list members join us. For more > > information, contact Tamara Kreklow at [email protected]. > > > > Kari Augustine > > Curriculum Specialist > > CESA 5 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:08:50 -0400 > From: "Carrie Kotula" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > To: <[email protected]>, "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension > Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <b0a1e7fd08cab841b4a8451106edb92d021e1...@bcss- > email.bufordcityschools.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > My school uses a computerized scoring system called STAR. It gives > a decent snapshot of the current reading level of the students in > reading and math. > > Carrie Kotula > Third Grade Teacher > Buford Academy > > Building > Community Serving Students > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of > [email protected]: Mon 3/9/2009 4:12 PM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > > > > If you want to know what they do fast DIBELS and AIMSweb tests are > for you. > ------Original Message------ > From: Val Swearingin > Sender: > To: [email protected] > ReplyTo: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > Sent: Mar 9, 2009 12:36 PM > > We are investigating student assessments that would be more > specific on reading level/ability for our students. We currently > use the DRA two times a year, but wanted to find out what is > working for you as classroom teachers to really know your students > throughout the year. Have you had good results with Dibles or > AIMSweb? > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:08:08 -0500 > From: Amy McGovern <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > > Some of my schools use DIBELS. If you google DIBELS you will find > the website. The assessments and progress monitoring tests are all > free. > > The assessment does not tell you areas of weakness in > comprehension. It makes some assumptions about comprehensoin based > on rate and accuracy. I have found that there is a high > correlation for kids who score in the "at risk" category on DIBELS, > also score low on the benchmark assessments from F&P. > > > > The phonemic awareness assessment at the kindergarten level is very > good. Susan Barton recommends this as an initial screener as it > will allow you to document kids who may have reading problems. > > So again, the test is good at helping you find kids who are having > trouble and you can progress monitor using the DIBELS forms to see > if whatever you are doing is having an impact. But in my opinion, > t's a good idea to use this assessment in conjunction with others > as well. > > > > > > Amy McGovern > Educational Consultant > > > > > > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:08:50 -0400 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > > > > My school uses a computerized scoring system called STAR. It > gives a decent snapshot of the current reading level of the > students in reading and math. > > > > Carrie Kotula > > Third Grade Teacher > > Buford Academy > > > > Building Community Serving Students > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] on behalf of > [email protected]> Sent: Mon 3/9/2009 4:12 PM > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > > > > > > > > If you want to know what they do fast DIBELS and AIMSweb tests > are for you. > > ------Original Message------ > > From: Val Swearingin > > Sender: > > To: [email protected] > > ReplyTo: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > Subject: [MOSAIC] Dibels or AIMSweb > > Sent: Mar 9, 2009 12:36 PM > > > > We are investigating student assessments that would be more > specific on reading level/ability for our students. We currently > use the DRA two times a year, but wanted to find out what is > working for you as classroom teachers to really know your students > throughout the year. Have you had good results with Dibles or AIMSweb? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live? 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