Try intervention.org that is a great one.
--- Original Message ---- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Mosaic Digest, Vol 31, Issue 25 Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:00:08 PM EDT 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: RTI interventions and Progress Monitoring (Sheryl Gowan) 2. RtI (Carrie Cahill) 3. does anyone take MOT, etc. and combine it with Fountas and Pinnell? (Shannon Lauer) 4. Re: RTI interventions and Progress Monitoring (Dave Middlebrook) 5. Re: RTI interventions and Progress Monitoring (Sutter, Darene) 6. Re: rti (gina nunley) 7. Re: reading workshops (Hamilton, Whitney) 8. Re: reading workshops (Carrie Kotula) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:05:39 -0400 From: "Sheryl Gowan" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI interventions and Progress Monitoring To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Last summer I got a book from Amazon and it covered various kinds of intervention. I don't have it with me now, but it was a yellow book and I am thinking the title was RTI - I will look later today to confirm - sorry to be so vague. >>> "SPINELLO, Carol" <[email protected]> 3/27/2009 10:49 am >>> Hello Everyone, I am on a school-wide committee working to create a district document outlining RTI. My group has the large task of compiling resources for literacy interventions and literacy progress monitoring assessments...HELP!! Can anyone recommend resources, web-sites, professional books, etc? Also have you developed a way to get these resources into the hands of classroom teachers and support staff? Any and all help is appreciated. Carol Spinello Literacy Specialist John B. Sliney School Branford, CT _______________________________________________ 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: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:32:19 -0500 From: "Carrie Cahill" <[email protected]> Subject: [MOSAIC] RtI To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <c0ba8543cf47584f817245a8b09facf401013...@msdm.msd143.s-cook.k12.il.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Carol said: I am on a school-wide committee working to create a district document outlining RTI. My group has the large task of compiling resources for literacy interventions and literacy progress monitoring assessments...HELP!! Can anyone recommend resources, web-sites, professional books, etc? Also have you developed a way to get these resources into the hands of classroom teachers and support staff? Any and all help is appreciated. Carol Spinello Literacy Specialist I would recommend the Comprehension Toolkit and Making Meaning as great resources for reading comprehension. Making Meaning is more structured and scripted than the toolkit and maybe more than some would like - but they are both great when used as RESOURCES. Carrie ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:34:32 -0400 From: Shannon Lauer <[email protected]> Subject: [MOSAIC] does anyone take MOT, etc. and combine it with Fountas and Pinnell? To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Our school's reading curriculum in Fountas and Pinnell. Just this last summer I started reading MOT, etc. and have been trying to implement ideas from MOT into Fountas and Pinnell. Just seeing if anyone does this, how they feel about it, and if they have any tips. Thanks, Shannon ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:17:51 -0400 From: "Dave Middlebrook" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI interventions and Progress Monitoring To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <eb21f86cd0b247b3a3d3dce84d0b4...@desktop> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original You might consider The Textmapping Project website. Here's a good page to start at: * http://www.textmapping.org/whWorkshopNotes.html Best of luck, Dave Middlebrook The Textmapping Project A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! USA: (609) 771-1781 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "SPINELLO, Carol" <[email protected]> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 10:49 AM Subject: [MOSAIC] RTI interventions and Progress Monitoring > > > Hello Everyone, > > I am on a school-wide committee working to create a district document > > outlining RTI. My group has the large task of compiling resources for > > literacy interventions and literacy progress monitoring > > assessments...HELP!! Can anyone recommend resources, web-sites, > > professional books, etc? Also have you developed a way to get these > > resources into the hands of classroom teachers and support staff? Any and > > all help is appreciated. > > > Carol Spinello > Literacy Specialist > John B. Sliney School > Branford, CT > > _______________________________________________ > 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: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:27:18 -0400 From: "Sutter, Darene" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI interventions and Progress Monitoring To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Our school district is part of an initiative called MiBLSi Michigan's Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative and their website has resources and guidance for school teams. Check it out.... http://www1.cenmi.org/miblsi/ Darene Sutter Special Education Teacher Madison Elementary Manistee Area Public School -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sheryl Gowan Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 12:06 PM To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI interventions and Progress Monitoring Last summer I got a book from Amazon and it covered various kinds of intervention. I don't have it with me now, but it was a yellow book and I am thinking the title was RTI - I will look later today to confirm - sorry to be so vague. >>> "SPINELLO, Carol" <[email protected]> 3/27/2009 10:49 am >>> Hello Everyone, I am on a school-wide committee working to create a district document outlining RTI. My group has the large task of compiling resources for literacy interventions and literacy progress monitoring assessments...HELP!! Can anyone recommend resources, web-sites, professional books, etc? Also have you developed a way to get these resources into the hands of classroom teachers and support staff? Any and all help is appreciated. Carol Spinello Literacy Specialist John B. Sliney School Branford, CT _______________________________________________ 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. ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:23:56 +0000 From: gina nunley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] rti To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" I am actually involved in an RtI project using the Strategic Instruction Model out of University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. This website below is my old district's RtI Information Central site. Their link page has good stuff. Gina http://classroom.leanderisd.org/webs/RTI/download.htm _________________________________________________________________ Internet Explorer 8 ? Get your Hotmail Accelerated. Download free! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/141323790/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:07:40 -0400 From: "Hamilton, Whitney" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshops To: "MOSAIC" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <42174d69b7164a4daabe677f121ec53308cc4...@ed365x1.madison.ketsds.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Document for parents to use to increase reading comprehension. Whitney Hamilton 3rd Grade Teacher Kit Carson Elementary NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained and transmitted within this e-mail is confidential. It is intended only for the individual or entity designated in the recipient line. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, use of, or reliance upon, the information contained and transmitted within this e-mail, by or to anyone, other than the designated recipient, is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify a representative of Madison County School District. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carmen Matsuura Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:44 PM To: MOSAIC Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshops What a great idea! I had the same questions as Karen....willing to share notes passed out? Thank you for sharing. > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:12:58 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshops > > I just held a Parent University for my classroom last night. I covered fluency, reading comprehension (before, during, and after strategies: predicting, connecting, questioning), and summer reading. > > Station 1: Fluency > I assessed each student's WCPM and overall fluency and then shared with the student and parent how the score ranked with norms for 3rd graders at this time of the year. I also shared with parents a list of tips for increasing fluency as well as additional information about what fluency is. > > Station 2: Reading Comprehension > This station taught parents how to read with their children to enhance comprehension. I provided a guide for before, during, and after reading specific to a story that I provided time for them to read . . . but with the understanding that the same structure should be applied to other fiction reads. > > Station 3: Summer Reading > Here, students and parents worked together to come up with three summer reading goals. If 2 of the 3 goals are met and the goal sheet is returned at the beginning of next year, those students names will be put in a drawing for a Hastings gift card. Students also made a bookmark at the center and received a list of recommended books for third graders. > > If you have additional questions or ideas for how I could improve my Parent University please feel free to ask/share. > > > Whitney Hamilton, Third Grade > Kit Carson Elementary > 450 Tates Creek Road > Richmond, KY 40475 > > [email protected] > 859-624-4525 > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Carmen Abaraham > Sent: Tue 3/24/2009 12:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] reading workshops > > > > Hello my name is Carmen Abraham, and I am currently a student at Wayne State University enrolled in a reading comprehension class. My question is: "Our school is planning on a comprehension workshop for the parents. Should reading workshops be mandatory for parents so they are able to better help their children become independent thinkers and learners? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make this a successful event? Has anyone ever done this in their school, what works and what doesn't work?" > > Carmen > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live(tm) SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_032009 _______________________________________________ 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: 8 Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:31:06 -0400 From: "Carrie Kotula" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshops To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <b0a1e7fd08cab841b4a8451106edb92d021e1...@bcss-email.bufordcityschools.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I was not able to open the attachment, is there something specific I need to do? Carrie Kotula Third Grade Teacher Buford Academy Building Community Serving Students ________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of Hamilton, Whitney Sent: Fri 3/27/2009 4:07 PM To: MOSAIC Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshops Document for parents to use to increase reading comprehension. Whitney Hamilton 3rd Grade Teacher Kit Carson Elementary NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained and transmitted within this e-mail is confidential. It is intended only for the individual or entity designated in the recipient line. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, use of, or reliance upon, the information contained and transmitted within this e-mail, by or to anyone, other than the designated recipient, is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify a representative of Madison County School District. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carmen Matsuura Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:44 PM To: MOSAIC Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshops What a great idea! I had the same questions as Karen....willing to share notes passed out? Thank you for sharing. > Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:12:58 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading workshops > > I just held a Parent University for my classroom last night. I covered fluency, reading comprehension (before, during, and after strategies: predicting, connecting, questioning), and summer reading. > > Station 1: Fluency > I assessed each student's WCPM and overall fluency and then shared with the student and parent how the score ranked with norms for 3rd graders at this time of the year. I also shared with parents a list of tips for increasing fluency as well as additional information about what fluency is. > > Station 2: Reading Comprehension > This station taught parents how to read with their children to enhance comprehension. I provided a guide for before, during, and after reading specific to a story that I provided time for them to read . . . but with the understanding that the same structure should be applied to other fiction reads. > > Station 3: Summer Reading > Here, students and parents worked together to come up with three summer reading goals. If 2 of the 3 goals are met and the goal sheet is returned at the beginning of next year, those students names will be put in a drawing for a Hastings gift card. Students also made a bookmark at the center and received a list of recommended books for third graders. > > If you have additional questions or ideas for how I could improve my Parent University please feel free to ask/share. > > > Whitney Hamilton, Third Grade > Kit Carson Elementary > 450 Tates Creek Road > Richmond, KY 40475 > > [email protected] > 859-624-4525 > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Carmen Abaraham > Sent: Tue 3/24/2009 12:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] reading workshops > > > > Hello my name is Carmen Abraham, and I am currently a student at Wayne State University enrolled in a reading comprehension class. My question is: "Our school is planning on a comprehension workshop for the parents. Should reading workshops be mandatory for parents so they are able to better help their children become independent thinkers and learners? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make this a successful event? Has anyone ever done this in their school, what works and what doesn't work?" > > Carmen > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live(tm) SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_032009 _______________________________________________ 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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