Hi Laurie, It depends on what grade, (I think 3rd could do this) but I tried assigning equal groups to a genre. (Of course, you have to teach them about genre first.) Then I lined the front of the room with boxes labeled on the front with the genre. Whenever I had 5-10 minutes we sorted books. I handed each group about 10 books to place in the proper genre box. Then the students in charge checked the box for accuracy. It didn't work perfectly, but that was the best system so far. I have hundreds of book, and at least it got them basically separated. I, of course, still need to fine tune the organization, since I want to further divide them. (Family, Animal Characters, Citizenship, etc) Hope that helps. Debbie
________________________________ From: Laurie Tandy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 5:18:47 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Organizing Books Hi Everyone, Does anyone have a day-to-day plan for having students help organize the classroom library at the beginning of the year? ?I have tried it before but it ended up in a chaotic mess.? Thanks, Laurie Third Grade Petaluma, CA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 4:09 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] literacy grants Kristine....this is the Mosaic listserv...about Fountas and Pinnell... I have used the Fountas and Pinnell benchmark system for the past two years.? (In the past I have used the DRA and Rigby.)? I find it to be easy to administer and the results are quite accurate.? The texts for each level offer one for fiction and one for non-fiction.? The books were written specifically to the expectations of both Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell.? They personally oversaw each text to be sure that they represented what they felt was appropriate and interesting for the reader at each level.? The topics and characters of the books are diverse and the kids find them interesting.? After each reading, there is a series of questions that are broken down into 2-3 sections depending upon the reading level.? For example, the early levels only have two sections, while the higher levels?have 3?sections.? The reading results offer not only decoding and?comprehension but identify fluency and error rate.? There is another section where the reader can reply in writing to a short prompt connected to the text.? This is?not necessary to level a student, however.? You might want to contact Heinemann to see if you could get a sample package.? I know that they have materials to preview this assessment. From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 7:02 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] literacy grants I will research university /school collaborations:) Dr. M. -----Original Message----- From: Kristine Roseo <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 5:38 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] literacy grants I am a new reading coach and would like to find some grants for supplemental materials and possibly create a resource room. If anyone has any ideas let me know. Your partner in education, Kristine Roseo, M.Ed. Reading Coach Calusa Elementary (561) 989-7500 ----------------------------------------- Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. _______________________________________________ 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. Stay cool with this summer's hottest movies. Moviefone brings you trailers, celebrities, movie showtimes and tickets! _______________________________________________ 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.
