We are going to try Scope magazines this year for our struggling and reluctant readers. The articles are relevant and contemporary (mixed with more traditional reading) which is the first step in getting past their lack of motivation. I have used them in the past with low-level HS readers and they worked well. I think they are appropriate for MS as well.
jean ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 12:00:09 PM Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 48, Issue 9 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. Magazines (kimberlee hannan) 2. Re: Magazines (Sally Thomas) 3. Re: Magazines ([email protected]) 4. Re: Magazines (Tricia Guest) 5. Re: Magazines (Sherry R Elmore) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:36:39 -0700 From: kimberlee hannan <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Subject: [MOSAIC] Magazines Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, all, When you are looking for current expository articles (any genre) to pull for kids for reading and writing opportunities, what magazines/newspapers do you pull from? I teach middle school and have struggling readers, both in interest and experience. -- Kim ------- K. Hannan 7th CORE Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [email protected] ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:50:12 -0700 From: Sally Thomas <[email protected]> To: mosaic listserve <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Magazines Message-ID: <c88a1d14.153e%[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Try Cobblestone publishers. Three magazines, one for world cultures, one for US> history, and one for classics (greek, Roman etc.) They are aimed at grades 5 - 8. Issues are themed on a topic under the umbrella of each mag series. You can back order. Each issues has approx 6 articles plus extras. I used them for lit circles, using one for whole class modeling, then had groups report on other articles in issue (mapping, using lit circle roles, etc.) They are great for social studies topics. Sally On 8/12/10 4:36 PM, "kimberlee hannan" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, all, > When you are looking for current expository articles (any genre) to pull for > kids for reading and writing opportunities, what magazines/newspapers do you > pull from? I teach middle school and have struggling readers, both in > interest and experience. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:26:39 +0000 (UTC) From: [email protected] To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Magazines Message-ID: <1136306098.1396075.1281709599676.javamail.r...@sz0127a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I've bounced around for years on the topic of magazines, from individual to class sets. I've subscribed to Nat'l Geo for Kids, SI for Kids, Ranger Rick--and often found kids 'read' only the pictures. So I let the subscriptions lapse. We chose a class set of Nat'l Geo Explorer for the last few years; it's visually stunning and has excellent and engaging articles--but the articles are long. To use them for modeling and groupwork was tough because of their length (and the kids wanted to read to the end). I tested 1 issue of Scholastic News last year and it actually was better: short articles but still appealing to kids--and I could easily model with them (and SN is what Harvey and Goudvis used for Strategies That Work). So I'm going with a class set of Scholastic News this year and keeping my fingers crossed. I get lots of good articles elsewhere (newspapers, magazines, Comprehension Toolkit, etc.) but I don't want to spend time/paper running off copies for the kids, so I'm going to try Scholastic News this year. We'll see. Judy ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:12:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Tricia Guest <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Magazines Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I use National Geographic Explorer Magazines (not the NG for Kids, rather one specifically designed for classroom use).? You can order it at two different levels - pioneer for 2/3 grade, and pathfinder for 4/5 grade - and the topics and photos are the same.? There is another for middle school, but I think the topics are different than the other two.? The teacher's manual has a bunch of teaching ideas and activities, and?each month the publishers create features on their website.? ? A subscription is 8 issues (I think) and about $3/kid.? The topics are mostly science and social studies and my students love to read them (and, probably more so, looking at the amazing photographs).? --- On Thu, 8/12/10, kimberlee hannan <[email protected]> wrote: From: kimberlee hannan <[email protected]> Subject: [MOSAIC] Magazines To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 6:36 PM Hi, all, When you are looking for current expository articles (any genre) to pull for kids for reading and writing opportunities, what magazines/newspapers do you pull from?? I teach middle school and have struggling readers, both in interest and experience. -- Kim ------- K. Hannan 7th CORE Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.? ~Author Unknown [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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, 13 Aug 2010 07:14:42 -0400 From: "Sherry R Elmore" <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Magazines Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" You MUST sign up for izzit.org and subscribe to receive their daily current event lesson. No cost! And so much you'll love!! Sherry Elmore Curriculum Coach Chatham Middle School 2025 S. 2nd Ave. Ext. Siler City, NC 27344 (919) 663-2414 _____ From: kimberlee hannan [mailto:[email protected]] To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group [mailto:[email protected]], [email protected] Sent: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:36:39 -0400 Subject: [MOSAIC] Magazines Hi, all, When you are looking for current expository articles (any genre) to pull for kids for reading and writing opportunities, what magazines/newspapers do you pull from? I teach middle school and have struggling readers, both in interest and experience. -- Kim ------- K. Hannan 7th CORE Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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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