Thank you so much Rene for the wonderful suggestions. Sent from my Windows Phone
-----Original Message----- From: Renee Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 3:07 PM To: [email protected]; Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading strategies/skills question > And I would add.... read "Radical Reflections" by Mem Fox. > > Renee > > > On May 28, 2011, at 12:25 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi there! >> I definitely agree with Renee. Absolutely! I would recommend that >> you read: >> >> 1. The Daily Five >> by the Two Sisters and >> The Daily Cafe book, >> also by the Two Sisters >> >> 2. The Comprehension Toolkit by Harvey and Goudvis >> >> 3. Strategies that Work >> by Harvey and Goudvis >> >> 4. Reading with Meaning >> by Debbie Miller >> >> Hope this helps! Some "light" summer reading for you as you lay out >> by the pool. >> >> Judy >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Renee <[email protected]> >> Sender: [email protected] >> Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 12:03:14 >> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email >> Group<[email protected]> >> Reply-To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading strategies/skills question >> >> Evelia, >> >> I think teaching good reading strategies leads to good reading >> skills. Having said that, I have to say I am in support of looking at >> the reading process as a holistic process which can't effectively be >> separated into discrete parts. >> >> A long way to say to teach them simultaneously..... strategies as an >> overall approach, and isolated skills in minilessons. >> >> Renee >> >> >> On May 28, 2011, at 8:19 AM, evelia cadet wrote: >> >>> >>> This is my second year teaching and I love it. I teach reading in >>> 4th grade and I've been researching about the best and most >>> efficient ways to teach reading. At first I did not understand the >>> difference between reading strategies and reading skills. >>> Eventually I learned that the reading strategies equip the children >>> to become good readers. On the other hand, the reading skills are >>> abilities shown by good readers. I hope I am making sense. Please >>> correct me if I am wrong. I am writing this email because I want >>> to learn. >>> >>> Now, I have noticed that the reading teachers at my school place a >>> lot of emphasis on the reading skills. When students come to me, >>> they are able to figure out reading skills especially on a >>> standarized test. However, they have not clue about reading >>> strategies. They are not making connections, visualizing or >>> questioning as they read, etc. >>> I want my students to become good readers and love to read, no just >>> to pass a test. >>> >>> So, here is my question (that was a long introduction), WHAT WOULD >>> AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO TEACH MY STUDENTS THE READING STRATEGIES AND >>> SKILLS? MAYBE TEACHING ALL THE STRATEGIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE >>> YEAR AND THEN MOVE TO THE SKILLS? OR TEACHING THEM BOTH >>> SIMULTANEOUSLY? MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE? >>> >>> Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. >>> >>> Evelia >>> >>> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 18:18:05 -0400 >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] boys and reading and political climate >>>> >>>> I feel so sorry for the teachers in Wisconsin until I remember >>>> that I am a teacher in Florida...with a son going into third >>>> grade..UGH! From, Mena >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. >>>> Florida Atlantic University >>>> Dept. of Teaching and Learning >>>> College of Education >>>> 2912 College Ave. ES 214 >>>> Davie, FL 33314 >>>> Phone: 954-236-1070 >>>> Fax: 954-236-1050 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Margy Hillman <[email protected]> >>>> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Fri, May 27, 2011 9:49 am >>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] boys and reading and political climate >>>> >>>> >>>> a friend of mine sent me this link yesterday -- thought you might >>>> be able to use >>>> >>>> it. >>>> here's to fighting the good fight! >>>> margy >>>> >>>> >>>> Panel Finds Few Learning Gains From Testing Movement >>>> http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/05/26/33academy.h30.html? >>>> tkn=WMZFS%2FW96v61G219atrR%2F52%2BF7dt13KpDqLj&cmp=clp-edweek >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Kay Kuenzl-Stenerson <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Fri, May 27, 2011 5:29:16 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] boys and reading and political climate >>>> >>>> Good Morning! I found *Reading Don't Fix No Chevys *an eye opening >>>> book. >>>> It is a study with High School students but it give a great >>>> perspective on >>>> boy's interests and their reading habits. Also, I am from >>>> Wisconsin and we >>>> are facing some disturbing legilations pushing more testing in 3rd >>>> grade >>>> modeled after Florida and of course the whole teacher - public >>>> employee >>>> bashing. I have started to pay a lot of attention to what is >>>> happening and >>>> gotten vocal. The only way to fight these ill informed bills is to >>>> get as >>>> much information as possible and to be vocal to the legilators, >>>> with friends >>>> and acquaintances who may not have access to information, and to >>>> vote. This >>>> won't go away unless teachers in the trenches who really know what >>>> is at >>>> stake speak up and fight. It has been a very tiring 4 months in >>>> Wisconsin, >>>> but I know our schools and students are at risk of losing out. It >>>> may even >>>> mean the end of public education as we know it. I urge all of you >>>> to jump >>>> in! >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 11:00 AM, <mosaic- >>>> [email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>>>> >>>>> http://mail.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: Billionaire's Boy's Clubs are financing "grassroots >>>>> movements" (Sally Thomas) >>>>> 2. Re: Your thoughts needed- (Renee) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> - >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Message: 1 >>>>> Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 13:07:33 -0700 >>>>> From: Sally Thomas <[email protected]> >>>>> To: mosaic listserve <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Billionaire's Boy's Clubs are financing >>>>> "grassroots movements" >>>>> Message-ID: <ca02af95.701a%[email protected]> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for posting this Mena. I know many teachers who are giving >>>>> their >>>>> all >>>>> in classrooms, who have families who also need them. But then >>>>> they don't >>>>> exactly have time to keep up with this big picture of the coming >>>>> storm. It >>>>> takes time to listen/read it all. I know because I feel a great >>>>> need to >>>>> but >>>>> I've been known as an extreme workaholic. Part of the issue is >>>>> that I try >>>>> to read aboutt issues from all sides, from many sources. I hate >>>>> "sound >>>>> bites" and don't want to be narrow minded myself. >>>>> >>>>> Susan Ohanian has been a long long time advocate for children and >>>>> teachers >>>>> and activists in keeping us informed about what is going on. Her >>>>> web site >>>>> is an incredible resource for all of su. >>>>> >>>>> Sally >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 5/25/11 6:49 AM, "Mena" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> More on the Billionaire's Boy's Clubs and Gates >>>>>> http://susanohanian.org/show_research.php?id=419 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. >>>>>> Florida Atlantic University >>>>>> Dept. of Teaching and Learning >>>>>> College of Education >>>>>> 2912 College Ave. ES 214 >>>>>> Davie, FL 33314 >>>>>> Phone: 954-236-1070 >>>>>> Fax: 954-236-1050 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Message: 2 >>>>> Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 07:46:36 -0700 >>>>> From: Renee <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" >>>>> <[email protected]>, [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Your thoughts needed- >>>>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed >>>>> >>>>> I tend to agree with Elisa on this and would also tend to leave him >>>>> alone, AND I would "make available" other books with topics >>>>> related to >>>>> sharks if I happened to come along them. I wouldn't push them, just >>>>> have them "visible" near the sharks books. For example, books about >>>>> other fishes, or the ocean, or the food chain, whatever. >>>>> >>>>> And I might randomly ask him questions like "How are sharks like >>>>> people?" or "Are there other fish who have to keep swimming or they >>>>> will sink?" or whatever. Not push the questions, but just ask in an >>>>> idle, offhand way. >>>>> >>>>> Renee >>>>> >>>>> On May 25, 2011, at 4:26 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Judy, >>>>>> Though it may be frustrating to have this child read only about >>>>>> sharks >>>>>> (running out of books he can read, thinking he needs to be >>>>>> prepared >>>>>> for other reading demands in school) I would leave him alone. >>>>>> He is >>>>>> developing expertise on a topic that he is passionate about. Why >>>>>> squelch that? In time, he will develop other reading interests >>>>>> and the >>>>>> sharks will fall by the wayside. He is learning that reading is to >>>>>> find out about things we are interested in and that's >>>>>> important. He >>>>>> will hear other genres/topics when his teacher does read >>>>>> alouds. He >>>>>> can have his mom read books to him about sharks that are a >>>>>> stretch for >>>>>> him right now. And, IMHO, we should never make an instructional >>>>>> decision because of the perceived needs of the next grade level. >>>>>> Would >>>>>> this be an example of teaching to test for the next grade >>>>>> level? My >>>>>> best advice, again, is to leave the boy alone. >>>>>> Elisa >>>>>> Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: judy fiene <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sender: [email protected] >>>>>> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 08:44:04 >>>>>> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email >>>>>> Group<[email protected]> >>>>>> Reply-To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: [MOSAIC] Your thoughts needed- >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> I did a presentation last night for a PTA group. My focus was on >>>>>> how >>>>>> to get >>>>>> your kids excited about reading. One mother had a question that >>>>>> stumped me. >>>>>> She stated that her eight year old son enjoys reading, but he's >>>>>> very >>>>>> specific about what he likes to read. He will only read books >>>>>> about >>>>>> sharks. >>>>>> He's been like this for a couple of years now. He can't seem to >>>>>> get >>>>>> enough >>>>>> books on this topic. She stated that the librarian at her local >>>>>> library is >>>>>> running out of book selections that are at his reading level. She >>>>>> doesn't >>>>>> want to squelch his passion for reading, but she also wants him >>>>>> to be >>>>>> prepared for books he may not want to read but needs to read for >>>>>> school. I'm >>>>>> curious to know your thoughts. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it >>>>> within himself." >>>>> ~ Galileo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> End of Mosaic Digest, Vol 57, Issue 26 >>>>> ************************************** >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kay Kuenzl-Stenerson >>>> Literacy Coach >>>> Merrill Middle School >>>> >>>> *"Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more >>>> select, the >>>> more enjoyable." 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