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Reading/Spelling Ideas website

by arachgold

Oct 23, 2010

I came across this website while hunting around. It contains many resources for creative book reports, novel units, phonics study, holidays, etc. Some resources are free and some are available for a minimal cost.

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arachgold I just noticed that there is a free newsletter that teachers can receive. Resources are free for the first 5 days after a newsletter is sent. After that, they are available at a nominal charge. It is also possible to view past newsletters on the site.

Oct 23, 2010

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What is the name of this game?

by mandy

Oct 23, 2010

I saw this game a few years back, there were yellow and green plastic tiles with word parts, and a believe students flipped them over to make words (sort of like a matching game). I don't remember the name of this though!!! I'd love to buy it - does anyone know what its called or know something similar?

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maybe this is it--- On 10/23/10, mandy wrote: > I saw this game a few years back, there were yellow and > green plastic tiles with word parts, and a believe students > flipped them over to make words (sort of like a matching > game). I don't remember the name of this though!!! I'd > love to buy it - does anyone know what its called or know > somethin...See More

Oct 23, 2010

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mandy On 10/23/10, maybe this is it--- wrote: > On 10/23/10, mandy wrote: >> I saw this game a few years back, there were yellow and >> green plastic tiles with word parts, and a believe students >> flipped them over to make words (sort of like a matching >> game). I don't remember the name of this though!!! I'd >> love t...See More

Oct 25, 2010

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DRA/IRI

by Tara

Oct 24, 2010

I need to complete a DRA in my preschool classroom. Is this similar to Clay's Observation Survey? I am completing this for a college class and would like more information on DRAs.

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Grammer help needed re: simple predicates

by AGC

Oct 25, 2010

Can the word 'not' be considered part of a simple predicate? For example, if the sentence is "He will not answer the phone," is the simple predicate "will answer" or is it "will not answer"? I didn't think 'not' could be part of a simple predicate because it is an adverb, but I seem to be in the minority at my elementary school site. Any enlightenm...See More

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GrammAR The simple predicate is the verb "will answer", and "not" is an adverb.

P.S. GrammAR

On 10/25/10, AGC wrote: > Can the word 'not' be considered part of a simple > predicate? For example, if the sentence is "He will not > answer the phone," is the simple predicate "will answer" or > is it "will not answer"? I didn't th...See More

Oct 25, 2010

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AGC I knew that! Sorry, I was in a hurry. I should have proofed my post, especially before submitting it to a chatboard for Language Arts! Thanks for your help.

On 10/25/10, GrammAR wrote: > The simple predicate is the verb "will answer", and "not" is > an adverb. > > P.S. GrammAR > > > On 10/25/10, AGC wrote: >> Ca...See More

Oct 25, 2010

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Main Idea

by Mark Pennington

Oct 25, 2010

Thought I'd post a nice article on what main idea is, what it is not, and how to teach it: [link removed].

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I need some ideas to put some zing into my reading lesson

by 4TH GRADE

Oct 26, 2010

I do not like to do the old "read and answer questions" type of lesson. I'm alway6s lookinhg for another way to teach reading. Would you please share ideas that I could use to put so life into my lessons.

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Mae in Texas It sounds like you are looking to get your kids actively engaged. You can do that by modeling and providing a short reading activity that students do together. This also allows you to assess before sending kids off to read on their own. In my classroom we do lots of reading, talking about reading, and responding to reading. You can respond through ...See More

Oct 28, 2010

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Nicole Schaben For the past 10 years as a reading specialist, I've found Linda Hoyt's reading instruction resources to be the most helpful when looking to broaden reading response activities. Linda Hoyt has many years of experience teaching in elementary classrooms. She has also worked as a reading specialist, a staff developer, a curriculum specialist, and is cu...See More

Nov 4, 2010

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Pull Up Your Writing Shorts

by Mae in Texas

Oct 26, 2010

I have to take "authentic" writing grades every week. Since it can take a few weeks for kids to go through the writing process with whatever project they are working on, I devised a way to get a grade, and see how they are progressing. Just wanted to share an example... Mae

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Picture

by Jan

Oct 27, 2010

I am looking for a hand drawn poster that I have seen several times online; now that I want to see it again I can't find it. It is a picture of a face and brain. The brain is overgrown and shows what we do as good readers. Anybody know the website it is on? Thanks.

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Nicole S. Jan,

I was on somewhat of a similar search last year for a bulletin board outside our reading intervention department. I wanted two large pictures of the brain that compared the BEFORE of a dyslexic brain with little reading intervention in a whole classroom setting and then the AFTER of the same brain a year later when scientifically base...See MoreJan,

I was on somewhat of a similar search last year for a bulletin board outside our reading intervention department. I wanted two large pictures of the brain that compared the BEFORE of a dyslexic brain with little reading intervention in a whole classroom setting and then the AFTER of the same brain a year later when scientifically based research methods were implemented an hour each school day by a reading specialist for a year.

It is a landmark study (Fletcher, Kent State Univ.?), but finding good pictures of the actual brain scans were non- existant. So, I took my own brain scans from a recent MRI and duplicated the graphic of the before and after brains from the actual study (color highlights, labels). Lots of work but it sure sent the message. We had lots of parents sign their kid up for intervention and I'd like to think the bulletin board helped with that.

A brain does not "grow" as we become good readers, we just use more of it from different areas. A picture of an overgrown brain is not the right visual to help students understand what goes on in the brain when learning to read or understand what they read.

While in LindaMood training, I was taught how to model to children what areas of the brain are activated as we become more independent readers. When they first start the program, we tell them that they need remedial help because they have been only using one part of the brain, which hasn't worked for them so far. We reassure that, through multisensory methods, more areas of the brain will become stimulated and aid in memory. It really puts the kids as ease because they suddenly realize that there is a glimmar of hope because now they have somewhat of an understanding about their own brain and how that they are going to use it to help them.

If you want to read the study or see the PET scan (brain) graphics from the study, send me an e-mail.

On 10/27/10, Jan wrote: > I am looking for a hand drawn poster that I have seen > several times online; now that I want to see it again I > can't find it. It is a picture of a face and brain. The > brain is overgrown and shows what we do as good readers. > Anybody know the website it is on? Thanks.

Nov 4, 2010

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Overcoming Dyslexia? I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but Sally Shawitz in Overcoming Dyslexia has several MRIs.

On 11/04/10, Nicole S. wrote: > Jan, > > I was on somewhat of a similar search last year for a > bulletin board outside our reading intervention department. > I wanted two large pictures of the brain that compared the...See MoreI don't know if this is what you are looking for, but Sally Shawitz in Overcoming Dyslexia has several MRIs.

On 11/04/10, Nicole S. wrote: > Jan, > > I was on somewhat of a similar search last year for a > bulletin board outside our reading intervention department. > I wanted two large pictures of the brain that compared the > BEFORE of a dyslexic brain with little reading intervention > in a whole classroom setting and then the AFTER of the same > brain a year later when scientifically based research methods > were implemented an hour each school day by a reading > specialist for a year. > > It is a landmark study (Fletcher, Kent State Univ.?), but > finding good pictures of the actual brain scans were non- > existant. So, I took my own brain scans from a recent MRI > and duplicated the graphic of the before and after brains > from the actual study (color highlights, labels). Lots of > work but it sure sent the message. We had lots of parents > sign their kid up for intervention and I'd like to think the > bulletin board helped with that. > > A brain does not "grow" as we become good readers, we just > use more of it from different areas. A picture of an > overgrown brain is not the right visual to help students > understand what goes on in the brain when learning to read or > understand what they read. > > While in LindaMood training, I was taught how to model to > children what areas of the brain are activated as we become > more independent readers. When they first start the program, > we tell them that they need remedial help because they have > been only using one part of the brain, which hasn't worked > for them so far. We reassure that, through multisensory > methods, more areas of the brain will become stimulated and > aid in memory. It really puts the kids as ease because they > suddenly realize that there is a glimmar of hope because now > they have somewhat of an understanding about their own brain > and how that they are going to use it to help them. > > If you want to read the study or see the PET scan (brain) > graphics from the study, send me an e-mail. > > > On 10/27/10, Jan wrote: >> I am looking for a hand drawn poster that I have seen >> several times online; now that I want to see it again I >> can't find it. It is a picture of a face and brain. The >> brain is overgrown and shows what we do as good readers. >> Anybody know the website it is on? Thanks.

Nov 6, 2010

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