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by Carrie Schumacher
Mar 26, 2011
What do you use to test reading comprehension in your district for grades 6-8? We use the Edperformance Series (DACS), our State Test -Dakota-Step, and STAR Reading.
I'm just curious what other schools use.
I am looking for the 411 on Saxon Reading...is anyone using it? Why or Why not? I need the straight forward, good, bad....Thanks!
by Mark Pennington
Apr 2, 2011
Using Microsoft Word Autocorrects can be a terrific time-saver and help teachers be more prescriptive in their comments: Check out the link for the specifics.
I googled five senses activities and came upon this site. It not only has a great five senses unit with pictures, but it also has loads of reading ideas. When the teacher announced the closing of her site, A to Z took it over because they thought it had value. Take a look!
by Alexander White
Apr 13, 2011
I live in LA and teach at the Brentwood School. I teach English and Global Studies. I wanted to let you know I launched a social networking site for teens around the world to connect through poetry. It's called One Billion Poets --
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The goal is for teens around the world to post and discuss poetry related to the te...See MoreI live in LA and teach at the Brentwood School. I teach English and Global Studies. I wanted to let you know I launched a social networking site for teens around the world to connect through poetry. It's called One Billion Poets --
[link removed]
The goal is for teens around the world to post and discuss poetry related to the teenage experience in the 21st century (their hopes, dreams, burdens, joys, etc.) I am calling it one billion b/c there are about 1 billion teens in the world, so I believe that that means there are potentially one billion teen poets. Below, I am copying the about us page.
I am very excited as it's been only a month and people from 65 countries have been on site. I already have members from South Africa, England, Hong Kong, and the Bahamas. I have posted on numerous education and librarian listservs. It's been great as kids I don't know from the Bronx are connecting with each other.
I hope you enjoy and that you let your students know and encourage them to join. Please share with your colleagues and teacher friends all over.
Thank you so much.
Best, Alex Trivas
Approximately one billion people in the world are teenagers. Therefore, there are approximately one billion teenage poets in the world, young adults who can inspire and shape the world through their writing. Teenagers are often labeled as disaffected, disgruntled, and disengaged. However, we see numerous teens around the around the world striving to effect positive change. And frankly, if you are feeling a bit disaffected, that's okay too. The world is complex and tough, and it can be doubly so for teens. One elixir for the disillusionment and frustrations we face is the potency of poetry. Focusing on the four following prompts: Where I'm From, What I Carry, Why I Laugh, and What I Wish, One Billion Poets invites all aspiring poets to connect with each other and to share and reflect on each other's poems. We hope you will all see that although we certainly come from very diverse backgrounds-- sometimes extraordinarily different-- we all share many of the same dreams, burdens, loves, hopes, and emotions. Whether you live in Tunisia or Detroit, Moscow or Mexico City, we believe you all have something salient and beautiful to say about the teenage experience in the 21st century.
I wonder if anyone has any advice. Our district has hired a consultant to assist with revamping our RtI program. Her entire focus is upon using only AIMSweb to identify students requiring intervention. Therefore, we are having students who are careful readers falling into Tier 2 when teachers know they are not truly in need of intervention. In addi...See MoreI wonder if anyone has any advice. Our district has hired a consultant to assist with revamping our RtI program. Her entire focus is upon using only AIMSweb to identify students requiring intervention. Therefore, we are having students who are careful readers falling into Tier 2 when teachers know they are not truly in need of intervention. In addition, we have students who are accurate word callers, but have absolutely no clue about what they've read. The consultant has told us that we should only be servicing students with decoding issues. She specifically stated that "comprehension results from reading, but is not reading." Her rationale is that comprehension can be affected by a number of issues and unless one is able to determine exactly why a student has poor comprehension, such as a lack of background knowledge, there should be no intervention provided. I am not in agreement, however I could use some help in coming up with ideas to address this with her. Any help, advice, or research that I could use would be greatly appreciated.
We have testing next week...everyday, except Monday. My question is this: Do you go directly back "to the books", or do you allow your students a break by playing games of some sort?
........and I'm scared to death but excited about this new adventure. Somebody, help calm me down. Where do I start? Any advice or ideas for the begining of the year would help tremendously. What's the best and the worst of dealing with kids that age? Thnx in advance!
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