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Writing intervention--how to I track progress? Help w/ data!

by Confused w/ RTI

Sep 17, 2009

Our team of 7th grade teachers is responsible for targeting a group of about 15 students who performed poorly on the written portion of ISATs (Illinois Standards Achievement Test).

We need to come up with a way to pre-assess them, create an intervention, and track progress. We're confused because there are so many different forms of writi...See More

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Christina On 9/17/09, Confused w/ RTI wrote: > What form of writing are they tested on for your achievement tests? If they are tested in a certain genre I would work on that genre. Do you use 6-trait? We have a state exam for writing at grades 4,8,and 11 and they are scored on 6-trait writing. Sooo, you could: 1)find out what genre they will be expected t...See More

Sep 25, 2009

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cheap and quick ways to get a lexile level

by Martha in MN

Sep 21, 2009

I'm teaching high school students with LD who have comprehension problems. I want to get a lexile level on each student, but my district is too cheap to let me give the NWEA testing for kids this age. Any hints on how to find an informal lexile score for each student?

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RTI Program

by Larinda

Sep 22, 2009

We are looking for a program to use with our second grade RTI kids. Some of the other programs used in our district include Road to the Code, Read Naturally, K-Pals, etc.. Does anyone have any recommendations? (This is for paraprofessionals to use working with small groups.)

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Jennifer LaRosee What is your focus with the kids - phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, comprehension, basic writing, fluency? You would need a different approach for each area.

On 9/22/09, Larinda wrote: > We are looking for a program to use with our second grade > RTI kids. Some of the other programs used in our district > include Road to t...See More

Sep 23, 2009

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Theme vs. Lesson Learned

by Tricia

Sep 23, 2009

What would you say is the difference between theme and lesson learned. Is the lesson learned a lesson that the CHARACTER learned throughout the story and the thme is the author's message/lesson to the READER???

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Shannon Stone I find that students can see the difference when I present a lesson learned as a directive of sorts, as in "Don't take something that doesn't belong to you." On the other hand, I present theme as a truth about life, such as, "Parents can only hold onto their children for a finite period of time."

The former, lesson learned, tells someone h...See More

Sep 25, 2009

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ryan On 9/23/09, Teri wrote: > I teach my students that theme is the life lesson, or lesson > about human nature, that the story teaches. > > Not sure what you mean by lesson learned. > > On 9/23/09, Tricia wrote: >> What would you say is the difference between theme and >> lesson learned. Is the lesson learned a lesson tha...See More

Oct 4, 2012

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Celebrity readers

by Tricia

Sep 23, 2009

Hello! A few years ago, I used a site that had Lou Diamond Philips reading The Polar Express to first and second graders. I used a video screen and all the students got to listen/see him read the book.

I cannot remember the site. I am looking for a site that might have a celebrity reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar, for Read For The Reco...See More

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Andrea I'm not sure it's the same site, but I stumbled on [link removed]...

On 9/23/09, Tricia wrote: > Hello! A few years ago, I used a site that had Lou Diamond > Philips reading The Polar Express to first and second > graders. I used a video screen and all the students got to > listen/see him read the book. > > I cannot remem...See More

Oct 5, 2009

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How do we get them to enjoy reading?

by Hermione

Sep 24, 2009

How do you convince reluctant readers (some of whom may be reluctant because they are remedial) that once they get it, reading is like watching a movie in your head and very enjoyable? How do you make them see that it is way more than decoding the words? I saw a few 7th graders in a classroom who were sitting there with the books in their hands but...See More

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Jo Ahh, but Hermione, reading is not like watching a movie in one's head for all readers. There are a fair number children who cannot translate the words into pictures in their heads. Some are not visual thinkers for much of anything, some just can't turn the words into a picture even though they might be highly visual in many other ways.

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Sep 25, 2009

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vet teacher I think of it like this - let's say you had a huge boot you had to wear on one foot. How much would you enjoy running? Likely not much. How much would you enjoy a brisk walk? Or walking at all if when you did it, you had to haul around this big boot? Your statement of 'once they get it' confuses me. Once they get what? The phoenetic code? Reading f...See More

Sep 27, 2009

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Teachers (Grades 1-5) Needed for 20-min Online Study

by Doctoral Student

Sep 29, 2009

Hi Teachers,

I am looking for teachers (Grades 1-5) to participate in a 20-min online study for my dissertation. I am almost finished collecting data but I need 7 more teachers to participate. The study will examine how teachers evaluate school-based consultation services for students with reading difficulties.

To participate in...See More

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ELA centers for low level Mid/High school

by cjode

Sep 30, 2009

I am creating centers for our Mid/High school ELA classes and our reading block. We use the Language! curriculum in our reading block so the lessons could be on phonemic awareness, word recognition and spelling, vocabulary, grammar, listening and reading comprehension and speaking and writing.

Does anyone know of some good books with great...See More

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Word attack strategies (book)

by Stephen

Oct 2, 2009

Hi,

I was wondering if there is a good book for word attack strategies that i can use for my guided reading lessons. I use the book "Reading with Meaning" for my comprehension lessons, which is fantastic. I am looking for a similar book that focuses on word attack. Any suggestions will be helpful.

Stephen

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Rod On 10/07/09, Stephen wrote: > Thanks! Just what i was looking for! > Glad to hear that Stephen. By the way, feel free to email me with any questions you might have as you try it. And please let me know how it goes, if you have the time to do so. Good luck.

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Oct 8, 2009

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Trulyreader Rod, You can also get the book First Aid for Readers as an e-book that has tons of strategies. Sometimes you will want more ideas.

On 10/08/09, Rod wrote: > On 10/07/09, Stephen wrote: >> Thanks! Just what i was looking for! >> > Glad to hear that Stephen. By the way, feel free to email me with > any questions you mig...See More

Oct 28, 2009

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