I am interested in using response journals in my middle school language arts classroom. Has anyone found success with this? How do you incorporate them? Are they effective? How do students react?
I am looking for some cursive writing resources. I am not he best at writing very strait, so I like to use overhead sheets that are lined to demonstrate the letter of the day with the students. I am looking for some downloads that I can create my own overheads that might have the lines for correct spacing and the letters to trace at first. One of the examples my teacher handbook uses is a treehouse approach, has anyone heard of this?
On 11/23/05, Lori wrote: > I am looking for some cursive writing resources. I am not > he best at writing very strait, so I like to use overhead > sheets that are lined to demonstrate the letter of the day > with the students. I am looking for some downloads that I > can create my own overheads that might have the lines for > correct spacing and the letters to trace at first. One of > the examples my teacher handbook uses is a treehouse > approach, has anyone heard of this? > > Thanks > Lori Tx
Lori,
Look up Handwriting Without Tears. It is the best program I used in 37 years of teaching. It has teacher pages that would help with what you need. It is also very inexpensive!!
On 12/03/05, Jan wrote: > On 11/23/05, Lori wrote: >> I am looking for some cursive writing resources. I am not >> he best at writing very strait, so I like to use overhead >> sheets that are lined to demonstrate the letter of the day >> with the students. I am looking for some downloads that I >> can create my own overheads that might have the lines for >> correct spacing and the letters to trace at first. One of >> the examples my teacher handbook uses is a treehouse >> approach, has anyone heard of this? >> >> Thanks >> Lori Tx > > > Lori, > > Look up Handwriting Without Tears. It is the best program I > used in 37 years of teaching. It has teacher pages that > would help with what you need. It is also very inexpensive!! > > Jan
melissaOn 11/23/05, Marlena wrote: > Hello there. I'm a grade four teacher. I'm looking for a > free script for The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Could you > help me out? > > Marlena
On 11/26/05, Audrey Norman wrote: > I am tutoring a 3rd grader who is reading at a first grade > level. I am very interested in strategy's to help him become > a stronger reader. > > Thank you, > Audrey
Dear Audrey, Are you familiar with Phono-Graphix? It is a wonderful decoding program!! Please e-mail me at snussbaumrc@hotmail for more information. Thanks!! Sheryl Nussbaum
What do you think about Poe's First person point of view in "Tell Tale Heart?" do you think this strengthened the plot or weakened it? Is the suspense just enough or could it have done a better job of keeping you on the edge? Why do you feel that he gave himself away in the end? Thanks for the feedback!
1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. 4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. 5. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They're old hat) 6. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration. Don't confuse assonance with alliteration. 7. Be more or less specific. 8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary. 9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies. 10. No sentence fragments. 11. Contractions aren't necessary and shouldn't be used. 12. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos. 13. Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous. 14. One should NEVER generalize. 15. Comparisons are as bad as cliches. 16. Don't use no double negatives. 17. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc. 18. One-word sentences? Eliminate. 19. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake. 20. The passive voice is to be ignored. 21. Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas. 22. Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice. 23. Kill all exclamation points!!! 24. Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them. 25. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth shaking ideas. 26. Use the apostrophe in it's proper place and omit it when its not needed. 27. Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." 28. If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: Resist hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly. 29. Puns are for children, not groan readers. 30. Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms. 31. Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed. 32. Who needs rhetorical questions? 33. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement. And finally... 34. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
Hi, I am a student who is pursuing a degree in Elementary Eduaction. I am currently doing observation hours at a local Elementary school. I have worked with the students in First Grade on the Accelerated Reading Program on the computer and was wondering how many school use this and what they think of it. Thanks!
We use the Accelerated Reader program in our school pretty extensively in 2nd - 6th grades. We have AR assemblies to recognize students who have met their AR goal. We have also had competitions among classes to see who could read the most words (based on the AR tests taken).
I used it when I taught 5th grade and think it is useful in encouraging some kids to read more and perhaps makes them more careful readers because they want to pass the quiz. It is also a quick way to assess student comprehension (but it in no way gives you a complete picture of their reading ability). I have not used it with my first grade class. I'm not sure it would be worth the time it would take from other instructional/assessment tasks to use it with 1st graders (5th graders were pretty self-sufficient in using the program).
On 11/29/05, Christina wrote: > Hi, I am a student who is pursuing a degree in Elementary > Eduaction. I am currently doing observation hours at a local > Elementary school. I have worked with the students in First > Grade on the Accelerated Reading Program on the computer and > was wondering how many school use this and what they think > of it. Thanks!
I need some advice and I am hoping that maybe one of you can help. I graduated college in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and broadcasting. I am still at the same office I have worked at for about the past 3 years. I am 29 now and at this point in my life I am really looking for a new more meaningful career path. I never meant to stay in the business realm and my mind keeps going back to education for some reason. I think it is because I have done volunteer work with children before and really enjoyed it. I am seriously considering the Master of Ed in Reading program at NSU. I have narrowed my search down to this program and a few others that also involve education. My main question is how do you know if the education field is right for you? Are there any signs or qualities in myself that I should be looking for? What made all of you decide that this was the right field for you? I could just use some advice and would appreciate it.
I need some advice and I am hoping some of you can help. I graduated college in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and broadcasting. I am still working at the same office I have been at for about the past 3 years. I never meant to stay in the business realm and at this point in my life I am really looking for a more meaningful career. My minds keeps going back to education, probably because I enjoy school so much myself and I like the idea of working with children. Next year I know I will be entering graduate school and I am seriously considering a Master of Ed in Reading program. I think teaching is probably one of the most challenging jobs out there and so I am not going to make this decision without some thought. My main question is how do you know teaching reading, or just teaching in general, is right for you? Are there some signs or qualities that I should be looking for in myself? How did all of you decide that this is what you wanted to do? I could really use some advice and I appreciate your help.
On 11/23/05, Lori wrote:
> I am looking for some cursive writing resources. I am not
> he best at writing very strait, so I like to use overhead
> sheets that are lined to demonstrate the letter of the day
> with the students. I am looking for some downloads that I
> can create my own over...See More