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I am looking for someone familiar with the TAKS test. I
am an 8th grade Reading teacher, and my school has not
provided me with many resources. The TAKS test is coming
up and I would like to know if anyone knows of a
curriculum or any other resources that might help in
preparing for this state test.
by Lawana Jones
Jan 9, 2006
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I am looking for Harcourt 5th grade Reading and Science
books and I was wondering if any one knows where I can find
them cheap? I am also looking for a number of other 5th
grade books and I was wondering if you know of a site that I
can find the at a discount price.
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how do i write love in italin..
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I have one high school reading class (the rest are jr.
high). All my classes are there because they did not do
well on their state test. So I HAVE to teach test stuff,
there's no way around it.
I'm finding that I am enjoying my jr. high classes much
more. There is more material for them, more to int...See More/blockquote>
I have one high school reading class (the rest are jr.
high). All my classes are there because they did not do
well on their state test. So I HAVE to teach test stuff,
there's no way around it.
I'm finding that I am enjoying my jr. high classes much
more. There is more material for them, more to interest
them.
I am completely OUT of ideas for my high schoolers! All
my 11th graders got to take a retake and almost all tested
out of my class (phew). Either I did something right, or
they hated my class so much they really tried hard, lol!
Anyway, the ones I have left (about 10 10th graders - only
1 11th grader in there now) are so bored! They are nice
kids, but they let it be known how bored they are. I know
I'm not there to cater to them, but I'm boring MYSELF up
there! I can't find any great materials, and don't know
how to engage the high schoolers.
When I started this job this year, I though the h.s. would
be my saving grace, but found myself hoping I only get
j.h. next year!
Any ideas or advice would be appreciated. All the high
school students have to work with are vocab. books,
Reader's Handbook (DULL!), and FCAT (standardized test)
books.
TYIA!
Teralee
/blockquote>
I have one high school reading class (the rest are jr.
high). All my classes are there because they did not do
well on their state test. So I HAVE to teach test stuff,
there's no way around it.
I'm finding that I am enjoying my jr. high classes much
more. There is more material for them, more to int...See More/blockquote>
I have one high school reading class (the rest are jr.
high). All my classes are there because they did not do
well on their state test. So I HAVE to teach test stuff,
there's no way around it.
I'm finding that I am enjoying my jr. high classes much
more. There is more material for them, more to interest
them.
I am completely OUT of ideas for my high schoolers! All
my 11th graders got to take a retake and almost all tested
out of my class (phew). Either I did something right, or
they hated my class so much they really tried hard, lol!
Anyway, the ones I have left (about 10 10th graders - only
1 11th grader in there now) are so bored! They are nice
kids, but they let it be known how bored they are. I know
I'm not there to cater to them, but I'm boring MYSELF up
there! I can't find any great materials, and don't know
how to engage the high schoolers.
When I started this job this year, I though the h.s. would
be my saving grace, but found myself hoping I only get
j.h. next year!
Any ideas or advice would be appreciated. All the high
school students have to work with are vocab. books,
Reader's Handbook (DULL!), and FCAT (standardized test)
books.
TYIA!
Teralee
by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen aka Dr. B.L.T.
Jan 13, 2006
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Free mp3 release announcement in honor of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
From: Dr. BLT Music (Royalty free)
Date: 1/13/06
Dr. BLT Music is pleased to announce the release of It Only
Hurts When I Cry (A Tribute To Martin Luther King Jr.), a
free mp3 release. Hear and download the song for free via ...See More/blockquote>
Free mp3 release announcement in honor of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
From: Dr. BLT Music (Royalty free)
Date: 1/13/06
Dr. BLT Music is pleased to announce the release of It Only
Hurts When I Cry (A Tribute To Martin Luther King Jr.), a
free mp3 release. Hear and download the song for free via
this link:
It Only Hurts When I Cry
Words and music by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT © 2005
[link removed]
Additionally, hear, and download for free, Dr. BLT's first
song to appear on the top 50 download charts, peaking at
#21 in December, a song that playfully challenges seasonal
stereotypes:
Black Santa
Words and music by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT © 2005
Performed by Dr. BLT ft. Michael C.
[link removed]
Finally, hear and download for free, Mr. Charles, Dr. BLT's
tribute to one of the greatest African-American artist of
all times:
Mr. Charles (A Tribute to Ray Charles)
Words and music by Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr. BLT © 2005
[link removed]
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My admin. is all but insisting on changes in the way we
teach reading, which has been very successful. I was
hired to build a program for our junior high 7 years ago,
and our scores have climbed ever since. However, for
reasons I am not aware of and cannot seem to get anyone to
tell me, this push is ther...See More/blockquote>
My admin. is all but insisting on changes in the way we
teach reading, which has been very successful. I was
hired to build a program for our junior high 7 years ago,
and our scores have climbed ever since. However, for
reasons I am not aware of and cannot seem to get anyone to
tell me, this push is there. They want us to do
Literature Circles and Reading Workshops. If we do them
as they are normally done, the kids have fought us as they
believe since they did them in elementary, they are too
old to do them now. We have found ways to incorporate the
parts into study units that our kids really seem to
enjoy.
The principal, for example, wants us to take no more than
a week to read a novel, yet the school has only purchased
30 copies. I just finished Finding Forrester, for
example, which has so many wonderful lessons in it, and
the kids love it. The only struggle I have is in keeping
some from reading ahead so they can particpate in the
instruction---great problem to have! Those students have
been offered enrichment options. At Christmastime, no one
could keep their kids on-task, yet my kids couldn't keep
their noses out of the book. This was obviously a whole-
class unit.
We also use AR, but they have been fighting that. I just
found out the ass't super. wants us to also use AR's
Literacy Skills tests with them. I said great....but they
haven't let us spend any money, so how were we to get
them? We have about 15, and I do think they are great,
but since we couldn't seem to get them, I have been
determining their other skills through Scope magazine
(questions designate skills) and other items.
Sorry for long-windedness, but I wanted to show the whole
picture to ask this:
1) Do any of you susccessfully use Reading Workshop in
your jr. high or middle school reading classes, and if so,
how do you implement it so students accept it?
2) Do any of you in the same situation use Literature
Circles, and how (same as #1)? If the kids feel we are
teaching down to them, they shut off. I can't blame them
and respect them too much to insult them that way, hence
our adjustments.
3) How long do you take to do a book? Remember we must
read them all in class as there are none to take home. I
have 6 classes daily to do this book.
4) Most importantly, I really want to know if I am coming
across as a hard-headed fool who can't change. I have
adjusted my instruction every year and don't want to be
one who can copy the entire year's papers, etc. from the
beginning. I like a variety. 5) Reading and writing are
reciprocal, but the principal doesn't want us writing "as
much." He also wants us "reading more," but he has yet to
spend any marked time in my room, so how does he know what
we are doing? I feel blind-sided because I don't know
where all this is going and no one wants to reveal the
goal or what brought it all about. The other reading
teacher and I are on the same page. At least they didn't
give rid of AR, which was their original intention.
Thanks for any input,
Tena/PA
by your ideas for leads were great!
Jan 15, 2006
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How about some closings?
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On 1/07/06, M,Henry wrote:
> I am looking for someone familiar with the TAKS test. I
> am an 8th grade Reading teacher, and my school has not
> provided me with many resources. The TAKS test is coming
> up and I would like ...See More