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TEMS520 bookreview

started by Brett Hewitt on 20 Feb 12 2 follow-ups, last by Linda Clinton on 26 Feb 12

"I have found it easiest to focus on using one strategy at a time and practice using it until it becomes part of my routine." This is excellent advice for applying almost anything new in the classr...

TEMS520 strategies ESL education

started by Jamie Facine on 13 Feb 12 1 follow-up, last by Linda Clinton on 26 Feb 12

 http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/read180/pdfs/Hasselbring_and_Goin_technology_literacy_professional_paper.pdf This article from Scholastic is meaningful to me because in general, olde...

TEMS520 Journal#3 Literacy reading research technology

started by Wendy Morales on 24 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

Plourde, Lee A., and Ludivina Prado. "Increasing reading comprehension through the explicit teaching of reading strategies: is there a difference among the genders?" Reading Improvement Spring 2011...

TEMS520 reading

started by Paul Pelc on 30 Jan 12 1 follow-up, last by Paul Pelc on 24 Feb 12

My student teaching right now is predominately in 6th grade Language Arts classrooms. In addition to these, I am in a 6th grade reading support class and a 7th-8th grade reading support class. I th...

TEMS520 reading Literacy strategies education MS research comprehension

started by Lauren Scherr on 22 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

Thanks for sharing your personal memories, Erin. I have deeply fond memories of my mom reading to us as kids, and doing different voiced. If you ask me in class, I'll share my favorite!

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started by Erin Visger on 06 Feb 12 1 follow-up, last by Linda Clinton on 12 Feb 12

Another fascinating article. I appreciate how you share your thinking about your own literacy experiences, and what you hope to bring to students.

TEMS520 reading literacy

started by Anthony Stewart on 13 Feb 12 2 follow-ups, last by Linda Clinton on 21 Feb 12

A thorough analysis of a fascinating article! I think when the authors were referring to "minutiae of students' rituals" it was more to help the reader understand the students wrote in their readin...

TEMS520 reading

started by Anthony Stewart on 13 Feb 12 3 follow-ups, last by Linda Clinton on 21 Feb 12

I chose this article because one of my classes this semester is about teaching social studies, and so I thought it would be interesting to combine two of my classes. The article discusses the impor...

TEMS520 literacy media social studies education

started by Carolyn Beyer on 18 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

http://www.ascd.org/Publications/Authors/Mike-Schmoker.aspx?id=772617157001

TEMS520 bookreview education

started by Michelle Voelker on 16 Feb 12 1 follow-up, last by Michelle Voelker on 16 Feb 12

I choose Derrick Jensen's book Walking on Water to review, mainly because he offers specific details on how to reform education, but focuses on students' attitudes on writing and reading. Jensen te...

TEMS520 literacy bookreview

started by Colleen Fell on 14 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

I Read It, But I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers is a great resource for implementing reading comprehension strategies in the secondary classroom. The book is written ...

TEMS520 reading strategies comprehension

started by Anthony Stewart on 13 Feb 12 1 follow-up, last by Anthony Stewart on 14 Feb 12

This is a phenomenal book for teaching text structures. For those who aren't familiar with text structure, it's basically the format that an author chooses to write a text in. Text structure is usu...

TEMS520 reading literacy strategies comprehension ELA text structures nonfiction

started by Lauren Scherr on 13 Feb 12 1 follow-up, last by Lauren Scherr on 13 Feb 12

http://www.amazon.com/Motivation-Breakthrough-Secrets-Turning-Tuned-Out/dp/0743289617/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1328620537&sr=1-2-catcorr The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning O...

TEMS520 strategies motivation bookreview

started by Wendy Morales on 13 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

I own this book in my collection too Scott. I love the works of Richard Lavoie. The special education field is a rewarding one, and with more insight we teachers can help students with a variety ...

TEMS520 special education strategies elementary secondary bookreview

started by Scott Ceglarek on 13 Feb 12 2 follow-ups, last by Wendy Morales on 13 Feb 12

Great question I didn't address in the review. All the examples used are middle to high school oriented and seem to require a level of maturity that elementary students would not possess. I think...

TEMS520 bookreview strategies

started by Monica Orlando on 13 Feb 12 3 follow-ups, last by Monica Orlando on 13 Feb 12

If you are a English/Language Arts teacher then this book is for you. Barry Lane is brillant and creative in this book entitled, After The End. How many times do students approach two minutes after...

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started by Erin Visger on 13 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

This book is a wonderful! The students become very independent and teachers are able to work with guided reading groups or individual conferences. It amazing what students can be trained to do with...

TEMS 520 reading literacy strategies

started by Elly Salkic on 12 Feb 12 5 follow-ups, last by Michelle Repokis on 13 Feb 12

Book Review: The Leader in Me by Stephen R. Covey Summary/Main Idea: Stephen Covey is also the author of the world recognized book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In this book, s...

TEMS520 bookreview behavior academics attitudes education

started by Michelle Repokis on 13 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

A nicely done, comprehensive (therefore helpful) review. I'd love to see the book if you wouldn't mind bringing it to class.

TEMS520 reading literacy ELA

started by Renee Spaman on 12 Feb 12 1 follow-up, last by Linda Clinton on 13 Feb 12