Best content in TEMS520 | Diigo

Trelease brochures on reading - 1 views

www.trelease-on-reading.com/brochures.html

TEMS520

shared by Lori Losinski on 16 Feb 12 - Cached

Lori Losinski on 16 Feb 12

This is a great site that has tons of information about why reading aloud is important. The site also has some great printable brochures to share with parents about reading with their children.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a great site that has tons of information about why reading aloud is important. The site also has some great printable brochures to share with parents about reading with their children.</div>

...

Cancel
msterri24 on 19 Feb 12

thanks for sharing Lori. Always looking for information to send home with my students

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">thanks for sharing Lori. Always looking for information to send home with my students</div>

...

Cancel

Journal Article #3: Media Literacy Education in the Social Studies: Teacher Perceptions... - 4 views

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

NPR: Advantage to Dyslexia - 1 views

thedianerehmshow.org/...dyslexic-brain

TEMS520 reading dyslexia

shared by Colleen Fell on 17 Feb 12 - No Cached

Colleen Fell on 17 Feb 12

I heard this on my way to school and was fascinated. The statistics about the drop out rate of students with dyslexia was scary, but I also think that knowing the advantages that students with dyslexia have are important as well.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I heard this on my way to school and was fascinated. The statistics about the drop out rate of students with dyslexia was scary, but I also think that knowing the advantages that students with dyslexia have are important as well.</div>

...

Cancel

Book Review: Focus - Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning - 5 views

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

Book Review: Derrick Jensen's walking on Water - 1 views

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

Book Review: I Read It, But I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Re... - 7 views

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

Book Review: Teaching Text Structures (A Key to Nonfiction Reading Success) - 4 views

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

Book Review: The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child - 5 views

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

Journal #2 - 1 views

blog.davidtate.org/...e-dangerous-effects-of-reading

reading writing productivity

shared by Michaela Klusman on 07 Feb 12 - No Cached

Michaela Klusman on 07 Feb 12

I know that this isn't *exactly* about reading and learning. However, this article was so revealing of our culture and mindsets. I read it with a reading comprehension group I lead at school. Basically, we (society) spend almost all of our time consuming and, consequently, judging information from all sorts of electronic screens. We create very little and are so afraid that what we are capable of creating will be judged as "not good enough" because of our judgments of the creations of others. So, it encourages the reader to go out and create something - write, draw, dance, and learn what makes him or her tick.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I know that this isn't *exactly* about reading and learning. However, this article was so revealing of our culture and mindsets. I read it with a reading comprehension group I lead at school. Basically, we (society) spend almost all of our time consuming and, consequently, judging information from all sorts of electronic screens. We create very little and are so afraid that what we are capable of creating will be judged as "not good enough" because of our judgments of the creations of others. So, it encourages the reader to go out and create something - write, draw, dance, and learn what makes him or her tick. </div>

...

Cancel
Linda Clinton on 12 Feb 12

Actually, I think this article has a lot to do with reading and learning. Based on what you read, what would you apply in your teaching practice? (And what did your comprehension group have to say?)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Actually, I think this article has a lot to do with reading and learning. Based on what you read, what would you apply in your teaching practice? (And what did your comprehension group have to say?)</div>

...

Cancel
Michaela Klusman on 13 Feb 12

We make a LOT of things in my Spanish classes. Creativity is stretched and encouraged. As far as my comprehension group, they all said, "this is boring... Is it almost over...??" except for one student who loved it and said, "So, we just need to do things that make us happy! It doesn't matter what other people think!" So, I am not sure how much they got out of it...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We make a LOT of things in my Spanish classes. Creativity is stretched and encouraged. As far as my comprehension group, they all said, "this is boring... Is it almost over...??" except for one student who loved it and said, "So, we just need to do things that make us happy! It doesn't matter what other people think!" So, I am not sure how much they got out of it...</div>

...

Cancel

Book Review - Amazon.com: The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tune... - 7 views

www.amazon.com/...ref=sr_1_cc_2

bookreview motivation TEMS520 Strategies

shared by Wendy Morales on 09 Feb 12 - No Cached

Wendy Morales on 09 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 On the Tuned-Out Child, author Richard Lavoie, is a well written resource guide for teachers who wish to figure out how to motivate their students. Parents can learn from the guide as well, but the author primarily addresses educators who seek to improve relations with their students and figure out how to help them work to potential. Richard Lavoie is a consultant and a lecturer with over thirty years of experience as a teacher and an administrator at special education facilities. He explores strategies and techniques that are proven to inspire children to learn. He outlines strategies that will be most effective in igniting the interest and eagerness of kids, especially given their different needs. He outlines several different ways that children are motivated to do their best work. He teaches of the six Ps to motivate children. Some seek praise; others seek prizes, power, projects, or prestige. Some are people-oriented and are motivated when they work with people. Six different chapters address the various motivating factors and how they can be identified and used in the classroom. Personal accounts from Lavoie's years as a teacher allow us to see how he has put his lessons into practice. I appreciate the way that Lavoie challenges teachers to find out what motivates their students, even those students with special needs or who are classified as difficult. He encourages parents and teachers to work together to spark any child to reach his/her full potential. He covers learned hel

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> <a href="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" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">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</a> The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child, author Richard Lavoie, is a well written resource guide for teachers who wish to figure out how to motivate their students. Parents can learn from the guide as well, but the author primarily addresses educators who seek to improve relations with their students and figure out how to help them work to potential. Richard Lavoie is a consultant and a lecturer with over thirty years of experience as a teacher and an administrator at special education facilities. He explores strategies and techniques that are proven to inspire children to learn. He outlines strategies that will be most effective in igniting the interest and eagerness of kids, especially given their different needs. He outlines several different ways that children are motivated to do their best work. He teaches of the six Ps to motivate children. Some seek praise; others seek prizes, power, projects, or prestige. Some are people-oriented and are motivated when they work with people. Six different chapters address the various motivating factors and how they can be identified and used in the classroom. Personal accounts from Lavoie's years as a teacher allow us to see how he has put his lessons into practice. I appreciate the way that Lavoie challenges teachers to find out what motivates their students, even those students with special needs or who are classified as difficult. He encourages parents and teachers to work together to spark any child to reach his/her full potential. He covers learned hel</div>

...

Cancel
...2 more comments...
msterri24 on 10 Feb 12

great article!! Thanks :)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">great article!! Thanks :)</div>

...

Cancel
Renee Spaman on 12 Feb 12

This sounds like an excellent book! I think I am going to have to add this to my professional resources. I believe motivating students is one of the hardest parts of being a teacher. It is very difficult for me to motivate students to do something they have absolutely no interest in doing. I am excited to read this book :) Thanks for sharing!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This sounds like an excellent book! I think I am going to have to add this to my professional resources. I believe motivating students is one of the hardest parts of being a teacher. It is very difficult for me to motivate students to do something they have absolutely no interest in doing. I am excited to read this book :) Thanks for sharing!</div>

...

Cancel
Linda Clinton on 13 Feb 12

Wendy, it looks like maybe your review got cut off. You can add to it by adding an additional comment.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wendy, it looks like maybe your review got cut off. You can add to it by adding an additional comment.</div>

...

Cancel
LeAnn Maynard on 13 Feb 12

This sounds like an interesting book, and strategies for inspiring students to learn is always a good thing. I would like to add this book to my professional library. Even though I will not be a special education teacher per se, I have special education students in my classroom. Anything that I can do to help them will be valuable.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This sounds like an interesting book, and strategies for inspiring students to learn is always a good thing. I would like to add this book to my professional library. Even though I will not be a special education teacher per se, I have special education students in my classroom. Anything that I can do to help them will be valuable.</div>

...

Cancel

Book Review: It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disab... - 7 views

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

Book Review: Clock Watchers: Six Steps to Motivating and Engaging Disengaged Students ... - 8 views

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

Book Review: After The End......Written By: Barry Lane - 7 views

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...

TEMS520

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

Book Review: The Daily 5 - 18 views

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 - 7 views

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

Book Review: "The Way They Learn: How to discover and teach to your child's strengths... - 2 views

www.amazon.com/...ref=sr_1_1

TEMS520 reading literacy comprehension education

shared by LeAnn Maynard on 13 Feb 12 - No Cached

LeAnn Maynard on 13 Feb 12

I really enjoyed this book, and it gave me great insights into how students are wired. How do they take in information and how do students use that information. There are four styles of students. The book goes into different ways of working with students and talks about how students concentrate, remember, and understand information. I liked the book because it provided useful information and tips on how to interact with students. I realize that learning styles have gotten a bad rap by some educators. Now having said that learning styles do present an interesting piece of the puzzle to how students learn. It is important to note that a learning style is a preference rather than an ability to learn. Individuals have a tendency to like information or processing to be done a certain way because there is a familiarity and comfort level. The awareness of a learning style can assist educators in setting students up for success by phrasing information in certain ways or pointing out that this information may be more uncomfortable for individuals to learn because of the way it is presented. The book is organized by learning style category and then by subject areas like concentration, understanding and remembering. The first six chapters focus on learning styles, and the remaining six chapters delve into specific topic areas as each relates to learning styles. The main topics of the book are learning styles, and three central topic areas related to learning. The topic areas are concentration, remembering, and understanding. The overall message of the book is that every person may have a dominant learning style, however each person has a certain amount of each learning styles' characteristics. Moreover as students, parents, and teachers become aware of their learning style it is meant to help them achieve and adapt to others who are not wired that way, not to be used as an excuse for poor performance or I can not do something.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I really enjoyed this book, and it gave me great insights into how students are wired. How do they take in information and how do students use that information. There are four styles of students. The book goes into different ways of working with students and talks about how students concentrate, remember, and understand information. I liked the book because it provided useful information and tips on how to interact with students. I realize that learning styles have gotten a bad rap by some educators. Now having said that learning styles do present an interesting piece of the puzzle to how students learn. It is important to note that a learning style is a preference rather than an ability to learn. Individuals have a tendency to like information or processing to be done a certain way because there is a familiarity and comfort level. The awareness of a learning style can assist educators in setting students up for success by phrasing information in certain ways or pointing out that this information may be more uncomfortable for individuals to learn because of the way it is presented. The book is organized by learning style category and then by subject areas like concentration, understanding and remembering. The first six chapters focus on learning styles, and the remaining six chapters delve into specific topic areas as each relates to learning styles. The main topics of the book are learning styles, and three central topic areas related to learning. The topic areas are concentration, remembering, and understanding. The overall message of the book is that every person may have a dominant learning style, however each person has a certain amount of each learning styles' characteristics. Moreover as students, parents, and teachers become aware of their learning style it is meant to help them achieve and adapt to others who are not wired that way, not to be used as an excuse for poor performance or I can not do something. </div>

...

Cancel
Linda Clinton on 13 Feb 12

You raise some important points, LeAnn. I think also it is important to help students (and ourselves?) learn to tap into other styles to further develop them.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">You raise some important points, LeAnn. I think also it is important to help students (and ourselves?) learn to tap into other styles to further develop them.</div>

...

Cancel

Kelly Gallagher - Resources - 0 views

kellygallagher.org/...articles.html

TEMS520 reading MS HS comprehension writing lessons

shared by Linda Clinton on 13 Feb 12 - Cached

Linda Clinton on 13 Feb 12

"Part of the reason my students have such a hard time reading is because they bring little prior knowledge and background to the written page. They can decode the words, but the words remain meaningless without a foundation of knowledge. To help build my students' prior knowledge, I assign them an "Article of the Week" every Monday morning. By the end of the school year I want them to have read 35 to 40 articles about what is going on in the world. It is not enough to simply teach my students to recognize theme in a given novel; if my students are to become literate, they must broaden their reading experiences into real-world text." Includes links to articles used as well as articles used in previous years.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Part of the reason my students have such a hard time reading is because they bring little prior knowledge and background to the written page. They can decode the words, but the words remain meaningless without a foundation of knowledge. To help build my students' prior knowledge, I assign them an "Article of the Week" every Monday morning. By the end of the school year I want them to have read 35 to 40 articles about what is going on in the world. It is not enough to simply teach my students to recognize theme in a given novel; if my students are to become literate, they must broaden their reading experiences into real-world text." Includes links to articles used as well as articles used in previous years.</div>

...

Cancel

Book Review: Guiding Readers and Writers - 10 views

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

Mike Schmoker - Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning - 2 views

www.ascd.org/...Mike-Schmoker.aspx

TEMS520 bookreview essentials strategies literacy research

shared by Michelle Voelker on 12 Feb 12 - No Cached

Michelle Voelker on 12 Feb 12

Mike Schmoker's "Focus" is a tremendous commentary on the elements of good instruction and the current state of education and teaching.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mike Schmoker's "Focus" is a tremendous commentary on the elements of good instruction and the current state of education and teaching.</div>

...

Cancel
Michelle Voelker on 12 Feb 12

This reference text is divided into two sections: "What we teach, How we teach, and Literacy" and "Curriculum, Instruction, and Literacy in the Content areas." If one was to read this book, you would not necessarily need to read it "cover to cover." I believe that Section I is important for all teachers or those who have a hand in education. Section II, because of the way it is divided, could be read based on interests. There are specific discussions about how to integrate literacy into content areas. I felt that the discussion of literacy in mathematics and science was extremely interesting. Mike Schmoker's message was calling educators "back to the basics." As I read, I found myself scribbling in the margins, because the comments being made were so true they were almost "taboo." Schmoker contradicts the current "educational bandwagons" that so many administrators and districts may jump on. He quotes Pfeffer and Sutton, saying "leaders resist simplicity; they are often irrationally enamored by novelty and complexity" (p 16). It was refreshing to read such a strong argument for "pure, effective teaching." Regardless of the technology or other tools in the classroom, without a firm grasp on the ways to provide clear instruction, students will not learn. I have already used sections from this text in my building's PLC time. Though I have not used a specific strategy, I opened the dialogue about what should "be in a good lesson." Schmoker encourages the "five minute limit" where lectures cannot span longer than that before students are given a moment to talk or write. Formative assessments need to be used throughout daily lessons in order for the teacher to be guided into the next portion of the lesson. I have started to integrate more of these checks for understanding into my teaching, and I have found that I catch more misconceptions sooner than I would have normally. I also see that sections I felt required more time were grasped at a faster rate than anticipated

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This reference text is divided into two sections: "What we teach, How we teach, and Literacy" and "Curriculum, Instruction, and Literacy in the Content areas." If one was to read this book, you would not necessarily need to read it "cover to cover." I believe that Section I is important for all teachers or those who have a hand in education. Section II, because of the way it is divided, could be read based on interests. There are specific discussions about how to integrate literacy into content areas. I felt that the discussion of literacy in mathematics and science was extremely interesting. Mike Schmoker's message was calling educators "back to the basics." As I read, I found myself scribbling in the margins, because the comments being made were so true they were almost "taboo." Schmoker contradicts the current "educational bandwagons" that so many administrators and districts may jump on. He quotes Pfeffer and Sutton, saying "leaders resist simplicity; they are often irrationally enamored by novelty and complexity" (p 16). It was refreshing to read such a strong argument for "pure, effective teaching." Regardless of the technology or other tools in the classroom, without a firm grasp on the ways to provide clear instruction, students will not learn. I have already used sections from this text in my building's PLC time. Though I have not used a specific strategy, I opened the dialogue about what should "be in a good lesson." Schmoker encourages the "five minute limit" where lectures cannot span longer than that before students are given a moment to talk or write. Formative assessments need to be used throughout daily lessons in order for the teacher to be guided into the next portion of the lesson. I have started to integrate more of these checks for understanding into my teaching, and I have found that I catch more misconceptions sooner than I would have normally. I also see that sections I felt required more time were grasped at a faster rate than anticipated</div>

...

Cancel

TEMS520

Trelease brochures on reading - 1 views

Journal Article #3: Media Literacy Education in the Social Studies: Teacher Perceptions... - 4 views

NPR: Advantage to Dyslexia - 1 views

Book Review: Focus - Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning - 5 views

Book Review: Derrick Jensen's walking on Water - 1 views

Book Review: I Read It, But I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Re... - 7 views

Book Review: Teaching Text Structures (A Key to Nonfiction Reading Success) - 4 views

Book Review: The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child - 5 views

Journal #2 - 1 views

Book Review - Amazon.com: The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tune... - 7 views

Book Review: It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disab... - 7 views

Book Review: Clock Watchers: Six Steps to Motivating and Engaging Disengaged Students ... - 8 views

Book Review: After The End......Written By: Barry Lane - 7 views

Book Review: The Daily 5 - 18 views

Book Review: The Leader in Me - 7 views

Book Review: "The Way They Learn: How to discover and teach to your child's strengths... - 2 views

Kelly Gallagher - Resources - 0 views

More Reading Strategies - 2 views

Book Review: Guiding Readers and Writers - 10 views

Mike Schmoker - Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning - 2 views

View AllMost Active Members

View AllTop 10 Tags