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Nicole Medvedik replied to Janine Ragan's discussion 'Chapter 9 Play: The Crucible of Learning' in the group Somers Point Teachers

My students also love reader's theater. Many times I will take a story we are reading and have the students work in small groups to perform. For them, it is fun, not work. They use the opportunity to be creative and even put their own twist on…

Mar 19, 2010

Nicole Medvedik replied to Susan Dugan's discussion 'Chapter 7: Who Am I' in the group Somers Point Teachers

This chapter made me think of a few students in my class. I have those few that "hold the class hostage" and have inappropriate outbursts. Sometimes I have difficulty trying to reason with the child and discuss the situation at hand. It is…

Mar 5, 2010

Sue Castellano replied to Nicole Medvedik's discussion 'Chapter 5: Einstein Never Used Flash Cards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

As I was waiting for my daughters at their music lessons this afternoon (violin and piano), I was struck by how similar learning to read music is to learning to read. And I looked back at the question posed on p. 115 "Is learning letter names…

Feb 23, 2010

Janet Steever replied to Nicole Medvedik's discussion 'Chapter 5: Einstein Never Used Flash Cards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I really enjoyed this chapter. It mainly focused on the preschooler as an emergent reader. I was very encouraged by the fact that we as preschool teachers are approaching the reading process correctly. Our reading program focuses on the phonemic…

Feb 21, 2010

Sue Castellano replied to Nicole Medvedik's discussion 'Chapter 5: Einstein Never Used Flash Cards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

It's so easy for parents to get sucked into the race to achieve more better faster! Speaking as a mom, it can be very difficult to stand your ground and do what you know to be best for your child's development when the messages you hear…

Feb 17, 2010

Julie replied to Nicole Medvedik's discussion 'Chapter 5: Einstein Never Used Flash Cards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

When looking back on this chapter, I felt that I was making so many connections to our recent in-services that the pre-k teachers attended. During our meeting with Michelle Baltz she reviewed the fundations program but also discussed ways for us to…

Feb 17, 2010

ALYSON CARROLL replied to Nicole Medvedik's discussion 'Chapter 5: Einstein Never Used Flash Cards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

Lindsey- I like your idea that we suggest this book at Pre-K orientation. I like how this chapter puts emphasis on the simple things that are important aspects of helping children to become readers, such as: making reading fun, reading aloud to…

Feb 16, 2010

Lindsay Francese replied to Nicole Medvedik's discussion 'Chapter 5: Einstein Never Used Flash Cards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

This chapter would be especially valuable for parents. It reassures parents who are providing their children with meaningful learning experiences, and gives parents who may not be as active in their child’s learning great ways to get involved…

Feb 15, 2010

Susan Dugan replied to Nicole Medvedik's discussion 'Chapter 5: Einstein Never Used Flash Cards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I think Jane makes an important point. This book has validated many things we already know about building a strong literacy foundation for children. However, I like very much how clearly the authors delineate the different levels of child…

Feb 15, 2010

Jane Leonardo replied to Nicole Medvedik's discussion 'Chapter 6 Einstein Never Used Flash Cards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

The section in this chapter about phonological awareness was very thought provoking! Dr. Isabelle Liberman conducted phonological awareness experiments with 4, 5 & 6 year olds. She found that none of the 4 year olds were able to tap out the…

Feb 13, 2010

Nicole Stanewich replied to Nicole Medvedik's discussion 'Chapter 6 Einstein Never Used Flash Cards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

That's a great idea Cindy and Nicole. Something I also do is to put little tips for at-home reading activities on my weekly newsletter. That way parents aren't overwhelmed with too many stategies; just one a week. I think that our…

Feb 11, 2010

Chapter 6 Einstein Never Used Flash Cards

It was easy to connect with this chapter since it was based upon developing literacy. Most of us are familiar with the correlation between parents who read to/with their children and the child's future success with literacy. We need to teach parents how easy it can be to spend time reading stories with their children. Are some parents afraid that they are not doing it "right"? Our Family Reading Nights are a great venue for modeling simple thought provoking ways to read with children. The…See More

Nicole Medvedik added a discussion to the group Somers Point Teachers Feb 9, 2010

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Nicole Medvedik replied to Lindsay Francese's discussion 'Einstien Never Used Flash Cards Ch. 4 Language the Power of Babble' in the group Somers Point Teachers

As the chapter states, language will develop naturally over time. It is so important for parents to have conversations with their children, to have an interest in what they have to say. As Jane stated, parents are so busy just getting through the…

Feb 2, 2010

Nicole Medvedik replied to Jennifer Luff's discussion 'Common Formative Assessments & PSLPs' in the group Somers Point Teachers

Giving the benchmark tests were very helpful for me in addressing the areas in which certain students were struggling. For example, I have a student who was having difficulty mastering high freqency words. On this area of the benchmark test, this…

Jan 27, 2010

Nicole Medvedik replied to Jane Leonardo's discussion 'Einstein Never Used Flashcards...Chapter 3. Playing with numbers, How children learn about Quantity' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I agree with this chpater that play and exploration is important in understanding basic math concepts. It amazes me when I watch my four year old nephew. He will line up all of his cars and count them in a row. Then he will put them into groups…

Jan 27, 2010

Nicole Medvedik replied to Susan Dugan's discussion 'Einstein Didn't Use Flashcards' in the group Somers Point Teachers

I agree that play is part of learning. For example, some of our math lessons call for students to explore the math manipulatives such as geo boards, or base ten blocks. Through this exploration, the children learn that if I have 3 longs and 5 cubes,…

Jan 19, 2010

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