Classroom 2.02024-03-29T13:38:34ZSandra Stringhamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SandraStringhamhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1950040664?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.classroom20.com/group/elementaryreadingteachers/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=elementaryreadingteachers&user=5xloqat3esti&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLooking For iPad-Using Teachers to Get a Free Literacy App from a Kickstarter Projecttag:www.classroom20.com,2014-02-22:649749:Topic:9971322014-02-22T18:56:00.186ZSandra Stringhamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SandraStringham
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I've launched a KickStarter Project to build ‘Nonsense Words’, a research-based app to help early readers. In order to reach the funding target by March 20th, backers receive a variety of rewards- many of which include giving teachers free copies of the app.</p>
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<p>That’s where I'd like your help- to find teachers and schools that would like free copies of the Nonsense Words app for iPads. Please forward me their contact information or have them email me at …</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I've launched a KickStarter Project to build ‘Nonsense Words’, a research-based app to help early readers. In order to reach the funding target by March 20th, backers receive a variety of rewards- many of which include giving teachers free copies of the app.</p>
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<p>That’s where I'd like your help- to find teachers and schools that would like free copies of the Nonsense Words app for iPads. Please forward me their contact information or have them email me at <a href="mailto:johnny@johnnyhamilton.com">johnny@johnnyhamilton.com</a>.</p>
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<p>To watch a short video and learn more about this KickStarter project, click <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnnyhamilton/nonsense-words-a-research-based-app-for-early-read" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnnyhamilton/nonsense-words-a-research-based-app-for-early-read</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Johnny Hamilton</p> IRA awards for teachers/researchers using ePals or In2Books - deadline Nov. 15tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-08-27:649749:Topic:8689342012-08-27T22:16:08.221ZSandra Stringhamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SandraStringham
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 5pt;">To honor the memory of Erwin and Esther Zolt, a life-long elementary classroom teacher, IRA announces three grants/award to support teachers or researchers implementing either In2Books (<a href="http://in2books.epals.com" target="_blank">http://in2books.epals.com</a>) or ePals (<a href="http://www.epals.com/" target="_blank">http://www.epals.com/</a>) and the Common Core State…</span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 5pt;" class="font-size-3">To honor the memory of Erwin and Esther Zolt, a life-long elementary classroom teacher, IRA announces three grants/award to support teachers or researchers implementing either In2Books (<a href="http://in2books.epals.com" target="_blank">http://in2books.epals.com</a>) or ePals (<a href="http://www.epals.com/" target="_blank">http://www.epals.com/</a>) and the Common Core State Standards. In2Books targets grades 3-5, and ePals is appropriate for K-12 students. <br/><br/>These awards/grants, sponsored by Nina Zolt and Miles Gilburne, have an annual monetary award of US $2,500 each.<br/><br/><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1. IRA Erwin Zolt Curriculum Excellence Award</span></strong><br/>Goes to a <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">teacher</span></strong> for the exceptional design and execution of a curriculum unit based on either In2Books or an ePals Project and the Common Core State Standards, inspiring students to transform knowledge into creative action.<br/><br/><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">2. IRA Esther Zolt Academic Research Grant</span></strong><br/>Goes to a <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">school or university based researcher</span></strong> studying the classroom implementation of either In2Books or an ePals Project and the Common Core State Standards in ways that inspire others to improve teaching and learning in innovative ways.<br/><br/><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">3. IRA Esther Zolt Teacher Research Grant</span></strong><br/>Goes to a <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">teacher</span></strong> who plans and completes an action research project with either In2Books or an ePals Project and the Common Core State Standards with exceptional innovation and rigor, leading to the development of curious and independent learners.<br/><br/>To apply, visit: <a href="http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.reading.org/Resources/AwardsandGrants.aspx</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 5pt;"><br/><span class="font-size-3">For more information about the free activities, projects, tools and content provided by ePals, sign up for a webinar: <a href="http://bit.ly/ePalsGCwebinar">http://bit.ly/ePalsGCwebinar</a></span></span></p> What are skills vs. strategies for teaching reading?tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-04-05:649749:Topic:8246832012-04-05T02:09:14.164ZSandra Stringhamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SandraStringham
<p>I just attended a conference that really changed the way I define what is a reading skill and what is a reading strategy. My school always used to label inferring, summarizing, etc. as strategies, but after hearing Jennifer Serravallo talk, she called those things skills, with the understanding that the strategy is the tool you use in order to perform a skill. What do you think?</p>
<p>I just attended a conference that really changed the way I define what is a reading skill and what is a reading strategy. My school always used to label inferring, summarizing, etc. as strategies, but after hearing Jennifer Serravallo talk, she called those things skills, with the understanding that the strategy is the tool you use in order to perform a skill. What do you think?</p> Why not have student study online?tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-01-16:649749:Topic:5834152011-01-16T15:46:31.455ZSandra Stringhamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SandraStringham
<p>Hello, everybody!</p>
<p>My name is Salah. I am an EFL teacher from Morocco. I have now seven years experience. I have been interested during these years in integrating ICT tools in my class practices. This has by no means been an easy task, but with hardwork and perseverance I managed to make things different now.</p>
<p>I happened to creat a yahoogroup and moderated communication with the student members that I teach. It's really amazing how students benefit from being on real…</p>
<p>Hello, everybody!</p>
<p>My name is Salah. I am an EFL teacher from Morocco. I have now seven years experience. I have been interested during these years in integrating ICT tools in my class practices. This has by no means been an easy task, but with hardwork and perseverance I managed to make things different now.</p>
<p>I happened to creat a yahoogroup and moderated communication with the student members that I teach. It's really amazing how students benefit from being on real communication platforms.</p>
<p>So, regularly, I have taken some samples of students' writings and put them on the yahoogroup and leave the students add, edit, adapt and adopt the peices of writing until it looks almost good essays.</p>
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<p>Hi All,</p>
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<p>My name is Liza, and I am a 4th grade inclusion teacher. My focus subjects are language arts and social studies.</p>
<p>Have any of you had - what you believed to be - an awsome year only to recieve horrible state scores? I really thought my students were coming along very well. They were reading and utilizing reading strategies. Even my special ed students seemed to be improving. From September to June, the number of my students that read BELOW grade level (DRA…</p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
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<p>My name is Liza, and I am a 4th grade inclusion teacher. My focus subjects are language arts and social studies.</p>
<p>Have any of you had - what you believed to be - an awsome year only to recieve horrible state scores? I really thought my students were coming along very well. They were reading and utilizing reading strategies. Even my special ed students seemed to be improving. From September to June, the number of my students that read BELOW grade level (DRA test) decreased from 16 to 6. I could hardly believe that only 8:24 students past the language arts section of thir standardized tests.</p> What's New In Children's Lit?tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-08-02:649749:Topic:4937002010-08-02T14:01:47.679ZSandra Stringhamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SandraStringham
<p>So, have you read any new outstanding children's literature? If so, please SHARE!</p>
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<p>I just got the picture book <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Brooks-Loves-Books-Dont/dp/0375846824/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280757342&sr=8-3-spell">Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't)</a></em> by Barbara Bottner. It's about how a very creative librarian reaches a very reluctant reader. Love it!</p>
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<p>What are some of your new favorites?</p>
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<p>So, have you read any new outstanding children's literature? If so, please SHARE!</p>
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<p>I just got the picture book <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Brooks-Loves-Books-Dont/dp/0375846824/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280757342&sr=8-3-spell">Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't)</a></em> by Barbara Bottner. It's about how a very creative librarian reaches a very reluctant reader. Love it!</p>
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<p>What are some of your new favorites?</p>
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<p> </p> Scope & Sequence / RLA Curriculum Documentstag:www.classroom20.com,2010-06-21:649749:Topic:4807352010-06-21T02:15:02.227ZSandra Stringhamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SandraStringham
<p>We are beginnig the process of creating updated "Scope & Sequence" and pacing guide documents for our K-5 Reading & Language Arts curriculum. What we have is quite antiquated and we basically need to start from scratch. I'm wondering if anyone has any such document that they'd be willing to share. Also, I really think we need to have some kind of "Mission Statement" to help define some basic premises of what we believe to be effective literacy instruction. </p>
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<p>Here's one…</p>
<p>We are beginnig the process of creating updated "Scope & Sequence" and pacing guide documents for our K-5 Reading & Language Arts curriculum. What we have is quite antiquated and we basically need to start from scratch. I'm wondering if anyone has any such document that they'd be willing to share. Also, I really think we need to have some kind of "Mission Statement" to help define some basic premises of what we believe to be effective literacy instruction. </p>
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<p>Here's one very DETAILED example of what I'm looking for from Todd County, SD.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tcsdk12.org/literacy//literacy/District%20Literacy%20Plan.html">http://www.tcsdk12.org/literacy//literacy/District%20Literacy%20Plan.html</a></p>
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<p>This is REALLY good stuff, but I would LOVE to see other examples. Any suggestions??</p> Mirror, Mirror: End of the Year Reflectionstag:www.classroom20.com,2010-06-16:649749:Topic:4794042010-06-16T03:49:57.027ZSandra Stringhamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SandraStringham
<p><a class="noborder" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798928895?profile=original" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="207" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798928895?profile=RESIZE_320x320" style="FLOAT: right" width="175"></img></a> As many of us get into summer mode, and thus have a little time to reflect, I'm wondering what you did differently this past year that worked well? What new thing did you try? How did your kids surprise you? And, if you are brave, what did not work out so well? Also, I'm searching for a NEW professional book to read this summer and would love your…</p>
<p><a class="noborder" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798928895?profile=original" target="_blank"><img width="228" style="FLOAT: right" alt="" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798928895?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="175" height="207"/></a>As many of us get into summer mode, and thus have a little time to reflect, I'm wondering what you did differently this past year that worked well? What new thing did you try? How did your kids surprise you? And, if you are brave, what did not work out so well? Also, I'm searching for a NEW professional book to read this summer and would love your suggestions. </p>
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<p>Looking forward to hearing from everyone! Please remember that as a good friend of mine always says, "Together we are smarter." Please, do share!</p>
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<p>-Michelle</p>
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<p>Photo from Flickr via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/exploratorium/">the_exploratorium</a></p> Write Source textbooks?tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-04-29:649749:Topic:4675842010-04-29T03:18:38.676ZSandra Stringhamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SandraStringham
<p>This is really a LANGUAGE ARTS question, but I'm wondering if anyone out there is using the "Write Source" textbook series for writing & grammar? I've got ONE sample copy that I've been using and I love it. I really would like to get a set of them for each of our 3-5 grade classrooms. Let me know your thoughts if you've used this series.</p>
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<p>This is really a LANGUAGE ARTS question, but I'm wondering if anyone out there is using the "Write Source" textbook series for writing & grammar? I've got ONE sample copy that I've been using and I love it. I really would like to get a set of them for each of our 3-5 grade classrooms. Let me know your thoughts if you've used this series.</p>
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I'm wondering what is the best way to approach this dilemma. There is a student in my after school program who has trouble summarizing stories. Phonologically she is a great reader, but how can I help her retain meaning from the story.<br/>
I'm wondering what is the best way to approach this dilemma. There is a student in my after school program who has trouble summarizing stories. Phonologically she is a great reader, but how can I help her retain meaning from the story.<br/>