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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Laney is a Larger-Than-Life Character

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After reading a few chapters from Larger-Than-Life LARA , written by Dandi Daley Mackall , I am so interested in Laney.  The book is written...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

A Trusty Presentation

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What does the teacher do when school is out? Go to school, of course. That is what I did on Friday. SCOCA --South Central Ohio Computer As...
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Thursday, March 26, 2009

OAT Survey

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Students in Reading Workshop took the 2006 Reading Ohio Achievement Test as a practice run on Monday. We then scored the test, using the te...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

A Gas Station Conversation

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I just stopped at the market to get a newspaper and a snack. As I laid down the items to pay, the cashier looked at me and said, "what...
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A Bad Little Boy

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He was right in front of me, so I couldn't help but watch him. I would guess he was about four years old. If I would have acted that w...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

What Can Be Fixed

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I heard the comment the other day, "if it can't be fixed in five minutes, with what's on hand, then don't mention it."...
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Friday, March 20, 2009

A Dandi Presentation

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Author Dandi Daley Mackall visited Laurelville Elementary on March 18-19. She has written over 400 published books in a variety of genres...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Why Testing Kills Creativity

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No time for blogging. No time for reading. No time for Online Journals . Podcasts would not help test scores. Singing might help fluenc...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Getting Ready for "The Test"

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Copiers are firing off worksheets and pencil sharpers are grinding away. This time of year, The Reading Workshop , like almost every other ...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Where Does Hard Work Come From?

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Some students work sooooooo hard. No matter what the task is in Reading Workshop , they give it their best. Where does the motivation come...
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Monday, March 9, 2009

Google Docs Gift to Bloggers

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Want an easy way to survey your readers? Thanks to Google Docs , that is an easy task. Embedding a question into a blog post is a simple p...
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Community Service, One Student's View

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Recently in the Reading Workshop, students have been writing persuasive essays. This is a guest post by student author Rachael J. Kids shou...
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Traits of a Successful Team of Teachers

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Students in Reading Workshop recently took a survey, questioning their knowledge of the personality traits of their teachers on the post Who...
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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Get the Picture? Freak the Mighty Does

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When you are reading, do you get the picture? If not, why are you reading, or as Chris Tovani says, fake reading? A conversation with a s...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

The 2nd Click is Worse Than the First

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What happens when a student in Reading Workshop misses a question on Study Island ?  They click on the next choice, of course. This is ...
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Who Am I?

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Monday, February 23, 2009

You Need to Start Acting Like a First Grader

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I just happened to be walking down the first grade hallway when I overheard one of the first grade teachers talking to a little boy. Althou...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Study Island and Who Wants to Be A Millionaire

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There were two boys in a sixth grade classroom and they never watched the show, Who Wants to Be a Millionare . Every day in Reading Worksho...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Relay for Life BBall Kickoff

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Last year the Circleville Relay for Life raised $39,444.10 for the American Cancer Society . Of that Laurelville Elementary raised $2855....
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Searching Successfully

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As we return to persuasive essay projects this week, some students are still attempting to find more information to support their position. ...
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