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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">We've blogged about many literacy professional books over the years. Currently we're posting about Angela Watson podcasts. Check out hundreds of powerful podcasts you may listen to on the way or home from school: https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com. It's free, </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;">inspirational advice!</span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span>California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-74600017519654411012018-02-19T11:08:00.002-08:002019-02-06T17:15:59.729-08:00SAVE THE DATE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-23690769105957987582017-01-12T17:50:00.000-08:002017-01-12T18:39:25.978-08:00Angela Watson Free Podcast<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">Did you see Donalyn Miller
in Visalia this past November at CRA's PDI? Post a take away or two if
you did. If not, you really missed an inspiring keynote session!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">My favorite “take aways”
were Donalyn's video vignettes. There were 6th graders who changed from
non-readers to confident readers. There were those whose stamina had
grown from fake reading to reading for 30 minutes or more, groaning when they
had to stop. There were kids who originally hated reading that loved
reading after just a few weeks in Donalyn's class. No wonder Donalyn got
a standing ovation from us at CRA's PDI! We were in awe!!</span></div>
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<img src="webkit-fake-url://B07E62D9-B6BD-43E7-AE70-22926380A246/application.pdf" /><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">D<b>on't miss this fall's PDI. </b> <b> </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">Save the Date! <span style="color: #dc261b;">October 20-21, 2017 </span>Pacific
Palms Resort </span></b><span style="color: #dc261b; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">Keynote
Speaker: <b>Dynamic Danny Brassell</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1f457e; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">Now for this
year's Book Club focus. </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">Angela Watson, </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">a National Board Certified Teacher, started the Cornerstone
website to share ideas and free resources on the practical aspects of running a
classroom<i>. </i></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">Angela</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;"> publish<span style="color: #0e0e0e;">ed 4 books for
teachers. The latest is <i>Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every
Day…No Matter What</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;"> In
January 2015, Angela launched a weekly podcast to inspire teachers to get
energized for the week ahead! If you’re new to podcasts, they’re
essentially a talk radio show. At a quick 10 minutes per episode,
Truth for Teachers is perfect for staring off your Monday morning commute
with positivity and encouragement. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;"> Go
to link </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/angela-watsons-truth-for-teachers/id954139712#
to listen to or </span><span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">download
any of these free podcasts to take with you wherever you go. </span><b><span style="color: #1f457e; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">Need a semester unit for $70 to advance on the salary
scale? Listen to 3 different podcasts and make 3 comments.
Interested? Email me for more information: lynn@gurnee.org</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1f457e; font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; line-height: 150%;">Happy 2017!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-66642564747998790352016-07-27T22:11:00.001-07:002016-07-27T22:11:16.479-07:00The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller<h4>
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Let's get busy reading and blogging to prepare for PDI & our new school year!<br />Lynn Gurnee,<br />Past CRA President</h4>
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dropping into class, train kids to get out independent reading books. Also at
picture day & in library!</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Set
goals for library use for when you line up to go and when you get there to make
best use of time.</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Her kids try to
steal time to read & suggested a Ziploc bag for reading during
showering!</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Ha! </span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">That’s a keeper
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<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b> </b>Students read when work’s finished- if they rush so
they can read- great says Donalyn…</span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">what do you say?</b></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel;"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">In her section on creating a place for reading – <b>make
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for a teacher growing up… what about you?</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b> </b>In her section on quiet please except teacher who
can be softly conferring.</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Your
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Reader?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2006)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The
right to… </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">not read, skip pages,
not finish, reread, read anything, escapism, read anywhere, browse, read out
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understandable because if we didn’t have a requirement. Then people like me
would read one book for the whole year?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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variety of books required:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5
poetry, 5 lit., 5 realistic fiction, 2 historical fiction, 4 fantasy, 2 sci.
fic., 2 mystery at the request of students, 4 informational, 2 biog, auto-biog.,
or memoir, and 9 chpt. Books of students’ choice and Alex learned he likes
realistic fiction as he used to only read fantasy. And Molly, a picky reader,
said she can’t force herself to read a wide variety and liked having the wide
selection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Did these kids
convince you to think about these requirements?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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encourages reading more, <b>would you agree</b>? (favorites on p. 88 for
gr. 4-6)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> building BG for genres</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> conferring and meeting students where they are</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> encouraging notes for genres in Readers’ Notebooks (
based on Fountas/ Pinnell </span><i style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Guiding Readers
and Writers Gr. 3-6</i><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">) with these sections:</span></li>
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Lists, Books to read Lists, and Response Entries like a letter to author or a
letter to a classmate or to teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;">Oh man, wasn’t Parker’s comment priceless…”I feel
bad about all those good books out there waiting for me to read them?” </span></b><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">Donalyn writes about the
need for reading role models and how to lead the way with modeling and
practice.</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">Her self-reflection
activity on p. 111 helps…</span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">check it out!</b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> What were your childhood
reading experiences? Positive or
negative?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Do you see yourself as a
reader now?</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">How do you share these
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<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Who do you identify
with?</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">(underground, dormant or
developing readers)?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Who has been your
reading role models?</span></li>
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read and how long it took to read them?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> What was read for
professional reasons and what for pleasure?</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Choose interesting books</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Read more children’s
books</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Take recommendations
from students</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Investigate
recommendations from industry resources like Goodreads.com</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Reflect on what you’re
reading & share</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Inspiring others happens
when you’re inspired</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Select a theme, concept or standard children are expected
to know & gather wide range of text for book groups</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Use short stories, excerpts or poems to teach
literary elements or reading skills & ask students to apply their
understanding to independent books</span></li>
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you think about Donalyn’s idea of ditching book reports & formal book talks
for book commercials & reviews?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Simple to </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">check</span></span><b><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;"> off
who shared on class roster & more fun for you & the kids, would you
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<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;"> Do you
have anything to add to the book review criteria of quotes from book &
reviewers, cliffhanger questions, personal reactions, awards author has won,
age level, other books by the author, & comparisons with other books?</span></b></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;"> Do you
use reading logs? Did you like Donalyn’s
alternative to round robin practice of oral reading of giving students a
preview & practice time, paired reading, and tapes?</span></b></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;"> What do
you think about Donalyn’s whisper</span></b><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
about E-O-Y Evaluation survey asking if they met their genre requirements and
to explain? <b>Is this sufficient
accountability</b>?</span></li>
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<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;">Kids
mimic what Donalyn teaches them with each other when they browse for books, but
then the following year they can’t enjoy this style of teaching and have to be
underground readers. What do you
think about this?</span></b></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;">Can we
ask peers to teach students to adopt attitudes and behaviors of best
readers? </span></b></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;">Can we
mimic their connection with books as they sat in their parents lap?</span></b></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;">Donalyn
wonders if you agree to keep students reading, we have to let them do it?</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Appendix A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Care and Feeding of a Classroom
Library<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-24399677002427417602016-03-16T20:45:00.002-07:002016-03-16T20:45:36.089-07:00The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller<div class="MsoNormal">
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Lynn Gurnee,</div>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">March Chapter 2: “Everybody is a Reader”</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Each chapter begins with a quote from one of
Donalyn’s students.</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Emily’s quote,
I’ve learned that you can’t hate a book till you’ve tried it!</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Bring it on.” is priceless.</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Wouldn’t you love for one of your
students to say that to you? What
are some things your students said that you want to capture in a journal? Do share!</b></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Donalyn said, “What I thought students needed (in my
lesson plans) was not as important as how I responded to their expressed
needs.” Hmm. She realized
this only after 3 years of teaching.
</span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Does this surprise you?</b></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Donalyn’s labels of 3 reading trends fascinated me… </span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">how
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Corbel; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Her answer for Developing
Readers (often referred to as struggling) is a heavy dose of independent
reading with explicit instruction in relevant reading strategies. Her example of
Kelsey who was given this “rescue recipe” transformed her to a reader!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>What do you think?</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dormant Readers (or unmotivated ones) who read to pass but don’t embrace
reading and often escape notice like Hope who had fallen behind. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her answer was to let Hope browse books
often & have choice in what to read. <b>What outcome can you predict?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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those like Randy who secretly read his own books rather than those encouraged
by teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Donalyn embraces
Cambourne’s Conditions of Learning as a way to help all of these above types of
readers. <b>Do these conditions ring a bell for you?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you have readers like Hope, Randy, and Kelsey?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are you thinking now?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Surveys.”</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Donalyn says</span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </b><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">her
students’ needs call to her from the survey pages and she “whispers” back with
books.</span><span style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Do you share my
excitement that Donalyn uses the survey information to stack appropriate books
on desks for students to preview? </b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Yes, our new book club starts today!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why should you blog with us?</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -24px;"><span style="font-family: corbel;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">It's fun & easy to blog- click comment, type in box & hit publish…that's it!</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Easy way to get inspired- no need to read the book
to join the fun</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Donalyn
Miller is a Keynote Speaker at CRA’s PDI in Visalia Nov. 4-5</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">You can EASILY earn 1 semester unit to advance on your salary
scale (ONLY $60 & you only need to do 3 comments)</span></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14.0pt;">You may comment anytime night or day
from Feb. 1- August 31!!</span></i></li>
<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Donalyn currently teaches (and ALL
her kids read 40+ books a year) </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Allington writes,
"Miller's book is powerful and practical… you understand how to
overcome current classroom culture where some children learn and many learn to
hate reading."</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">You’ll be better equipped to convince your parents
to join your crusade to teach kids how to LOVE reading as we lucky people do!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">CRA member Shannon Spencer, and winner of our book
drawing, blogged, “</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">I LOVED Donalyn’s <i>Reading in the Wild</i> book and have
transformed my classroom because of it!”</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">You’ll bask as you validate what you’re already
doing, yet further transform your classroom- Please join us!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Blog and be inspired to make reading fun again (and still have
85% of your kids in the 90th percentile)!</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We will be talking about a chapter each month until the end of August</span></b><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">In her intro., Donalyn explains her “whispers” as
activities to promote talk about reading between her and her students. Ah ha, wondered how she came up with her
title! <b>What grabbed <i>you</i> in the
intro.?</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">In this month’s chapter, “There and Back Again,” Donalyn
reminisces about childhood memories of reading. My Mom told me I used to read to my sister with the book upside
down. Ha! <b>What’s your fondest
memory of early reading experiences?
Would love to hear them!</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Donalyn shared her early teaching disasters and how
she arrived at a reading workshop format.
It made me feel like I was chatting with an old friend reading her
words.<b> How are you liking the book so far?</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "corbel";">Loved </span></span><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">her section “Going Forward, Sort Of.” So true, eh? </span><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Do you share her experiences and/or her epiphany
that “as long as I hold on to my love of books & show my students what it
means to live as a reader, I’ll be closer to teaching paradise?” </b></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Don't forge to click publish below your typed comment.</span><b style="font-family: corbel; font-size: 19px; text-indent: -24px;"> </b></li>
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<b style="font-family: corbel; font-size: 19px; text-indent: -24px;">Thanks for joining us,</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "corbel";"><span style="font-size: 19px;"><b> Lynn Gurnee, Past CRA President</b></span></span></div>
California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-81558439253655119612016-01-02T14:03:00.003-08:002016-02-03T08:55:40.550-08:00Win a copy of The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Happy New
Year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Just
got my <i>copy of The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in
Every Child by Donalyn Miller. </i>It's fabulous!! <b>There's a
FREE copy for one lucky CRA blogger. Hopefully, you'll join us for <i>The
Book Whisperer</i> book club blog starting February 1! </b> And Donalyn
will be a keynote speaker at the CRA PDI on Nov. 4-5 in Visalia!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Send a blog that you're
interested in being in the drawing for this book by February 1. On
February 2, the book will be mailed to a lucky winner! </span><span style="font-family: "corbel";">If you have trouble sending a blog, see below. </span><span style="font-family: "corbel";"> </span><span style="font-family: "corbel";">If you read it, tried it, and are still having trouble, give me a call. I'll be happy to help you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">It's
going to be a fun online book club this year! Donalyn currently teaches
so it's no surprise Allington writes, "Miller's book is powerful and
practical…helping you to understand how to overcome current classroom culture
where some children learn and many learn to hate reading." But wait! That's
not all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">You
can EASILY earn one semester unit to advance you on your salary scale for ONLY
$60. Email you're interested and you'll get the paperwork ASAP. You
only need to do 3 blogs re: <i>The Book Whisperer! <b>And you may do
your 3 blogs for college credit anytime night or day from February 1 through
August 31!!</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Happy Reading and Blogging!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "chalkduster"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Lynn Gurnee, </span><span style="font-family: "corbel"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Past CRA President<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Chalkduster;">510-449-1988</span><span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #a52c23; font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Professional
Development Institute , November 4-5, 2016 </span></b><span style="font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #735c02; font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Visalia Convention Center Keynote
Speakers: Donalyn Miller and Regie Routman</span><span style="color: #735c02; font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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us on Facebook & Pinterest or <a href="http://www.californiareads.org/"><span style="color: #1a4ad8; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">www.californiareads.org</span></a></span></i></b><i><span style="color: #1b2f51; font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></i><span style="color: #1b2f51; font-family: "corbel"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-27969291244497906792015-10-09T13:52:00.001-07:002015-10-09T13:52:19.791-07:00Lucy Calkins’ Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, Gr. K-8<div class="MsoNormal">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Love how the book has indexes that fold out for easy use! Set up very nicely!</span></li>
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Writing: </i>Same as above and the high quality of texts is greatly appreciated! Hope you enjoyed this book as much as Terri Ohler, Lori Bivins and I did as we blogged together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Lynn Gurnee, CRA Past President</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(Having trouble blogging? Need more
info. for college credit? Email </span><a href="mailto:lynn@gurnee.org"><span style="font-family: Arial;">lynn@gurnee.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Catching teachable movements or the best way to move a young
writer forward is not easy but Lucy’s 7 learning progressions really do help</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Using the writing genre checklists while conferring is a
powerful tool</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Lucy’s “Principles of Conferring” on p. 82 and the chart to
“Pump up Writing” on p.84 are dynamite</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Finally, the “Making Small Groups Effective” teacher chart on p.
86 and the “How to” student chart on p. 87- priceless!</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Yes, levels early in the year may be disappointing. Recalling
the 1</span><sup style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">st</sup><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"> day of school, "</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">kinders"</span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"> told me they’d like to learn how
to tie shoes or button pants. It was so disappointing that they didn’t instead say, “I want to learn how to read and write!”</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> L</span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">ucy’s basic levels of differentiation through coaching in mini
lessons, conferring and small group instruction is doable and makes success
reachable! Wish this book was on my shelf "back in the day!"</span></li>
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rubrics</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Also loved Lucy’s modeling on how to introduce, adapt when
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<li><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">What did you take away? Can’t wait to hear from you!</span></li>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CRA Past President Lynn Gurnee</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Part 1 Chapters 1-3
Highlights that jumped out at me…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assessment Toolkit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">* check</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">lists to raise student and teaching level &
students improve in a matter of weeks-intriguing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">* check</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">lists, rubrics, and benchmark texts derived from
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings;">* </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Effective
formative tools as students are actively engaged & transfer skills from one
type of writing to another <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1<sup>st</sup> Step: Conducting
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<span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">* Begin day 1 by
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<span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">* Teach the Writer
not the Writing- love that advice, don't you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">*</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">Important for
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<span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">* Kids given heads
up day before to be ready to write about a topic they know for 45 minutes and
invited to bring resources- that will boost kids’ confidence!</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">* </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">FAQ is helpful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Norming Meeting and Subsequent
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: -0.25in;">Lucy gives
positive support for working as a group and alone to get magnificent growth!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What did
you take away or what jumped out at you? Can’t wait to hear from you! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cheers, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Lynn
Gurnee,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-8233084539393876312015-07-08T13:51:00.000-07:002015-07-18T12:31:16.067-07:00CRA’s New Summer Book Blog Begins Next Week! <div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">We’re reading <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lucy Calkins’ <i>Writing Pathways</i></b>:
<i>Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions</i>, Gr. K-8. Need a copy? <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Blog if you want to enter our raffle for a free
copy!<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Educators can easily earn
a semester unit for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">only</i> $60. You
need only complete three blogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Our blog has been viewed 5,317 times this year for a reason! <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Plus, you can always
review past book club blogs on Lori Oczkus’ </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 30.0pt;">"...<i>Close
Reading and Comprehension of Informational Text"</i> or <i>Café </i>by The Two
Sisters. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You may comment on these
past blogs to earn your semester unit.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Lucy and Lori will be keynoters at CRA’s Riverside PDI Oct.
23-24)!</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here’s our schedule for Lucy Calkins’ Writing Pathways: Gr. K-8.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In July, we’ll read and
discuss Part 1 Chapters 1-3:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Assessment Toolkit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1<sup>st</sup> Step: Conducting
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Norming Meeting and Subsequent
Scoring: Developing Shared Expectations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the first half of August,
we’ll read and discuss Part 1 Ch. 4-6:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using Early Results to Plan & Adapt
Your Writing Curriculum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the last half of August,
we’ll read and discuss Part 1 Ch. 7-9:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 7<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teaching Informed by the Learning
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 8<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Supporting Transference across the
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ch. 9<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Designing Reading-Writing Performance
Assessments <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the first part of
September, we’ll read and discuss <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Opinion/Argument
Writing</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the last part of September,
we’ll read and discuss <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Information
Writing</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the first part of
October, we’ll read and discuss <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Narrative
Writing</i> and wrap up the book club before Lucy comes to CRA’s PDI on
Riverside on Oct. 23-24. Hope to see you there! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Why
wait? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Start blogging today!</b> Lynn Gurnee, CRA Past President</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(Having trouble? Need more
info. for college credit? Email lynn@gurnee.org)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-24691928487767328792015-05-07T04:56:00.000-07:002015-07-18T12:30:08.579-07:00Lori Oczkus' Last Chapter on "...Close Reading & Comprehension of Informational Text"<div>
Alas, our last chapter! If you are posting comments for college credit, it's due by May 30. </div>
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If you still want a college unit for $60, but missed out… let us know. We can continue to offer college credit through our book blog in the summer along with Luci Calkins' latest 5 star book: <a class="a-link-normal s-access-detail-page a-text-normal" href="http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Pathways-Performance-Assessments-Progressions/dp/0325057303/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430998946&sr=1-1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0066c0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, Grades K-8">Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, Gr. K-8</a>. <b>But blog and let us know you're interested!</b></div>
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<a class="a-link-normal s-access-detail-page a-text-normal" href="http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Pathways-Performance-Assessments-Progressions/dp/0325057303/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1430998946&sr=1-1" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0066c0; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none !important;" title="Writing Pathways: Performance Assessments and Learning Progressions, Grades K-8">
</a>Now for Ch. 5 on p. 145- Interactive Strategy Lessons for Informational Text: Comprehension Strategies for Common Core State Standards (CCSS)!</div>
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Lori says using the proven strategies along with the CCSS framework (inferring, predicting, questioning, clarifying, summarizing, synthesizing & evaluating) in "a variety of increasingly complex text" is giving students a flexible toolbox of support.<br />
<b>Where do we start?</b></div>
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<li>use strong mentor texts (Which ones? Eureka award nonfiction booklists on CRA's web site under awards will help along with Lori's chart 5.1 on p.148)</li>
<li>interactive think alouds (e.g. see #3 and 4 on p. 165-166)</li>
<li>cooperative guided practice (see lessons)</li>
<li>try the lessons on p. 147-155 to help students set a purpose for reading</li>
<li>lessons on p. 159-165 support students to find key idea & details</li>
<li>lessons on p. 168-178 scaffolds students in understanding text structure</li>
<li>lessons on p. 182-188 facilitates students' integration of knowledge & ideas</li>
<li>get your volunteer Moms, Dads, grandmas, etc. to run off the great student work & book marks on p. 232-251</li>
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Know what QBTTT means? Try Lori's fabulous modeling on p.165- #1! Just like the kids, you'll never forget it!</div>
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Hope you've had as much fun with this book as I have. Thanks Lori! <b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant: small-caps;">please join me in hearing lori keynote at cra's
institute at riverside's convention cntr. on october 23-24, 2015!</span></b><br />
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Wishing you a strong finish to your school year, quarter, semester, or spring!<br />
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only one short, enjoyable chapter to read each month in Lori Oczkus' book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?R=2VUQ3IOQG1QJB&C=3T5MUR8F9569O&H=OYAJD4D2DFLVZU1UTUH8XACKKF0A&T=C&U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2F142581316X%2Fref%3Dpe_385040_30332200_TE_item"><b><u><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Black"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: #0031E0; text-underline: none;">Just the Facts: Close Reading & Comprehension of Informational Text</span></u></b></a>.</span></div>
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email <a href="mailto:lynn@gurnee.org"><span style="color: #0031e0;">lynn@gurnee.org</span></a> for
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt;">Happy Reading & Blogging! Lynn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">We’re reading & discussing <b><i>Just the
Facts: Close Reading and Comprehension of Informational Text</i> </b>by Lori
Oczkus published January 2014 by Shell. Why? This dynamic resource
provides:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 19.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-20671459781135325862014-08-24T15:45:00.002-07:002014-08-24T15:47:09.819-07:00Thanks to everyone for viewing and sharing on our blog. Please let me know how we can make it better? Any ideas for the next professional book?<br />
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Hope to see you at our Professional Development Institute in Oct. Can't wait to hear the Two Sisters, how about you? We hope you have a great beginning to your new school year!<br />
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CRA Immediate Past PresidentCalifornia Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-37646746355891595322014-08-18T21:53:00.000-07:002014-08-18T21:53:30.624-07:00 <span style="font-size: x-large;"> Chapter 8: The Math Daily 3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Why did the sisters move away from “I show and you do” lesson approach to the Daily 3 approach?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Sisters suggest 2 ways to organize math materials: by individual tool kits for each child or by putting like materials in container and having students gather what they need for a chosen activity. How do you organize your materials for math?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Sisters suggest games for Math By Myself and Math With Someone. What are some of your favorite activities for these Dailies? How do you use the math practice pages that are in the math book and what do you use for math homework?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many of you are getting ready to return to school and are ready to launch the Daily 5 in your classroom. Feel free to respond to these questions, ask questions, or share your concerns, tips etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>When is “choice” introduced in Daily 5 (p. 111) and why is choice important?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Which Daily 5 is your children’s favorite? Which do you find the </span><span style="font-size: large;">most difficult to launch?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Have you any tricks or advice to share in introducing any of the Daily 5 activities? What are some activities in your Word Work</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Area? What do you use for Listen to Reading?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Do you use the Check-in form as the 2 Sisters suggest or do you have another system?</span><br />
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<br />California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-13027037529785064912014-07-29T22:23:00.002-07:002014-08-04T22:19:51.548-07:00<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. In the new edition, the 2 Sisters refer to "FOCUS lessons" as "FOUNDATIONAL lessons". </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What differences do you notice about the foundational lessons in the new edition?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Appendix B-F llists all the foundational lessons for each of the Dailies. But in looking over days 1-14 when are the foundational lessons introduced (order of intro) and why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. How do you see the new Common Core State Standards aligning with the foundational lessons?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. The new California ELA/ELD Framework refers to Foundational SKILLS, not to be confused with the Sisters' Foundational LESSONS. What is the difference?</span></div>
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California Reading Associationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16551889573656483496noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065791539843098773.post-79573009208185740162014-07-21T19:32:00.000-07:002014-07-22T09:03:13.830-07:00Chapters 4 & 5: Considerable Food for Thought-Let's postpone Chapter 6 a bit!OMG...after that 10 day vacation, I didn't realize I was a week behind on our blog! So sorry, also been totally absorbed in planning the most awesome PDI featuring 70+ speakers on Literacy in the Common Core. Of course, our Keynoters on Friday will be non other than the 2 Sisters themselves.<br />
They will also be doing a breakout session on Saturday morning so check it out at californiareads.org under Events/PDI and sign up now. Then you can ask Gail and Joan all your wonderful questions in person!<br />
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I am excited to begin our conversation on Chapter 4 and 5 because setting up the classroom is so very exciting, especially over the summer break! And my favorite Daily is "Read to Self" so here it goes!<br />
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Chapter 4 What Do You Need to Begin the Daily 5?<br />
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1. Get Your Quiet Signal:<br />
Why is the Quiet Signal important? When is it used in Daily 5? At their D5 Workshop the Sisters pass out Chimes to the attendees. What do you use for your signal?<br />
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2. Gather Your Tools Not Toys. What is in your tool box for barometer kids? Have you started gathering things for Word Work and do you know where they will be stored and how. More on this in chapter 7. <br />
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3. What Will You Use for Book Boxes? Where to buy them? Where will they be kept in the classroom?<br />
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4. How Will You Organize Your Classroom Library? Do you have containers for books and where did you get them? Where will your library be in your classroom design.<br />
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5. Map Out Your Room and Decide on Your Gathering Spot and Decide Where You Will Hang Your I Charts for the Whole Year and if introducing CAFE hang your CAFE board.<br />
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This chapter is so much fun to share. I want to discuss all the questions right now and tell you who is having the best deal on book boxes etc. But I'll hold my tongue for now and let you help out because I love learning from all of you and getting new ideas. Early on I participated in a yahoo groups website for the Daily 5 and all summer we were texting all of our ideas for the above questions. I knew when book boxes were on sale at target in Ohio and I live in CA!!! LOL<br />
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Chapter 5 Read To Self<br />
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1. How do you get books in their book boxes for the first day of school?<br />
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2. 3 Ways to Read a Book: What mentor texts/books do you use when modeling 3 ways to read a book? (FYI..you can go to californiareads.org and click on pinterest and find lots of cute charts for this and many other Daily Five Ideas. But it is important to make your own I-charts in front of the children.<br />
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3. Launching: Okay you are ready to launch so check out page 160, 7 169 and get your stamina chart ready (check out that pinterest page) and get your stop watch ready. When do you ring your chimes during the first encounter with Read to Self? What do you say? Check in? If you are experienced, can you tell about your first day? Did you have a barometer child and how did you handle it? More later on page 167 on barometer kids, but you need to ready for this on the first day!<br />
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4. Good Fit Books: What shoes will you gather for your good fit books skit? If you are a member of the Sisters Daily Cafe they have a great example for older students using free weights. But shoes work for all ages, I've found. How do you organize book selection time? Kelly on page 79 has an interesting way. What is yours?<br />
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5. Foundational Skills: We have already done the first 2 so it is time for "Underline Words I Don't Know How to Spell." Also included in foundation lessons the first week are: Check for Understanding, EEK and more as depicted in the appendix 169-175.<br />
If introducing D5 and CAFE the appendix lessons are great to follow. If you are only doing Daily 5<br />
(which is what I did at first) I taught and practiced each Daily for one week and did not venture into<br />
CAFE until second semester. What are your plans? What materials will you need to teach foundational skills the first 5 days?<br />
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This is a lot! Let's wait until next week for Chapter 6. Look forward to hearing and learning from all of you!<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Joanne Devine (visit me on Pinterest, too!)<br />
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1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The brain receives input through 3 different external memory systems: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. How do the 10 steps use these memory systems to ensure success for all?<br />
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2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The sisters make I-Charts for each of the Daily 5s. Can you think of other purposes in your classroom for I-Charts?<br />
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3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Why is step 5, modeling least-desirable behavior, so important?<br />
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4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Purpose + Choice = Motivation. Reflect on this statement.<br />
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5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>What is your sense of urgency in implementing the Daily 5?<br />
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These 10 steps are vital in the success of your students using the Daily Five. Take the time to teach these steps as you introduce each of the Dailies in your classroom. It will be worth the extra effort!<br />
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