Living and Loving the 1950's
Isn’t it amazing how hard we have to work at communicating well? I often throw up my hands and think, “God, does it really have to be this difficult?”Whether it is working through a misunderstanding with my husband, negotiating through a conflict among my children, or responding thoughtfully to a coaching client who’s trying to figure out her next best step, communicating well is an essential skill that requires intentionality, humility, and perseverance. Although words have always come easily to me, I’ve not always been good at communicating well. My thoughts would often race ahead, striving to find the…
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As Myfanwy Jones and her family cared for her father in his last days, she was struck by the beauty, the memory and the burrowing in
Having a crush at work happens effortlessly. According to a survey from Zety:
"If a guy wants me to wear less makeup all he gotta do is ask and imma say no."
There're a few body language signs that you should always look out for so that you can read anyone like a book, & is an useful skill to have in your repertiore.
A One is inspired by the idea of an improved world, but fears being wrong or defective.
Helen Keller is history’s most famous deaf-blind person, but she was also a vaudeville performer who was investigated by the FBI.
Since mid-year benchmark testing is here, I thought it would be helpful to talk about getting the most information out of those running records as possible. Analyzing errors and self-corrections in running records can give you SO much information. This information can help you to determine what your students are using to decode words and what they need to work on. Take a running record of a student reading a passage or short text aloud. Be sure to record what their errors are above the word they read incorrectly or self-corrected. Need running records? Check out the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project for some FREE ones! You can also do a running record of any book a child is reading. Let’s take a look at an example: Take a look at each error and self-correction individually to determine whether or not the student was using meaning, structure, or visual information while reading. Notice if students are over-relying on one type. Analyzing Errors: Ask: "What type of information did the child use when they made this mistake?" Analyzing Self-Corrections: Ask: "What additional information did the child use to correct the error?" M – Meaning: Does this error make sense? This student read screamed for cried, and self-corrected after reading burn for bury. Errors using meaning show that students are comprehending what is happening in the text or by using the pictures. It is evident that this student was using meaning after self-correcting the word bury in a sentence. This student understood that the word didn't make sense in the context of the sentence. I would work with this learner on using visual information (paying close attention to the letters/word parts in the words) along with meaning. S – Syntax/Structure: Does this error sound right? This student read it for that, to for for, and my for her. These errors are acceptable in the English language and fit the structure of the text, without changing the meaning. I can hypothesize that this student was using syntax/structure when reading. V – Visual: Does this error look right? This student read glazed for gazed and Gliman for Gilman. Glazed does not make sense in the context of the story, nor does it fit the structure of the sentence. Gliman is a little different because it is a name. This student’s error doesn’t change the meaning or structure of the sentence. Because the beginning and ending sounds in the words were read correctly, these errors do show that the student is attending to visual information. I would also note that the student needs to work on reading through the entire word by recognizing known word parts to help them decode. The goal of MSV = Self-Correction We want students to be able to monitor and self-correct on their own. Avoid immediately pointing out errors to students. If they do not self correct, guide them to reread the entire sentence instead (helpful prompts below). We should give students strategic actions to use with any book, rather than just guiding them through the book you're reading. Prompts to guide students: "Run your finder under the word and read all the way through it." "What strategy could you try here? (chunking, covering up part of the word, familiar word parts, etc.)" "Try that again and keep the story in your head." "If that didn't make sense, remember it's your job to check it again." "What are you thinking about?" MSV has ALWAYS confused me. Every single time I analyzed a running record I had to Google what it meant. For some reason I couldn’t keep that information in my brain. So I made a cheat sheet (lifesaver). If you want this cheat sheet for yourself, you can download it for FREE from my TPT store!
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Women in particular are often faced with other people’s presumptions and expectations of who they should be.
The small printed sheet was used to promote Pasqua Rosee's wares at what is believed to be the capital's first coffee shop, in St Michael's Alley, Cornhill.
Explore this photo album by 80sCartoons on Flickr!
Lily Williams was 12 when she got her period. It took her another 14 years to learn what's wrong with it.
Who are the important angels and archangels? Your guide to invoking the archangels, the 7 important archangels, and their divine responsibilities.
Haunting images of Auschwitz prisoners taken as they entered the camp have been rendered in colour in time for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp by Soviet troops.
Dave was bragging to his Boss how he knows everyone, and dares his boss to just ask him. What happens is hilarious - long funny story
