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Novels for struggling readers
Started Jan 25, 2010
Kylene Beers responds to comments on the LEARN Act
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Yvonne Siu-Runyan Jul 16, 2010.
Welcome! NCTE 2.0--Enjoy the Shift!
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Yvonne Siu-Runyan replied to Kylene Beers's discussion Kylene Beers responds to comments on the LEARN Act
Jesse Turner replied to Kylene Beers's discussion Kylene Beers responds to comments on the LEARN Act"Thank you Dr. Krashen for passionately keeping this fight on the front burner. I am going to walk to Washington DC to protest NCLB/RTTT In preparation for my walk I have started a facebook group, (Children are than test scores) began an interesting…"
Marilyn J. Hollman replied to Kylene Beers's discussion Kylene Beers responds to comments on the LEARN Act"If you have access to "The Chronicle of Higher Education" for Tues, February 9, take a look at the article, "Struggling Students Can Improve by Studying Themselves."
It strikes me it connects in some ways with the discussions…"
Kylene Beers posted a discussionNovels for struggling readers
Bob Probst and I are interested in the novels teachers grades 4-12 teach to struggling readers. Join the discussion here and tell us how you select novels for this group of students and which novels you most commonly teach. Then, take a survey we've posted at this link: http://bit.ly/55dFOE. We will share the results of the survey next week. Survey will stay open this week. See More
Jesse Turner replied to Kylene Beers's discussion Kylene Beers responds to comments on the LEARN Act"RTTT appears to be merely a continuation of the high stakes testing policy of the Bush administration. This policy buys new standards, more tests, and testing prep materials. I thought we tried that for the last eight years, and have very little to…"
Yvonne Siu-Runyan replied to Kylene Beers's discussion Kylene Beers responds to comments on the LEARN Act"Yetta Goodman can't post on the NCTE Ning for some reason, and wants me do this for her. Yetta didn't have a comment re: the news article.
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Arizona seeks $250M in federal education grants
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"The case against the LEARN act on the Huffington Post!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-ohanian/congress-sponsoring-disas_b_426987.html#comments"
"My paper on the LEARN Act is now available in PDF file for download at: www.ESLadvocates.org. OK to share with anybody. Here is the cover letter I included when I sent it to members of congress:
January 11, 2007
Senators Murray, Franken, Brown,…"
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- President, NCTE; Program Chair, 2008 Annual Convention
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- 25 years
Welcome!
My thanks to each of you who have joined this Ning. As I prepare for this Convention, I am wondering...
What does it mean to educate students for this flat world?
What is NCTE currently doing that is of most help to teachers and what else do you wish we could do?
What will make this Convention one that is memorable for each person?
Several years ago, in an editorial for Voices from the Middle, I wrote, "The collective voice gives us community while the individual voice gives us strength." I find myself remembering that line right now and thinking about how this space--this Ning--and the time we will spend together in San Antonio bring life to that statement. I want the community we have when we speak and work together; and, I need the strength I find when I hear from individuals. Thank you for participating and helping to create both.
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- At 12:18am on November 27, 2009, Jennifer Campbell gave Kylene Beers a gift…
Thank you for your dedication to NCTE and for helping make the 2010 Convention an awe-inspiring experience. You are a special individual, and your dedication to the field of education is inspiring.
- At 10:57am on November 22, 2009,
Dr. Dea Conrad-Curry said… - Thanks so much for all you do...and thanks for reminding me and inviting me to the President's reception last night. I presented at 8:30 this morning, so Ieft right after Nicholas Sparks talked, but had you not said something, I would have missed that.
- At 10:37am on August 18, 2009,
Diane M. Peterson said… - Lunch is always a good idea! Just let me know when you'll be close by...I don't often make it up your direction (especially now that 290 got its own outlet mall, complete with Coldwater Creek!).
- At 1:30pm on August 5, 2009,
Tamara Doehring said… - Kylene,
I am a big fan of your work. We have met on several occassions. Once at the affiliate meeting in Chicago and a few times in Florida at FCTE. I was on the board the years you came. I have several questions for you if you are not too busy.
1. As a result of my years in the classroom, I have created a site (www.englishteachersfriend.com ) dedicated to helping secondary English teachers and it has this innovative idea--virtual assistance--to help save incredible amounts of time and to provide excellent resources. Every week a podcast goes out to members and I would love to have you as a guest on the podcast. Would you be willing? I want as many voices and ideas as I can get on there.
2. Am I able to promote this site on this NING? I avoid doing so on Jim Burke's EnglishCompanion Ning because it is an explicit rule but I don't see those same rules here. I just wanted to ask out of courtesy.
Thanks for taking the time to read.
Tamara Doehring www.englishteachersfriend.com
- At 7:22am on May 5, 2009,
Trudy Stiles said… - Kylene,
Thank you so much for the session your presented in Moncton, NB, on May 2. I discovered your work only last year but it has already made a difference in the lives on my students.
- At 7:46am on April 15, 2009,
Amy Marshall said… - Kylene,
I was excited to find this website and immediately joined, even though I don't teach in the USA. Your message of shift is one with which I wholeheartedly agree. For years I've said that we are asking students to go to the moon and teaching them to fly airplanes.
I'm looking forward to hearing you speak in Moncton on May 1st.
Amy Marshall
- At 8:07pm on April 8, 2009, Laurie Sage said…
- Kylene,
Thank you so much for responding! I am so sorry to hear about your fall, and I hope you continue to feel better as your rehab progresses.
We just got word that our proposal for NCTE was accepted, and I will be a part of a panel discussion on Friday afternoon which I am so excited about! I look forward to coming a day earlier and hopefully signing up for your Thursday workshop when registration slots become available.
I will also peruse the website you gave me!
Again, thank you so much for responding and for the information!
Laurie
- At 7:35pm on April 8, 2009, Laurie Sage said…
- Hello Ms. Beers,
I just attended the National Literacy Coaching Summit and was hoping to hear you there, but I understand you weren't feeling 100%. I was wondering if you'll be speaking at the NCTE Convention in Philadelphia this year. Your work has been so influential in my own, and I am really looking forward to seeing you!
Thank you,
Laurie Sage
- At 1:06pm on February 19, 2009,
Queenie Hall said… - Hey Kylene, it's Queenie in South Carolina. Hope you are well. What is your opinion of assessment using miscue analysis with high school students?
- At 1:43pm on January 11, 2009,
Kaye Price-Hawkins said… - Kylene,
I was able to see you from a distance at the conference. You did a wonderful job...as always! Hope you continue to do well. I appreciate your work and influence on my own work.
My best to you in '09....
Kaye
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