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beautyq115
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Are we ready for the ELA???
I hope my class is
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Posted 1/10/09 6:44 PM  |
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donegal419
St. Gerard, pray for us.
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
yep... IMO, it is what it is...
Luckily though I work in a school where we are not encouraged to teach to the test too much. I also work with self-contained kids so I am happy with a 2...and when most of them get a 3, it's amazing for them!
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| Posted 1/10/09 6:52 PM |
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Erica
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
Is anyone grading 5th grade this year? I'll be there!
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| Posted 1/10/09 8:18 PM |
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Moehick
Ready for the sun!
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
As ready as we can be...I don't think there is anything else I could do to prepare these kids
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| Posted 1/11/09 8:49 AM |
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PennyCat
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Jib
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
Posted by donegal419
yep... IMO, it is what it is...
Luckily though I work in a school where we are not encouraged to teach to the test too much. I also work with self-contained kids so I am happy with a 2...and when most of them get a 3, it's amazing for them!
Same here.
Although, we do teach to the test.
I have no clue how they will do, but the way I see it, there's one week left to prepare, so if they don't have the skills down by now  I don't know what to say.
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| Posted 1/11/09 11:08 AM |
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Woody716
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LIZ
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
I think so. I just gave last year's test on Friday, and they did really well, so I feel good. I just hope they put effort into it, and not race to finish, just to sit there. I will be glad when it's over. Then it's on to math!
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| Posted 1/11/09 11:14 AM |
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kgs11
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Kim
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
this is the first year (in 5) that i really feel as though the majority of my class is ready. those who are not, are ELL and wont be ready for another year or two, when they can actually read and write in english. poor kids!
i am ready for all of this to be over!
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| Posted 1/11/09 1:44 PM |
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wowcoulditbe
wow, pic is already 1 yr old!!
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
i hope mine is....its my frist yr in third grade from kindergarten.....so it what it is at the is point.....but i am hoping for the best...my poor kids!
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happytobreathe
The Lazy Days of Summer
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
Posted by donegal419
yep... IMO, it is what it is...
Luckily though I work in a school where we are not encouraged to teach to the test too much. I also work with self-contained kids so I am happy with a 2...and when most of them get a 3, it's amazing for them!
Can I ask what strategies you are using or modifications? I am already planning for next year. Heeeeellppppp!
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| Posted 1/11/09 6:41 PM |
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
Posted by Erica
Is anyone grading 5th grade this year? I'll be there!
I am...although sadly, I'd rather be in my classroom!
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| Posted 1/11/09 7:00 PM |
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donegal419
St. Gerard, pray for us.
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Re: Are we ready for the ELA???
Posted by happytobreathe
Posted by donegal419
yep... IMO, it is what it is...
Luckily though I work in a school where we are not encouraged to teach to the test too much. I also work with self-contained kids so I am happy with a 2...and when most of them get a 3, it's amazing for them!
Can I ask what strategies you are using or modifications? I am already planning for next year. Heeeeellppppp!
sure... basically, i teach the way I always teach. i do plan my curriculum though around the test, so I am teaching things that will be on the test before the test and not later in the year. I also, with the help of my aide, do as many as the modifications that they will actually get during the test while we practice. so, for example, all my kids get questions read on the listening portion, so I read them all the questions. some kids get a scribe for the short answer, i do that too. the only thing tricky with ELA practice test is that for Part I of the grade 5 test, it's ALL reading comp. i cannot read the passage or the questions, they just have to do their best. we do talk about highlighting key words in the questions, go back to re-read, etc.
i find it much easier to prep. them for Math and S.S. than ELA because at least I can read everything to them on those tests.
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