July 21, 2016

Story Grammar Marker Summer Reading List

Language/Literacy Developmental Checklist As I was inside during a recent heat wave here in Massachusetts, I decided to review our new Blog Index on our MindWing Concepts website. There is such wonderful information available free of charge —lessons, webinars, downloadable files and technology resources to use in combination with this developmental tool! If you are new to SGM or experienced in our methodology, take some time from your summer to browse through our blog pages.

Summer Reading Art Since I was looking for resources today to use with a student for lessons involving the Complete Episode, I thought I would share these 10 with you. What fascinated me about these blogs is the fact that as I read through them, I was reminded again of how this methodology can be adapted across grade levels and used with varied texts. It is such a versatile tool! There are many others to choose from but I hope these get you started if you are interested in the Complete Episode!

Inference: Students Don’t Know What They Don’t Know! — 11/5/10
Fantastic Narrative Intervention with Toontastic — 9/27/11
The Incredible Flexible You and Braidy Make a Great Pair — 4/25/14
Owl Moon: A Winter Adventure with Narrative and Expository Text — 2/3/15
Foldables and Stamps Activities — 8/26/15
Teaching SGM Components, Part 2 — 9/23/15
Part 2: Hilda Must Be Dancing and Giraffes Can’t Dance— Compare/Contrast — 11/16/15
February is Black History Month, Lesson 1 — 2/1/16
Understanding Novels/Chapter Books with SGM, Part 4 — 2/3/16
Hands-On Activities for Beginning, Middle and End of a Story — 4/28/16

Sheila Zagula

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Sheila Zagula works with MindWing Concepts in product development, drawing on her expertise and talents as well as many years of implementing the Story Grammar Marker® and related materials. Her teaching career spans thirty-eight years, most recently as literacy coach in the Westfield Massachusetts Public School System. Sheila has experience as an early childhood educator, a teacher of children with special needs, and a collaborative instructor within an inclusion framework serving children in grades K-5.