What materials are you using to train teachers when to do close reading. The book Notes and Notice also talks about this. Pat Kimathi On Sep 30, 2013, at 4:50 AM, "Palmer, Jennifer" <jennifer.pal...@hcps.org> wrote:
> Amen! > In our district we are training folks to understand WHEN to do close reading. > It is only in passages that are particularly good in authors craft or which > are particularly important in developing the theme of the story... > Jennifer > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Sep 30, 2013, at 1:57 AM, "Loralei A. Atchley" <atc...@fusd.net> wrote: >> >> My worry is that, for all of the great ideas in common core, that the >> bandwagon effect will mean that trainings will emphasize a one way approach >> that means it is always done the same way (ie how to look at a text, then >> analyze it to death). I already see the beginnings of this in my district. I >> think that the close reading needs to be interspersed with lots of time >> spent reading and reading... I think that I would die of boredom as a reader >> to spend two weeks on one reading discussing and rereading and discussing >> and rereading. As for the professional books, there is already so much great >> information out there for creating discussion of deep reading of text that >> I'm going to be very careful what I will buy... there is so much money to be >> made here.. >> Loralei >> ________________________________________ >> From: Mosaic [mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of Palmer, >> Jennifer [jennifer.pal...@hcps.org] >> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 3:06 PM >> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Books on CCSS >> >> As far as curriculum goes... I would not buy anything this year....many >> publishers are holding out in developing new stuff because they are waiting >> to see what the PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments actually look like... >> Jennifer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> DISCLAIMER: >> Any views or opinions presented in this communication are solely those of >> the author and do not necessarily represent those of Fontana Unified School >> District. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > PatK _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
