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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:43:38 -0700
Yes, I'm going as well. Looking forward to it. Lot of great speakers to hear! Thanks! norma
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust ---------- Original Message ---------- From: jbmatt...@comcast.net To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] scope and sequence in reading/writing workshop Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:40:14 +0000 (UTC) ----- Original Message ----- From: lindafa...@comcast.net To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:32:41 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] scope and sequence in reading/writing workshop I recently saw, I think it was in this month's Reading Teacher, that Lucy is coming out with reading units of study for grades 3-5 that will be available this spring. I'm assuming that they may be similar to the writing units. I am going to the Saturday Reunion at Columbia next Saturday, and I'm sure they will have lots of information on them to get people interested. I will try to remember to send you some information on that. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: hutch1...@juno.com To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:52:22 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [MOSAIC] scope and sequence in reading/writing workshop I'm a reading specialist at a 3-5 school.  We're slowly attempting to implement a reading and writing workshop, but wondered does anyone have a scope and sequence for grades 3-5.  The teachers want some guidelines to make sure that they're not leaving out instruction.  How do you include all the genres if students are truly choosing their independent reading? Also, are all mini-lessons really mini?  I find that when I introduce a new strategy I tend to model, guided practice and then they independently practice in their independent reading, but that takes me a class period (45 min) or most of one.  Also when I look at a Lucy Calkins model for planning the time spent, they miraculously have 2 hours for ELA, we have 2 (45 min) periods.  I word it that way because there are times when they're not adjacent.  The administration views it as 45 min - reading, 45 min ELA (writing, grammar & spelling).  Though there is a possibility of finding that 1/2 hour, it's not going to happen as it currently is.  I feel I'm fairly familiar with all of the components, just find it tough to do the balancing act, especially in the shorter time-frame.  Also, some teachers are reluctant, so it needs to run well!  If you catch my drift.  Thanks ever so much for any help!  I appreciate everyone's feedback and have found useful ideas in many e-mails from you, my colleagues!  Thank you for that! Norma PS  I was at a reading institute at Columbia last summer and it was said that a new, updated version of The Art of Teaching Reading would be out by now.  I had hoped that this would answer many of my questions, but............nothing yet.  Anyone from Columbia and know? Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.  ~Marcel Proust ____________________________________________________________ Medical Insurance Get Medical Insurance quotes and compare plans. Click now. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/c?cp=sO27g7Y7Ch9fyHkPlrY9uwAAJz1RZyvLSDbNg1QwuFrBBUaOAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQVgAAAAA= _______________________________________________ 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 . My principal attended a conference last weekend and picked up a sample of the new Units of Reading that will be out in May. The first book is about establishing a reading life, with lessons on choosing books, fluency, etc. The next 2 units are using character to study books, with focus on envisioning, predicting, etc. The following two books are on non-fiction, then there is a book of alternate units. Looks very good. Very expensive....$225 or something close without mentor texts...$259 with mentor texts. I work with 3-5 at my school, and they try hard to do true mini-lessons, though there are some days and some lessons that are longer. The key is to cut down what you are teaching to ONE thing, and don't try to read a mentor text during the lesson...you need to read the book at another time and then be able to refer back to it during the lesson. That's what we try to do anyway. I haven't heard anything about another version of Art of Teaching Reading, and I've been to Teacher's College recently. Maybe they were referring to the units in reading mentioned above? _______________________________________________ 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. 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