Mary Lou, Do you mean the reading strategies? I have a curriculum map at school that is based on the reading strategies.....in September: teach monitoring comprehensiion, October: making connections, etc.
Is this what you mean? May Dartez/6th/GA On Nov 28, 2006, at 5:37 AM, CAG wrote: > Mary Lou - by the 'strategies', what exactly are you referring to? The > different ways to read text books and trade books? Along the lines of > 'every > teacher is a reading teacher'? > > Bill's suggestion for approach is good. Our middle level team in our > union > is working backwards toward the lower grades in establishing a > research-paper-writing process. They have looked at what they want to > see a > research paper look like by 8th grade and then have broken that down by > grade level expectations. Cathy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Lou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 4:09 PM > Subject: [LIT] cross-walking curriculum > > >> >> I've got a question for the group... >> >> We are in the process of designing a core curriculum map in the four >> major >> content areas. It will be designed as a means for teachers to >> articulate >> by >> trimester the WHAT and the HOW LONG of their instruction. I am >> wondering >> if >> any participant has the experience of doing this activity with >> STRATEGIES >> as >> the basis for the reporting. >> >> I believe that we have been doing the WHAT (content), and the gap in >> instruction is the HOW (strategies). My concern - and here is where I >> need >> direction and input - is HOW CAN I COMMUNICATE THIS EFFECTIVELY TO THE >> POWERS TO BE and HOW CAN TEACHERS BEST REPORT THIS IN ORDER FOR IT TO >> BE >> EFFECTIVE DATA TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION? >> >> Thanks to all in advance, >> Mary Lou >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org >> >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
