Please forgive the cross post, but my supervisor seems interested suddenly in purchasing a reading series for grades 4 to 8. I'm flabbergasted--to me, authentic trade books are the basis for teaching reading. (We use a variety of sources for teaching writing.)
This may be a done deal, but I'm going to try to do my best to guide the purchase as best I can--if I can. Any and all comments on materials you like, things you hate, etc., would be appreciated. One specific I'm interested in is what materials you've found that best help teach grammar and punctuation, particularly in the context of writer's workshop. Thanks for all your help, in advance. If our teachers get stuck with some lame "series" it'll make my job as instructional coach for literacy a nightmare... Mary D. P.S. I have samples of Great Source's Sourcebook and Daybook for each grade but I'm not certain how helpful they'd be. Anyone use them? _______________________________________________ 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
