"A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> on Thursday, July 05, 2007 at 9:30 AM -0500 wrote: >i can't help but think if reading and la could work and plan together, >that our teaching would be much more effective. heck! it'd probably be >easier. we can still choose our text, and the mapping is already done; >they even have some good tasks, which, if you are like me, you're always >looking for something to grade.
Hi! I think there's pretty clear evidence that the more teachers (and not just reading and language arts) can plan together and coordinate, the more students benefit. Moreover, students in schools which understand that reading and writing can, and should, be taught in all classrooms make more progress in these areas than in schools which leave reading and writing instruction to English (reading, LA, etc.) teachers. It's a pity more people don't know, or at least acknowledge, these facts, since the many schools which are cutting subjects which don't appear on state tests are actually hurting their cause more than helping it. Take care, Bill Ivey Stoneleigh-Burnham School _______________________________________________ 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
