Oh, I also wanted to add that in my *ideal* school all middle school reading teachers would have Multiple Subject Credential - not single subject. In my state, there is no class on how to teach reading for single subject credentials.
Actually, in an ideal world, middle school would have its OWN credential and 1 credential would be middle school language arts. On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Mohrhauser, Sarah < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interestingly, my junior high is transitioning to a middle school in 09. > We are trying to move from a more traditional approach to a workshop > approach. Our Language Arts will expand from one to two hours a day, so > our plan right now is to combine a reading and writing workshop in the > one class. > > Ideally, our teachers will have certification in Language Arts AND > Reading though that may not be feasible immediately. We feel we will > have a hard time moving Language Arts teachers into teaching reading, > especially as a workshop. > > We would like to see our resources move away from the Language Arts > textbook to include, if not solely rely on, sets of fiction and > nonfiction so we can use flexible grouping for guided reading and > literature circles. Funding for this will be scarce. > > As for writing, we see the need to integrate it with the reading that > students do--every day for both. > > As we get further along in this process, I can send more information. > > Sarah Mohrhauser > Literacy Coach/NJHS Advisor > Cottage Grove Junior High > 9775 Indian Blvd > Cottage Grove, MN 55016 > 651.768.6850 > > "Through literacy you can begin to see the universe." Grace Slick > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephanie Bartell > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 1:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LIT] Ideal Middle School Reading and Writing Program > > Hello all, > > I am a reading specialist at a school that is currently expanding. We > started as a K-4 school and have expanded one grade level every year > since. Next year we will add 7th grade and we are trying to work out the > best structure for our middle school students. > > If you could design the IDEAL middle school schedule & program, what > would it look like? Self-contained classrooms? A seperate reading > workshop & writing workshop teacher? Longer periods of reading? > > I have never been a middle school classroom teacher, so it is hard for > me to give recommendations. I am interested in what works for you, what > you would change if you could, and what is neccessary for a successful > middle school reading and writing program. I'd also be interested to > hear the types of materials you are using. In the rest of our school we > use a workshop approach, but there is some push for a more traditional > curriculum in middle school. > > I really appreciate any thoughts or advice you can give me. Thanks in > advance! > > ~Stephanie Bartell, Galapagos Charter School > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try > it now. > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- - Heather "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish; civilizations grow old and die out; new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet live on. Still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead." --Clarence Day "While the rhetoric is highly effective, remarkably little good evidence exists that there's any educational substance behind the accountability and testing movement." —Peter Sacks, Standardized Minds "When our children fail competency tests the schools lose funding. When our missiles fail tests, we increase funding. " —Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential Candidate _______________________________________________ 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
