Stephanie wrote: 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?
Pam writes: Turning Points 2000 (not the most thrilling read, but still full of great info for the middle school level) & NMSA should offer wonderful resources for you. In my opinion, the ideal middle school would offer teams of contained students. Reading and writing workshop would be blocked together and taught by someone who is reading and language arts certified. I love the idea of block scheduling, although I haven't had the chance to live it yet. Trying to cram everything into 55 minutes is tough. 90 to 120 minutes would be great! Keep us updated with the changes ya'll make. :o) Pam/6th gr./FL An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. Anatole France (1844 - 1924) -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Bartell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 9 May 2008 2:19 pm 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
