I feel like I'm missing some very important information here. What is the Comprehension Toolkit? Tara
On Sep 14, 2006, at 5:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Angela > I have found, between this year and last year, that some books the > kids love > to read twice. Like the Mystery of the Mary Celeste for example is > so high > interest that the kids really wanted to hear it again. How Many > Days to America > is also rich enough that I think a repeat works well. Other > texts...particularly some of the reproducible non-fiction is not > as rich and doesn't hold up > as well to a reread. > So...I guess my answer is that I have reused a few texts and for other > lessons I am looking for new text... > Jennifer > Maryland > > have a question about the Comprehension Toolkit: > > This is my second year using the lessons and texts from the > toolkit. Last > year I was the only teacher in the school using it. This year, third > grade has caught onto it and the teachers are using the same > lessons and > texts. I am really excited about this because I know next year > they will > come to me with knowledge of the strategies and the vocabulary I > already > use. However, I am worried that I will need to find different > texts for > each lesson because they will have already read the texts in 3rd > grade. > Do I have the correct outlook on this? Will the kids care? I > have mixed > feelings about it and was hoping for any input and advice you have. > > Thanks! > > Angela Hatley Almond > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http:// > literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
