I'm just glad it's not just me!!!!! ~Angela~
"Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" <[email protected]> on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 4:17 PM -0500 wrote: >I think that is a problem across the board. Our school is listing grade >level text that can/should be used solely for that grade level. >Of course you can go deeper than the previous year but some texts need to >be >unseen/new to the students. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Angela Almond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" ><[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 12:36 PM >Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] teaching strategies > > >>I am in the same boat. I have been using the materials from the >> Comprehension Toolkit for several years in fourth grade and this year >> third grade started using the exact same materials. I don't have a >> problem with reteaching the exact same strategies because they will >> inevitably dig deeper into them from year to year. My problem is that >now >> I have to go and locate new material next year because I don't want the >> kids using the same things to practice their strategies with each year. >> Our literacy facilitator finally stepped in right before Christmas and >> told them to find different material because most of what is in the >> Toolkit is too difficult for the third graders. She also ordered fourth >> grade a subscription to National Geographic for Kids so I can use them >> next year. Is anyone else running into this problem or is it just me >> being too territorial? >> >> "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" >> <[email protected]> on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 9:23 AM >> -0500 wrote: >>>Once again our staff met to share lessons and activities that we use >>>while teaching the reading strategies. A new strategey is introduced >>>monthly. And once again several grade levels are using the same >>>materials and books to teach the strategies during guided reading. How >>>do you handle this situation? I believe that each year we should be >>>"digging a little deeper" while teaching the strategies, not reteaching >>>something that the kids learned the year before. How can we change this >>>practice....we have to make our teaching better for our students if we >>>want to help them become successful readers. Thank you. >> Angela Hatley Almond Fourth Grade East Albemarle Elementary School _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
