Lots of times, I prefer to use whatever books that go with the content or theme that I am teaching. For example, I am teaching Determining Importance using the Toolkit, and for the first lesson, I am substituting a book about the westward movement. This way, I am not only teaching the strategy, but am also building background knowledge for our unit. I will still probably use Now Let Me Fly, b/c I really like the story and so do the kids, but I find it very easy to use any quality text w/the toolkit.
Lisa 2/3 IL :o) --- Angela Almond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never Miss an Email Stay connected with Yahoo! Mail on your mobile. Get started! http://mobile.yahoo.com/services?promote=mail _______________________________________________ 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.
