I am noticing that you are talking about the strategies as if they are a separate curriculum area. They aren't. They should be used as a part of whatever you are teaching. I was locked into Houghten Mifflin when I was in elementary. I made the strategies the focus of any reading we did. The strategies are mirrored through any grade level standards, too.
As an expert reader I demonstrated the strategies no matter what I was reading, history, science etc. They aren't something you "fit in..." You really don't need special texts to teach them. Although some texts may lend themselves to demo a certain strategy better than another, if they can't be used with any text you are reading, they are a waste of time. I notice that many teachers talk like this. The strategies are a tool for making meaning out of text. I hear some teachers refusing to teach them, because of this misconception. Kim -- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School Fresno, CA _______________________________________________ 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.
