I completely agree with you on this. We have to model the strategies to our students in order for them to have severasl tools/ strategies to choose from. If I tried to teach these as a separate entity in my inclusive classrooms, it would take half of the block up. If it's a bad day- the entire block.
Jen ----- Original Message ----- From: "kimberlee hannan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Not enough time! >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. _______________________________________________ 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.
