speaking of statewide tests, i was talking to a friend the other day about the reading texts on the state tests and she was saying how even her best students had trouble with the readings. we started discussing whether the passages were grade level related and how this had been determined. i definitely saw for third grades some passages that looked more sixth grade leve. anyone else?
Lise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>Do mosaic folks think teachers can bring contentious topics to the >>>>table--or, I wonder, does the reading/learning get buried in the >>>>politics of it all and make these topics undesirable to a reading >>>>curriculum? Actually, we have based our entire middle school theme on the study of sustainability. How do societies endure over time? We've looked at these and other questions through the social sciences and science lens. We teach integrated curriculum schoolwide so our texts (fiction and non fiction)are driven by science and social studies content. I think it's imperative that we teach critical literacy skills. The only way I know how to do this is to bring in literacy materials that look through different lenses and spark discussion and debate.These skills unfortunately are not part of our state wide tests. Lise _______________________________________________ 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. --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. _______________________________________________ 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.
