Thank you so much Cindy. Your review was very helpful and detailed!. I am in Ohio. --- Cindy Dunlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Our school piloted Treasures last year and it was > adopted by our district > with full implementation this year. We also > considered Houghton Mifflin and > Open Court. Treasures covers the five components of > literacy very well and > does have leveled readers for Guided Reading groups. > They also have an ELL > level - which removed the idioms etc. that these > students don't usually > understand. I especially like that the Anthology > story and all leveled > readers for the week are on the same theme. So when > we are discussion it all > children have an opportunity to have input from > their selection. I have > Beyond level readers asking to read the Approaching > or On Level > stories........... In addition they have Triumphs > for students that are > reading 2 years below grade level and Treasure Chest > - for those that are > not successful in the Approaching Level of > Treasures. These materials > provide opportunities for Intervention groups. I > also like that the > children no matter what level they on are all > reading in are work on the > same strategy and skill. Great non fiction every 3rd > week in all grade > levels. Their Work Stations for independent work > during this time are done > for you in handy flip charts. They cover Word Work, > Reading, Writing, and a > combined Social Studies and Science. Students enjoy > them and they are not > just busy work, but writing, building words, using > their comprehension > strategies. Treasures has 6 Traits Writing built > into the program. There > are weekly, unit, and benchmark assessments. It is > providing us with tons > of data.............. > > The program looks very over whelming when you first > look at it and begin the > instruction. They have provided you with so much > material ........... you > have to know your students and determine what they > need. There are lots of > additional materials; workbooks by levels, grammar > and spelling workbooks, > transparencies for grammar, writing, .... Just about > everything you could > ever want and more. We are not using workbooks - but > teachers have blackline > copies to print if we want. > > This is a quick overview. If you have any other > questions please ask! Where > are you located, Ann? I am in Iowa. Also, we have > worked with the company > quite closely with the company due to our pilot. > Our rep. and the company > has been wonderful - open to emails with questions > etc. Very prompt as > well. > Cindy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ann kirker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies > Listserv" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption > > > > Thank you all so much for your input. The > district is > > only considering the three programs listed below. > I > > do know that Open Court will not be considered. I > am > > not sure of the reason. > > > > Macmillan McGraw Hill Treasures > > Harcourt Stroytime > > Pearson Scott Forseman Easy Street > > > > I do not know why Houghton Mifflin is not being > > considered either. > > > > Does anyone know if the above Basal Programs > include > > leveled text for "Guided Reading" Groups? > > > > Thank you! > > > > Ann > > --- Pam Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hello, Ann et. al., > >> > >> I am not involved with selecting a new textbook > at > >> present, but served on many committees during the > >> twenty years of service at the central office in > my > >> home county. Historically, Houghton Mifflin, > >> Harcourt Brace, and Macmillan/McGraw-Hill > companies > >> have had very strong reading/literacy programs. > I > >> have recently learned that Houghton Mifflin was > >> sold, so I don't know what kind of impact that > will > >> have on their programs in the future. > >> Another responder mentioned Open Court and > Houghton > >> Mifflin. I have had experience with both > programs, > >> and HM was, by far, the better program. Open > >> Court's synthetic phonics was very limiting and > not > >> especially good for learners on the lower end of > the > >> bell-curve! Average and above students did well > >> with the program, as they would with any program. > >> But for that reason, I would not even consider it > >> over the other excellent programs. > >> > >> I'm sure that either of the top companies would > >> provide excellent, research-based resources. But > >> the bottom line is the expertise of the teachers > >> using the programs. So, look carefully at all > >> components and check the amount of scaffolding > and > >> spiraling offered by the top three. You won't go > >> wrong with either of them. > >> > >> All email correspondence to and from this address > is > >> subject to North Carolina Public Records Law > which > >> may result in monitoring and disclosure to third > >> parties, including law enforcement. > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on > behalf > >> of Patricia Duszlak > >> Sent: Thu 3/8/2007 8:06 PM > >> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies > >> Listserv > >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption > >> > >> > >> > >> Hello Ann, > >> I am serving on a committee to adopt a new basal > >> series, probably for > >> next year. I also teach first grade and a reading > in > >> the elementary > >> school course as an adjunct professor. I do know > >> that the newest > >> Houghton-Mifflin is considered to be an excellent > >> series. It has all > >> the necessary components of research-based five > >> elements of reading > >> instruction. The other series that is equally > well > >> done is the > >> Open-Court series. I am not as familiar with the > >> other series, but you > >> can be sure that they all must be based on > reading > >> research and the > >> NCLB requirements for reading by grade three! > >> Let me know how it is going. I will need all the > >> input I can get! > >> Thanks. > >> Pat > >> > >> On 3/8/07, ann kirker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> > Hello All, > >> > > >> > I would appreciate any information you might > have > >> on > >> > the following Basal Reading Programs. My > district > >> is > >> > in the process of adopting a new one. > >> > > >> > MACMILLAN/MCGRAW HILL --Treasures > >> > > >> > PEARSON SCOTT FORSEMAN --Reading Street > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. 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