Cannot justify NOT holding them....
On 5/25/07 11:05 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In our district, the first grade benchmarks are set using nationally normed > data for reading recovery. The thought being > this,we cannot justify holding our students to the same level set by a > national remmediation program. That is where our > level 20 for first came from. It is our goal that 50% of our readers (60% in > some buildings) read at or above that level at the > end of first grade. > > Lori > > > On Fri, 25 May 2007 07:22 , Renee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > >> >> On May 25, 2007, at 4:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> >>> In a message dated 5/23/2007 10:27:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>> >>> Who decides what "on grade level" actually means? >>> What is the measurement that determines whether or not a child is "on >>> grade level"? >>> >>> >>> There are benchmarks for each grade level. These are used as >>> measures. >>> >>> Laura >> >> >> I return to my original question. Who decides on these benchmarks? How >> are they created? >> >> Renee >> >> >> "Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It >> is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a >> worthy purpose." >> ~Helen Keller >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ 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.
