I did want to respond to Beverlee. I see both sides of using the programs you talked about. We use DIBELS, and Saxon Math. I am not fond of DIBELS and have found the conversations here very meaningful. On the other hand, I also see how using the programs you discribed has helped the student population. In our building and in yours, there is such a variety of teaching styles and beliefs. As students change teachers each year, if we did not have a common language the student gets lost from year to year. I use strategies for reading and the program we have to as part of Reading First. Reading First does support the strategies in Mosaic. Our comprehension module was totally about using these strategies. Our fluency module supports repeated readings, prosody, etc. Now all teachers are on the same page as far as what we are supposed to do and actually are doing a better job.
I feel your frustration, but see both sides. Linda _______________________________________________ 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.
