The scope and sequence of skills in a basal is a good thing.....also lots of ideas and strategies for beginning teachers........these skills can be applied to any literature......I am not familiar with the new mcGraw Hill materials, but they probably have included differentiated instructions, suggestions and materials for teachers........scope and sequence also provides consistency for grade level conversation......it's a starting point for teachers who have not developed strong instructional skills in the reading area.......your lucky that your district didn't send a cart around to "pull" other material from your shelves (that actually happened in my district), and that you have the 'freedom' to supplement the texts with other materials...
On 7/11/07, Zoe Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Although our faculty is familiar with teaching reading comprehension > through strategies, they are not yet practiced. The administration, for > numerous reasons, ordered McGraw-Hill reading materials for us to begin > using. The money is spent. The books are on the way. Who of you have > found ways to combine strategies and basal texts? We DO have freedom > in the classroom to make choices in how and what we teach, but of > course, we will be expected to use the new texts in useful ways. > Eagerly awaiting your suggestions, > Zoe > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
