You have to be kidding about the cart. Thanks for your suggestion about the scope and sequence. On Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at 08:14 PM, Linda Lavoie wrote:
> 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
