Also, keep in mind that a big part of the success of using the MOT strategies is that we're teaching kids to THINK. We're teaching them to be metacognitive, to purposely choose when to use strategies, to be aware of their comprehension or lack thereof. If this kind of learning goes on in a classroom all year long, then "solving" a test will be much easier for them. A little work might need to be done regarding format of tests, and that can be covered in a brief "test genre" study. But if you spend the majority of your year teaching kids to think, you'll see the results in the standardized tests at the end. Heather Wall/ 3rd grade/ Georgia NBCT 2005 Literacy: Reading - Language Arts
----- Original Message ---- From: ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2007 7:17:23 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Student Teacher Posting-Amy In all honesty, I would say as little as possible. Be mindful of that content (which should be addressed in your standards) as you teach. Teach well and teach deeply, and the tests will reflect your efforts. Lori On 8/1/07 1:58 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My question then, is how much do we stray from class > content to cover "standardized testing content"? -- 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 July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ 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.
