It's tough at first to give away everything you feel you worked so hard to
complete and prepare. I am in the same situation at my building. However, by
giving it I have gotten teachers on board with the balanced literacy approach
more so than the basal approach. Those teachers "took" if you will for lack of
a better term, but the more they learned the more they had to give. Now we
really collaborate rather than lead and take. I am getting so many ideas,
sharing research, etc. now that they're on board. So really in the end it will
pay off and they'll add to your lessons so that things will be different at
each grade level. Plus, I'm finding that when some of the teachers at the
grade below are teaching similar things it makes my job easier that they're
prepared, and those kids become leaders for the kids that haven't been exposed
to that style of teaching. Hope that helps!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Karen Shook
Sent: Sat 9/15/2007 10:53 PM
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] file folder lesson for schema
I think that you are right to want the children/teachers to have the
opportunity to use the format, but maybe not the same books. Have you
discussed with your Literacy Coach the idea of maybe having a day where the
other grades could look at this, then come back together with books that they
think might also make for great lessons. This way they could see the format,
but have the opportunity to look through their books and think of ones that
could work. It would also give everyone a chance to ask questions and maybe
solidify some ideas for themselves. I think teachers often want to "copy" while
they get their feet wet for fear of doing it "wrong." If they have a chance to
discuss why the books might/might not be good for these lessons they would feel
more confident using different books, but the same format. I think that having
your "blue print" in front of them would make the task easier as they make
their own lessons and this way you are sharing, but also giving them
and your literacy coach a chance to create their own lesson.
Karen
1st/MI
Angela Almond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The literacy facilitator wants me to share the file folder lesson with
third grade so they can start doing it. Am I being selfish in not wanting
to? What do other schools do when all grade levels are on the same page?
Do they all do the same lessons? I know you can use different texts but
the exact same lessons????? I'm very torn on this issue. I want to be a
team player but at the same time, I have spent a lot of time and effort
researching, reading, and planning and feel that I may need to start over
if third grade begins to do the same thing I'm doing.
Please don't bash me for asking. I am honestly trying to figure out what
is best for the students.
Thanks in advance!
Angela Hatley Almond
Fourth Grade
East Albemarle Elementary School
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