I'm looking for some support/suggestions. I work in an inner-city, Title I school. This year, I'm trying to implement Reader's Workshop using the Daily 5 plan. My students are up to @ 23 min. of independent reading (except for the few who can't do 5 min.) and @ 13 min of Read to someone. Here are the issues: what to do with the hand full of students who truly seem unable to sit and read for more than 3-4 minutes. Also, I am the only teacher in my building using this form of Reader's Workshop; most other classrooms use centers. the students rotate through them during the Reading Block. I use to do this, but my reading has convinced me that what students need to do is read more. How do you all fit it in? I have a 75 min block. @ 30 min for read to self; 20-30 min for read to someone; 20-30 min for teacher instruction; 20 min for writing workshop. when do I do vocabulary, spelling, grammar? Right now, I steal minutes from reading or writing to slip in in. Doesn't feel satisfactory. How do you all manage? thanks! ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 15, Issue 16 > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:00:10 -0500 > > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Words Their Way (The Plumtree) > 2. Re: How to Help Struggling Students ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 3. Re: Words Their Way (Patricia Kimathi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:14:32 -0800 > From: "The Plumtree" > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Words Their Way > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > My understanding is that HM based some if their word work ideas on > Cunningham's work-- I am a 4 blocks teacher and a presenter. I am very > familiar with Cunningham's work. In HM's pitch to our district about 3+ yrs > ago, HM told our school things that Pat had said. Well what they said did > not seem kosher to me. I contacted Pat and she said that she did not say > what they claimed she had said.---the point being--companies may use some of > the ideas of credible people like Cunningham, or Templeton and Baird--but > they do take liberties, and will even say things that are not true. I know > that HM has taken may liberties with Pat's stuff--like making words etc. > Companies will take what they want, and tweak good ideas to sell the > programs to the various states and school districts. I do not use HM's > phonics--I use phonics based on Pat Cunningham's Working With Words > activates--much-much better than HM's altered versions of Cunningham's or > any other experts work in the field of phonics. > > Marti > > > > To: > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:47 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Words Their Way > > >> Are you sure that the Houghton Mifflin has a Words Their Way component? >> Maybe our district has an old verison, but I thought ours had word work >> based on >> Pat Cunninghams making words. Doesn't McGraw Hill have the WTW component? >> Can >> anyone clear this up for me??? >> >> >> >> ************************************** See what's new at >> http://www.aol.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:11:58 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] How to Help Struggling Students > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > This sounds exactly like the middle school in which I used to work ( in > Texas) - just a few struggling kids with no access to special services > because of the "wealth" of the neighborhood. > > We were configured into teams with four or five teachers per team. In sixth > grade, all students had a 45 minute reading class and a 45 minutes language > arts (writing) class. One year, we did a two teacher team with about 50 kids. > That was good for the slower kids just because they only had to deal with the > expectations of two teachers and there was much integration. > > We had a talented and gifted class (required by district policy)for those who > qualified and some students were required to take an extra remedial reading > class in 7th and 8th grade, when only 45 minutes of lang. arts was required. > No hard core ability grouping... and I believe that is why our students were > successful. (However, math was ability grouped:-(.) ? > > We had one teacher who was the "at-risk" teacher. She worked with students in > her classroom after they had participated in a whole class lesson. Teams > decided which students used this service. After the teacher had taught the > whole group part of the lesson, students went to this room for assistance > with independent work. > > Good luck. > > Cathy > K-5 > DE > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 6:34 pm > Subject: [MOSAIC] How to Help Struggling Students > > > > My team of teachers and I have been discussing a relatively small group of > students who are failing in most if not all academic areas. These students > do > not qualify for special education services. We are not a Title 1 School and > we don't have a literacy coach or any push in / pull out services for > students > who do not have an > IEP.WE are the on;y middle school in our district and we serve about 750 > students in 6 - 8.So what do you all do in your schools? > > Does anyone one have self contained sixth grade? > > Any middle schools leveled or ability grouped? > > Anyone hire special folks to work with at risk students? > > Any thoughts or words of wisdom appreciated. > > June in KY > > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > http://mail.aol.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:51:30 -0800 > From: Patricia Kimathi > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Words Their Way > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > I use to use Cunningham's work. What books are you referring to? > Pat K > > "to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night > and day, to make you like everybody else -- means to fight the hardest > battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting." > > e.e. cummings > > On Nov 17, 2007, at 1:14 PM, The Plumtree wrote: > >> Pat Cunningham's Working With Words >> activates--much-much better than HM's altered versions of Cunningham's >> or >> any other experts work in the field of phonics. > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > End of Mosaic Digest, Vol 15, Issue 16 > **************************************
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