We also have the Comprehension Toolkit, but ordered the Toolkit Texts (one set for Gr. 2/3, one set for Gr. 4/5).?? http://books.heinemann.com/series/78.aspx? The shorter texts work really well for small groups as well as whole class.
As for Making Meaning.? It's new for us this year, and teachers are happy having just the Tchr. Ed. and the books.? (We have it K-3, another school in our district has it K-4)? They found the student books limiting - both in types of responses and space to respond.? We're also liking that there are different titles at each grade, which avoids that overlap and "I read that last year with Mr. So-and-So!"? The kit is a great place to start, esp. if you're just getting up and running with comp. strategy instruction.? Another positive - if you don't like the book they've chosen, they suggest several others that would work just as well.? And over time, teachers have found other texts they love - so they use them during the unit instead. Good luck! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 7:42 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Making Meaning My school uses the toolkit, strategies that work and making meaning. I think the making meaning is a watered down version of the toolkit. I will sometimes introduce the strategy using making meaning and then reinforce using the toolkit. I teach third grade and we have discovered that some of the texts used in the toolkit are above our students so we use alternate texts. Since the toolkit covers grades 3-5 we have passed on some of the texts to the upper grades and we are always searching for titles we can use for the lessons. We are currently trying to compile a list for each grade. The toolkit lessons can also be a bit lengthy. The second grade classes have the student notebooks for making meaning but for some reason they were not ordered for third grade. I will just make my own worksheets if needed. **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 _______________________________________________ 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. ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.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.
