Carrie, When I first looked at this program, I was disappointed by the lack of non fiction. Do you use this exclusively as your explicit instruction? Or do you allow / encourage additional units of study? Thanks, Carol
On Jan 24, 2008, at 2:03 PM, Carrie Cahill wrote: > This is our second year with Making Meaning K-6 and our first year > with > it in grades 7-8. Our teachers have overwhelmingly LOVED the program. > I am a district administrator and as a rule I do not favor canned > programs - I would prefer that our teachers learn things from the > ground > up and not rely on a script. However, with Making Meaning I think > many > of our teachers have learned the importance of such things as getting > their students actively engaged in literacy by having them turn and > talk > often. We have a large number of new teachers this year and this > program has introduced them to what is important in our district in > terms of literacy in a quick and meaningful way. We still run new > teacher study groups on Mosaic of Thought so that they have the "why" > behind the "what" - but Making Meaning has helped them connect that > why > to the what! We love it - I would highly recommend it!! > > > > Carrie > > K-8 - Illinois > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
