I think a discussion of "parts" and phonics is perfect on this Mosaic of Thought list. Keeps us honest and real. If there is anything I know in my 25 years of teaching it is to be careful not to get stuck down either side of a continuum. In my classroom I first focus on reading to understand, reading strategically, metacognitively....and yet it in my sixth grade classroom there are students struggling with automaticity in decoding and that needs to be addressed. Sometimes that means focusing on some phonics gaps, sometimes it doesn't, but I need all the eggs in the basket to address my HALO classroom (high, average, low, other). I feel comfortable knowing we're all going to be free to consider all options in these discussions. I have a dyslexia teacher friend who would seriously disagree with us if we ONLY hit reading for meaning with the strugglers. Balance . Gina _________________________________________________________________ The other season of giving begins 6/24/08. Check out the i’m Talkathon. http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=TXT_EML_WLH_SeasonOfGiving _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
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