I'm starting to have a hard time continuing to read these list serves I've been reading this summer. I feel so badly for so many of you. If we have anything left to save in public education by the time this "phase" is through, I'll be surprised. At a time when new thinking is pushing into the profession, the teachers' hands are increasingly tied and they are unable to use the new knowledge. I'm having enormous difficulty remaining hopeful listening to your trials; I can't imagine how you must feel. I am so, so sorry this is what has happened to probably nearly all of us. I think I also have a little "survivor's guilt" because if we just ignore the RtI-ers, we are able to teach in the way we see is best for our kids. :-(
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:09:06 -0700> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction> > > Oh for heaven's sake. I could say so much. What the hell did these > people > do before the world went test wacky? Nothing?> > bleagh> Renee> > On Sep 1, > 2008, at 1:01 PM, ljackson wrote:> > > We pushed our DRA testing back to the > first week of October in order > > to give> > teachers time to establish > routines and procedures as well as give > > kids time> > to get back in the > readerly habit. Then we had some (not all, but a > > good> > number) > complaining that they could not teach until they assessed (and> > refusing to > use last spring's data as a place to start). Double > > yikes!!> >> > Lori> > >> >> > On 9/1/08 10:10 AM, "chris and teresa casart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > wrote:> >> >> We were told to take the first 10 days to teach routines and > > >> procedures and> >> build relationships with our students. Oh, and by the > way, please > >> complete> >> Fountas and Pinnell benchmarking tests - > independent, instructional, > >> and> >> hard levels - on ALL of your > students (20-25 of them). Throw in > >> DIBELS, and> >> have all of your > paperwork ready to turn in by September 12th.> >>> >> YIKES!> >>> >>> >>> >> > -----Original Message-----> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> [mailto:[EMAIL > PROTECTED] Behalf Of > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Monday, September 01, > 2008 9:05 AM> >> To: [email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] > Small Group Instruction> >>> >>> >>> >> I teach third grade and we were > required to assess our students the > >> very> >> first day!? We had to give > the DIBELS, a Critchlow vocabulary test, a> >> spelling and high frequency > word test as well as the baseline test > >> for the> >> HM series.? This was > done all week long.? Surprisingly my kids did > >> fairly> >> well working > independently while I administered the parts that were > >> one on> >> one.? > That said I think this is crazy.? My students will be taking a> >> > standardized test in two weeks!> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -----Original > Message-----> >> From: ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> To: Mosaic: A Reading > Comprehension Strategies Email Group> >> <[email protected]>> >> > Sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:45 pm> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group > Instruction> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I honestly think it > depends on the children. I am of a mind that it > >> also> >> depends on the > activities. I like to see these centers very simple > >> and> >> accessible > to get started--so that we are learning how to do centers > >> before> >> > learning how to do centers. Our teachers have four week before a > >> round > of> >> one on one assessment. I encourage them to have these routines in > >> > place> >> before that happens.> >>> >> lori> >>> >>> >> On 8/30/08 11:54 AM, > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> >>> >>> I am a reading > specialist who is helping K, 1st and 2nd grade > >>> teachers set> >> up> >>> > small groups that will rotate> >>> and work at centers independently. I have > done this with > >>> intermediate> >>> students and middle grade students,> > >>> but not with primary students.> >>>> >>> What is a realistic time that K, > 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be> >> given to> >>> develop independence > so that they can meet with reading groups? > >>> They are> >>> saying 8 weeks > which I can see for the K students.> >>> What about 1st and 2nd graders? I > was thinking of 4-6 weeks > >>> depending on> >> the> >>> degree of > independence> >>> that they already have.> >>>> >>> Any help from your own > experiences will be appreciated.> >>>> >>> Thanks,> >>>> >>> Jeanne Coherd> > >>> DE> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________> >>> > 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.> >>>> >>> >> --> >> Lori Jackson> >> > District Literacy Coach & Mentor> >> Todd County School District> >> Box 87> > >> Mission SD 57555> >>> >> http:www.tcsdk12.org> >> ph. 605.856.2211> >>> > >>> >> Literacies for All Summer Institute> >> July 17-20. 2008> >> Tucson, > Arizona> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________> > >> 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.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________> >> 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.> >>> >> > -- > > Lori Jackson> > District > Literacy Coach & Mentor> > Todd County School District> > Box 87> > Mission > SD 57555> >> > http:www.tcsdk12.org> > ph. 605.856.2211> >> >> > Literacies > for All Summer Institute> > July 17-20. 2008> > Tucson, Arizona> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________> > 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.> >> >> "We live in a world in which we need > to share responsibility. It's easy > to say, 'It's not my child, not my > community, not my world, not my > problem.' Then there are those, who see the > need and respond. I > consider those people my heroes."> ~ Fred Rogers> > > > > _______________________________________________> 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. Find out how. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/messenger?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_yahoo_082008 _______________________________________________ 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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