Our district never got the correlation info, nor did we get training on how to use this program. I miss investigations terribly! Myra
----- Original Message ----- From: jan sanders Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008 3:01 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > We are piloting Envision right now, and were given > Investigations (by the publisher of Envision) as a supplement. > There is even a guide that correlates what you are teaching in > Envision with the Investigations activities and vice versa. > Jan > We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but > as candles to be lit. > -Robert Shaffer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email > Group > Cc: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email > Group > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:12 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading > > > Investigations is still out there (formerly TERC), but my > district in its infinite wisdom, threw that out for enVisions. > This is a program that is based on pacing for the NYS test, not > in the children understanding any concept or seeing contections > through patterning or anything. It's awful. I'm pulling from > Investigations every chance I get! > Myra > Plainview, NY > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Beverlee Paul > Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:15 am > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > > So then is Everyday Math akin to Saxon Math - a mile wide > and an > > inch deep? > > What programs are there out there now that actually teach math > > understanding? > > > > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 5:00 AM, Storti, Donna > > wrote: > > > We have the HM program as well. I took the stories and > > assigned a > > > strategy to go with each one. I am using it as a shared > > reading. The > > > class can use the anthology if they choose to during free > > reading time > > > if they want to reread the story. I am sorry to hear about > > Envisions,> it looked like a good program, we are using > Everyday > > Math and the > > > children who struggle with math get lost in the tornado > > (that's what we > > > call the spiral). > > > > > > Donna > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [mailto:mosaic- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joan > > Matuga> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 3:30 AM > > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading > > > > > > I cannot believe that in the slightest. The H&M program, > > especially as > > > we are required to implement is the farthest thing from > Ellin > > Keene as > > > anything I can imagine. It is all direct and guided > > instruction....down> to the smallest details. It is designed > so > > robots can teach it. On Day > > > 1, you do this, this, this, and that. You use transparency..., > > > worksheet..., grammar..., We have even been "blessed" with > a > > day by day > > > writing program telling us what to do in writing each day. > > One week the > > > teacher directly models a particular lesson. The next day, > > there is > > > guided instruction on the same format (lesson and prompt > > scripted) and > > > the third week (using the same format) there are daily > > scripted lessons > > > where the children supposedly do independent writing using > a script > > > provided. We have a pacing calendar telling what to teach > on > > what day > > > and when to test. > > > > > > We also have daily guided/scripted lessons for math using > a > > new program > > > called Envision (YUCK!!!!). Our Planning Calendar gives us > no > > leeway> about how we can modify the program to meet the > needs of > > the particular > > > students in our class. In fact, the head of the math said, > if the > > > students don't understand it, "Just move on." We have just > > been given a > > > planning calendar telling us which Science and Social > lessons > > to teach > > > on a particular week. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Beverlee Paul > > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email > > > Group > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:16 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading > > > > > > > > > And I didn't fall off the back of a turnip truck! > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 10:08 PM, jeanette hayden > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Colleagues: > > > > I was at a presentation where a Literacy Coach made this > > statement " > > > > Houghton Mifflin is based on the work of Ellin Keene and > > Stephanie> Harvey. > > > > I > > > > was so taken back that I did not respond. Several of us > > present did > > > > exchange > > > > looks of surprise. What is the collective response to this > > > statement? > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > Jeanette Hayden > > > > Anchorage School District > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Mosaic mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > > > > > > > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org<> > 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<> > 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. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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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