Wendy, I would not agree with your principal because your groups change based upon their needs. If a group of my students have trouble with a comprehension strategy, I group them together for small group instruction. If another group is having trouble with decoding, I group them together. The make-up of the group changes depending upon the students needs.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wendy Jensen Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 6:20 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Subject: [MOSAIC] Your thoughts My principal just asked us (again) today about how we would feel about ability grouping kids for reading across a grade level. So, all the low kids go to one of the 2nd grade teachers, all the low-mid go to a different 2nd grade teacher, all the middle kids go to another 2nd grade teacher and so on. We would do this during a time in our reading block when the ELP or TAG kids leave the room and the lowest kids leave the room for extra help. I'm not really thrilled with this idea and many teachers in the building feel the same way. Do any of you do this grouping within your reader's workshop? I just don't think it is the appropriate time to do that. I've worked hard to train my kids how reader's workshop runs, they get to choose books, and have longer periods of time to read. Many of the teachers in the building do small guided groups, however, I am the only one using a reader's workshop approach. He has brought this topic to the table time and time again and we always tell him we don't want to use that approach, but for some reason he keeps pushing it. I realize there's not just one way to teach reading, but I've seen such great results with reader's workshop and comprehension strategies that I would hate to see that all go away. I'd love your thoughts on this "set-up". I think if I have more input I might not judge it so harshly. My first reaction is NO WAY! Thanks in advance! Wendy _______________________________________________ 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.
