You are so right, Bev! I have been sent very thoughtful replies and I appreciate everyone who gave their two cents. I know that it isn't good for kids, but I also know I need to go in to the next meeting well prepared to defend my position. I have great questions to ask and experience and research to cite. Thanks so much to everyone..I knew I could count on you!
Wendy >From: "Beverlee Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email >Group"<[email protected]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies >Email Group"<[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Your thoughts >Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 07:11:16 -0600 > >Hi Wendy - You've gotten such thoughtful replies, and I'd like to kind of >sum up my experience and these replies and say: I think he'd need to have >a >truly compelling reason (not an excuse) to change to this and I think he'd >have kind of a hard time doing so. He needs to think, "In what way would >these children be better served out of the classroom rather than in the >classroom?" If there's no really good answer, I think the conclusion is >obvious. Bev > >On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 5:16 PM, chelo echaves ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > hello Wendy > > I am not a teacher in the sense that most of you here are but I love > > reading and am involved in our own Public Library here in Cebu City, > > Philippines. My love for reading is whats keeping me here at MOSAIC :-) >I > > learn alot here and not just about reading. I learn about people's > > generosity and bigness of heart always trying to find ways to help and > > better themselves in order to be better at helping children >read-Amazing! > > Anyways, experiencially I do this-I do what my gut feel tells me to do. >You > > are your best and worst critic but I can sense your deep love for >children > > to find their way through reading. so I am definite you will do whats >best. > > Blessings > > Chelo > > > > --- On Thu, 9/10/08, Wendy Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From: Wendy Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [MOSAIC] Your thoughts > > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email" < > > [email protected]> > > Date: Thursday, 9 October, 2008, 6:19 AM > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > New Email names for you! > > Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and >@rocketmail. > > Hurry before someone else does! > > http://mail.promotions.yahoo.com/newdomains/aa/ > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.
