That's what The Sisters recommend at the intermediate level. On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Susanne Lee <[email protected]>wrote:
> It's ok to do only 3 choices a day rather than 5, especially at the > intemediate grades........ > > --- On Mon, 2/16/09, Ljackson <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Ljackson <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] workshop approach > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" < > [email protected]> > Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 8:22 AM > > I know three teachers who have implemented it at the 4-5 level (they are > part of > a team of 5) and for them, it has worked. Generally, though, they don't get > to five in a day. I believe, but am not entirely sure, that read to self is > a > daily must and that across the course of the week, students select from the > the > other options. > > > > Lori Jackson > District Literacy Coach and Mentor > Todd County School District > Box 87 > Mission SD 5755 > > ----- Original message ----- > From: Chris and Teresa Casart <[email protected]> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:53 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] workshop approach > > > I have been feeling the same way about the Word Work choices in my room. > > They all want to do the same thing...write their words on small white > > boards. We already study words through Sitton Spelling activities every > > day, so I'm thinking of removing that choice, too. > > > > By the way, I teach 4th grade, and I'm not so sure about the D5 thing > with > > this age group, anyway. I've always had a great management plan for > reading > > workshop, but my principal wants our whole building to implement the D5 > > during our literacy block. Thoughts???? > > > > Teresa > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Waingort Jimenez, Elisa" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]>; "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension > Strategies > > Email Group" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:04 PM > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] workshop approach > > > > > > I've been doing Daily 5 in my classroom since last year though I call > it > > Reading Workshop. I like that the kids are either reading or writing in > > authentic ways and that I can manage to carry on my conferences without > > interruptions, most of the time. A couple of weeks ago I pulled out the > > Spelling/Work Work Daily because I wasn't happy with what I was > offering the > > kids as choices. I felt they weren't discovering anything worth > spending > > the time on it. Instead, I made it into a separate 1/2 hour time twice a > > week since I've been reading The Wonder of Word Study by Lauren Berman > > > Lucht. The kids like being word detectives and I feel like they're > > constructing ideas about spelling patterns in English. > > Elisa > > > > > > Elisa Waingort > > Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual > > Dalhousie Elementary > > Calgary, Canada > > > > The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even > > touched. They must be felt within the heart. > > -Helen Keller > > > > Visit my blog, A Teacher's Ruminations, and post a message. > > http://waingortgrade2spanishbilingual.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > I need to chime in here to say that our 1st, 2nd, ane 3rd grades followed > > the 5aily 5 regime religiously this year and the results are amazing! > > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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.
