Diane, What kinds of books did the staff read? Professional books or adult/children's lit?
Les P -----Original Message----- From: Diane Baker <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Jun 16, 2009 11:25 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] strategy vs skill A few years ago my principal did a 'one book one read' for our staff using MOT. Each month we set aside 30 minutes of our staff meeting to break into groups and book talk. In preparation for the 'book talks' we were given chapters to read and questions to focus on. These questions often asked us to compare the ideas in the book with specific theories the district was trying to move us away from. At first many of us complained about the process. However, by the second meeting - several of us fell in love with the idea and things kind of took off from there. Of course not everyone is on board, but change takes time. As a teacher, I found this a valuable learning experience and an opportunity for growth. Maybe it would be a place to start for your team. ________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of Ruby Olvera Sent: Tue 6/16/2009 10:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOSAIC] strategy vs skill Hello All, Thank you. This is an incredibly strong resource and I'm so thrilled to have found it. I am a newly assigned coach. I find that many of the dedicated teachers I work with have defined comprehension instruction as a modeling of and practice with particular skills (sequence of events, fact and opinion, main idea, etc... ) It doesn't help that the TEs never mention cognitive strategy instruction. I have read many excellent resources such as Strategies that Work, MOT, and Reading with Meaning but am interested in learning from your ideas as to how to articulate that cognitive strategy instruction will envelope such skills. Not that these important skills should be ignored but woven into the big picture. How can I explain (a book study is being considered) that these skills should not be the daily focus? Thank you, Ruby Olvera Reading Coach Solomon P. Ortiz Elementary 2500 West Alton Gloor Brownsville, TX 78520 (956) 698-1100 Fax (956) 546-6611 email: [email protected] _______________________________________________ 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.
