Balanced literacy isn't just balanced classroom instruction; it's balanced withion each reader as she/he becomes an effective and efficient reader. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel
-----Original Message----- From: "Jeanne Crider" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:20:57 To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] phonics question- 2nd grade teacher Yes phonics is important, but within a balanced approach. You can't be only phonics based nor can you only use "whole language". You have to look at each child as an individual and base your instruction on their needs. Of course you can't memorize all the words in the English language, that's where meaning comes in to play. Meaning is what reading is all about. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <[email protected]> To: "mosaic" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:30 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] phonics question- 2nd grade teacher > Phonics is a necessary component of learning to read. You can't memorize > all of the words in the English language. You need skills to know how to > approach a words you don't know. I did a lot of subbing in the middle > schools during the whole language time. The kids who had no phonics stood > out and had no clue how to approach words they hadn't memorized. > Cindy/VA > _______________________________________________ > 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.
