We also had to have fidelity to Houghton Mifflin, but we were allowed to use the materials any way that we chose. I would use the stories but not necessarily the strategies/skills that they put with them. I would align them with out pacing map for our district. It was a lot of supplementing on my part as far as activities, but the outcome was much better than just following along in their book.
--- On Tue, 11/10/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOSAIC] HELP! > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 6:52 PM > I currently teach fourth grade, after > having taught third for many years. I am really > struggling with reading this year. I am very tied in > respect to how I may teach reading. I am required to > have a 30 minute whole group reading session, with 60 > minutes of station time. During stations I am pulling > small groups of students, while students work independently > on their station activities. > > Test scores are of course, the be all, end all in my school > and district. How can I teach the necessary skills and > strategies within this framework. > > BTW, we are using Houghton Mifflin and are supposed to be > teaching with fidelty. I have already ignored that > particulary demand! > > Rosie > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
