Your flexibility is totally dependent on your administration. When my previous decided to adopt a basal, teachers were promised they would be able to continue reading workshop and lit circles. However, once the basal was adopted, they were told they could not use any other programs which included Harvey's toolkit and the Lucy Caulkins Writing Workshop materials. It was awful! There was no time for any teacher flexibility. Carol
----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy" <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 7:14:02 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] SFA SFA at the middle school level is nothing but novels and nonfiction stories. It is all literature-based. I don't let the scripted-ness freak me out. I pick and choose the portions of the lesson/unit that work for the needs of my students. I do NOT follow the script. If the model book for a certain grade level is something that won't interest my students, I find another book or short story and use that. When students aren't being successful, I rely on the Stephanie Harvey toolkit reading/thinking strategies as well as other strategies. Again, there is no one program that fits all, but SFA at the middle school level is better than most, because it provides quality literature and a lesson plan/outline of a variety of skills and strategies that readers need to master to be proficient readers/thinkers. -------------------------------------------------- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 5:02 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] SFA > The absolute worst part that I found with SFA is that because it's > supposed to be successful for all, there's nothing in place for those that > aren't successful. That being said, my personal opinion is that it is > very scripted and holds no appeal for students. If students aren't > reading or at least exposed to literature in some manner or another, trade > books or even in an anthology I don't see where any motivation to learn to > read will occur. > > Hope that this helps! > > > Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming > gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSAIC] SFA > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:35:19 -0400 > > My district is giving thought to using Success for All. I know very > little about the program, except that J. Kozel thinks it's really awful > for kids. Does anyone on here know about it, and have any advice on how I > can begin to wrap my head around this? > > Thanks! > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > ____________________________________________________________ > Obama Urges Homeowners to Refinance > If you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obamas Refi Program > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4cb38988f3bac21f760st05duc > _______________________________________________ > 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.
