"Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> writes: >Hi all. I'm leading my school's language arts committee and we are making big >shifts in reading. Most likely we will move to Daily 5/CAFE in k-2 and then >Reading Workshop 3-6. Reading strategies will be taught throughout, beginning >in 1st grade. > >What do you guys suggest in terms of professional development? We have some >faculty members who have attended D5/CAFE workshops, some who have attended >Teachers College RWP, and some who have little or no knowledge of either. >Regardless, we need >something systematic, that will get us all on the same page, in both >philosophy and practice. > >Suggestions? > >Andrea
Your changes sound like the systems that are in place for our K-5 building now. We began with Strategies That Work as the framework for teaching comprehension strategies. The Daily 5 has been successfully implemented in K-2. However, we have made some adjustments. As Literacy Coach I did not feel the Daily 5 Read to Self allowed for teachers to" kid watch" and then follow through with reading conferences. At the K-5 level we have put a strong emphasis on independent reading. (not DEAR)Teachers are conferencing, students are responding to their writing and increasing their reading stamina. We follow the Fountas/Pinnell guided reading approach and use their Benchmark Assessment as well. Teachers have bee trained in administering running records as well. Another resource we have used is Reading With Meaning and Comprehension From the Ground Up. _______________________________________________ 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.
