In response to: That way reading can be taught all day long with more help in that one particular classroom?
Um.... reading being taught all day? No other subjects? I'm confused. What about equal access to the curriculum? My school district is unique in the fact that each grade level is at a different building. Fact is we have a large portion of students struggling in reading, in school improvement, have approx. 85+ free/reduced lunch, & high ESL population. None of that matters when it comes to our state testing and we have to get our scores up. Besides making sure that our quality of teachers is rich in teaching reading, we have to get creative and get our of our situation. I'm not talking about ability grouping. Yes, we are in the situation that we have to get our students able to read on level. If they are not able to read on level, they will fail in the other subjects because they won't be able to read the texts, comprehend science and social studies, etc. In deed, reading can be taught across the curriculum by integrating it into content. Science poetry & mentor texts is a prime example. Interactive & guided reading & writing, too. We have some students who are just on the verge of being proficient, too. They, too, just need extra support to get to that mark. I was approached this scenario, haven't heard anything pro or con about it. I also know that it takes teachers strong in reading to help those who are struggling. The students who are on-level and above will more than likely do well in spite of anything else. Just a question, perse...no one wants to do anything that would be detrimental to students. And to another reader, it may take extra co-teaching with the limited number of "extras" we have and without hiring new teachers. Budget is tight! Any other thoughts are welcome! _______________________________________________ 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.
