Hi,I have a question about some of the mini lessons (lucy Calkins) for example - I have looked at the information on the website, and while the lessons look like they really foster fabulous readers, I am also required to teach skills such as compare, contrast, cause and effect etc. in reading. My district has purchased Treasures for us, but as long as we teach grade appropriate and to the standards we are free to use what we want (I know we are very lucky!). How do you fit it all in?It's a loaded question I know... Rosa
> Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 16:01:57 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Mini Lessons > > Check out the Denver Public Schools website as well as the New York City > schools website. Sheryl Coats website is as good as it gets. Jennifer Jacobs > site and book are fabulous. > On May 15, 2011 1:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi I am creating curriculum maps for K-8 grades and I need advice on a > good program or cuirriculum for Reading mini-lessons. > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Patricia Kimathi <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 11:10:14 > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group< > [email protected]> > > Reply-To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] question regarding spelling > > > > Is this program on that the school must purchase or can individual > > teachers use it? > > PatK > > On May 11, 2011, at 3:01 AM, Maureen Morrissey wrote: > > > >> I use Rebecca Sitton too and think it does a great job. The children > >> learn > >> both the commonly written words and spelling patterns. The program > >> is weak > >> on spelling pattern above the third grade level so I supplement with > >> weekly > >> making words activities. The program is aimed at transferring the > >> correct > >> spelling into writing immediately and there is no Monday to Friday > >> list to > >> memorize. It's probably as close to an authentic spelling program > >> as I have > >> seen in my 28 years in the classroom in several different grade > >> levels. > >> Best, > >> Maureen > >> > >> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Hoefling, Robyn < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Michelle, > >>> > >>> We are using Rebecca Sitton. A committee of teachers in our > >>> district spent > >>> a year investigating spelling programs and found this one to be the > >>> most > >>> authentic for learning words that are most often used in our > >>> writing (they > >>> call them priority words) and then you can customize the list based > >>> on > >>> content or frequently misspelled words from your writing workshop, > >>> etc. > >>> > >>> Robyn > >>> > >>> ________________________________________ > >>> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] > >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:38 AM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: [MOSAIC] contents Mosaic digest question regarding spelling > >>> > >>> Hello > >>> This is the first time I have asked for advice. I have been a > >>> member for > >>> years and read it regularly. I am in charge of putting together a > >>> spelling > >>> curriculum for a lower school that includes 3rd-6th grade. Do you > >>> have > >>> advice of spelling programs, books or activities (and listst) that > >>> you have > >>> found beneficial to help keds get inside the words rather than just > >>> memorizing them for the test? I am interested in a SOUND approach > >>> that is > >>> grade level appropriate for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. Thanks for any > >>> advice > >>> or help. > >>> Michelle Gips, speech-language pathologist and reading specialist > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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. > >> > > > > PatK > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. 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