So Renee, why don't you share how you handle this issue? How do you find what kids need? How do you structure your classroom instruction to hit multiple needs? Please share how you kid watch and then use what you've learned? I think there's a lot of people who'd benefit from your experiences.
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2012, at 8:34 PM, "Renee" <[email protected]> wrote: > No one has suggested that phonics has no place in skill instruction. The > question was about **scripted** phonics programs, which I .... and others.... > do not feel are congruent with the Mosaic of Thought strategies for reading > instruction. Of course phonics instruction is part of reading instruction. > Part of it. And being able to decode is an important strategy in the > comprehension process. But a scripted phonics program will not, by > definition, look at individual needs of children, nor will it guide the > teacher toward effective, individualized, kid-watching strategies. > > Renee > > > > > On Feb 17, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Cara Acosta wrote: > >> Look, I don't want to start a debate, but there is a place for phonics >> skill instruction. It can be weaved into a Reader's workshop format as >> mini lessons, and then applied in context. There are some kids, >> particularly LD kids, dyslexic kids, or struggling readers, who do benefit >> from explicit phonics instruction. Does that mean that the purpose of >> reading isn't still making meaning? Of course not! You can't make meaning >> if you can't read the words! >> >> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Lynette DeGraffenried < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have used the program with kindergarten through 3 rd grade and love it. >>> As a Title 1 Coordinator it is great for para professionals working in >>> small groups. It is flexible so that I can target specific needs of >>> students. And it allows for sequential/developmental growth. I also used it >>> as a teacher in my own class-1st and transitional first grades. >>> Lynette >>> [email protected] >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Feb 16, 2012, at 8:51 AM, Suzanne Goebert <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I was just wondering if anyone is using Fountas & Pinnell's Phonics and >>> Word Study program in grade 2? Or is there a phonics program that someone >>> is using that works for them. I am not a of fan of programs or teaching in >>> isolation, but teachers in our district are seeing low phonics scores and >>> are looking for something sequential/developmental to use to fill in the >>> gaps. >>>> Thanks, >>>> Suganne >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Mosaic mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >>>>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive >> > > "Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than > two doubles." ~Steve Jobs > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
