Hi Everyone, As I am gearing down from this year, I am beginning to prepare for next year. I am looking for literature suggestions for teaching 4th graders about the Olympics and Presidential Elections. I look forward to hearing your suggestions. Thank you so much! Ali/FL Sent from my iPad
On May 18, 2012, at 8:10 PM, Terry Decker <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps it looks like "tracking," but the fact that every child moves to > his/her reading at the same time has been less "tracking" than pulling > children for Special Education or other interventions, with their attached > stigmas. We;ve never talked about which is "the high group", and because the > Title 1 and SpEd pull reading groups at the same time, it minimizes those > students' missing other instruction. It's worked for us. Terry > > --- On Wed, 5/16/12, Beverlee Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Beverlee Paul <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Walk to Read? > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 11:40 AM > > Totally correct, Norma. We're now down the rabbit hole, Alice. > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:49 AM, norma baker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How is "Walk to Read" different from the tracking we have all worked so >> hard to get rid of in favor of Reading Workshop? We have a new >> administrator who "talks" about RW, but also wants us to buy an anthology, >> (funny to be thankful for a lack of funds!!! lol), implement centers and >> Walk to Read. Also "talks" about RTI, but has gotten rid of TIer II that >> had been scheduled as additional instruction for struggling students. Now >> Tier II will be during the literacy block which to me is supplanting rather >> than providing the supplemental support that would be beneficial! I am a >> Reading Workshop enthusiastic for sure and think far too many things are >> competing for the time students spend truly reading and teachers conferring >> with them. Am I being short-sighted??? Please enlighten me if so! Thanks! >> norma An old man once said, "There comes a time in your life, when you >> walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround >> yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the >> good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. >> Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, >> getting back up is living." >> ____________________________________________________________ >> 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 >> The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4fb37869366ef1601c92st06duc > _______________________________________________ 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
