I am so glad you did not mind my quoting you Ruth:)
Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University Dept. of Teaching and Learning College of Education 2912 College Ave. ES 214 Davie, FL 33314 Phone: 954-236-1070 Fax: 954-236-1050 -----Original Message----- From: Ruth Weil <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Sep 15, 2012 4:45 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Rigor of Common Core in Kindergarten Here are some excellent and inspiring resources: http://deborahmeier.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7r-idxHixo&feature=youtu.be http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/sites/allianceforchildhood.org/files/file/kindergarten_report.pdf http://www.readinghorizons.com/blog/post/2012/06/07/Increase-Student-Attention-Anticipation-Interest-During-a-Lesson.aspx http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/summer07/vol64/num09/The-Neuroscience-of-Joyful-Education.aspx On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Mena <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to quote one of my students who researched this topic: > "Controversyexists in early childhood education with the development and > implementation ofskills-based standards and the necessary accompanying > standardized tests. State and national early childhood standards were > developed as a result of NoChild Left Behind, and more recently Race to the > Top, both federal initiatives. The controversy lies in the incongruity > between research-based developmentalpractices that have long been accepted > for early childhood and the academicskills standards that are construed by > many early childhood educators to bereplacing those. Further controversy > erupts due to an increase instandardized testing of young children for > program accountability. Critics argue that such testing has very low > reliability, causes stressfor both children and teachers, causes major > curriculum changes, and results inlarge amounts of teacher-directed > instruction taking the place of moredevelopmentally appropriate activities > that are typical in play-based,child-centered preschools. Traditional > child-initiated instruction inpreschool programs is thought to aid children > in their social and emotionalgrowth, development that will be lacking as > more teacher-directed curriculum isimposed on early childhood in an attempt > to teach skills that are not, in manycases, age appropriate. The tendency > toward standardized teaching andassessment practices for young children is > not only an emotional issue, but atthe very core of determining how > children in the United States will best learnin order to be competent > adults in our global society. This literaturereview investigates this > multi-faceted problem which involves young children,their parents, their > teachers, as well as government agencies and educationaltheorists. " > > > > > Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. > Florida Atlantic University > Dept. of Teaching and Learning > College of Education > 2912 College Ave. ES 214 > Davie, FL 33314 > Phone: 954-236-1070 > Fax: 954-236-1050 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mlredcon <[email protected]> > To: mosaic <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Sep 14, 2012 7:44 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Rigor of Common Core in Kindergarten > > > The best way is to do on demand informal assessments using running records > so kids can move up when they are ready and lots of interactive read aloud > for high level comprehension. Take a look at the > website-readingwritingproject.com > Maxine > > > In a message dated 9/14/2012 3:56:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi! In Iowa, we are busy aligning to Iowa Core in Kindergarten - a close > spin off Common Core. We are experiencing some tripedation as we look > to the rigor of getting students to an F & P level D by the end of > Kindergarten. I am a reading specialist that wants to support the Core, > but more importantly, help my teachers get comfortable and do the right > thing at the right time in the most developmentaly appropriate way. I > am specifically interested in when you are benchmarking and how often > you are meeting with Guided Groups in K. Thanks! > > Together in education, > > > Teri Adams > Cody's Reading Specialist > [email protected] > 563-332-0210 > > > This message and any attachments are intended for the individual or entity > named above. > If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward, copy, print, > use or disclose this communication to others; > also please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete > it from your system. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
