Deb,
I have scheduled reading and writing in the afternoon (1:30-3:00) for the last
4 years and love it! In the morning I have math (tried that for one brief time
in the afternoon, ugh), along with science, social studies and word work. I
find my 5th graders are able to focus well during the
Cathy,
I could not open your attachment.
Thank you,
g
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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 5:50 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] comprehension in-service materials
Hi,all,
I sent comp. charts to several of you who requested
I started scheduling writing workshop for after lunch 2:00 pm when I had a
class that came in wired from lunch every day. I needed something to settle
them down. It turned out to be a great time. They appreciated the calmness
and structure after their time outside. For me, ending the day
My gut is that the last period of the day is not optimal but would
appreciate feedback from this group.
I have taught 5th grade reading in the afternoon and loved it, too. After
lunch they went outside or played and then we settled in for the reading the
rest of the day. I thought it was a
Hi,
It would be interesting to hear about any studies on
this...I've never heard of any. Though wasn't there
some research a few years ago about high school
students starting later in the a.m. because they learn
better later in the day? I don't remember, but maybe
it's of some relevance here.
Found this online when I did a search for best time of day for
reading instruction:
Barron, Henderson, and Spurgeon (1994) discovered that below-grade-
level first- through fourth-graders at one elementary school (number
of subjects not reported) significantly increased their reading
Hm
I should be able to check this out in kindergarten with my AM and PM
classes.
My PM classes always seem more mellow though. I suspect it is because they
get more sleep.
Nancy
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That is interesting! Thanks for sharing this. Maybe
I just like reading in the morning! :o) I want to
share this with our district because they force all
primary teachers to have their language arts block in
the morning.
Lisa
2/3 IL
--- Julie Santello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Found this
I did not request the materials, but would like them. I thought you might
have put them in the group's files, but after thinking about it,sending it
privately would seem the best option.
If you don't mind..please.
Linda the Eccentric in CT
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From:
I'm sorry I'm so far behind on my emails, but I wrote up something on the Tools
page http://www.u46teachers.org/mosaic/tools/tools.htm called Inservice Write
Up by Heather about when I did a 6 hour inservice on the comp. strategies with
a faculty. I used the gradual release model with them by
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