My district adopted Houghton Mifflin after a lengthy and very collaborative process last year. As a Title I reading teacher, I am very pleased with this series and recommend it. There are many avenues for rich comprehension instruction and for the reading/writing connection. The series also emphasizes and encourages center work that is open ended and constructive and isn't just a way to do worksheets while moving around the classroom:) There is also scaffolding built in so that the lower achieving readers are part of the big picture and have access to the "real" literature.
I had and have ambivalent feelings about using a basal or "core" series as I guess we call it nowadays but overall I am impressed with HM. Cathy ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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.
