Sorry I'm so late to respond. Do not go with Scott Foresman. Our district has it. I'm a first grade teacher and the reading level isn't appropriate for the middle or low students. In January, my students were to read Frog and Toad. Most were not ready for a J reading level. The leveled readers appear to look good, however, when you begin to use them, the lower level readers are meant to be read together because your low students can't read them. They are almost all expository text so I need to supplement to discuss story elements. I can't think of one positive thing to say about the program. The spelling is to hard. Kindergarten does all the short vowels and my students are struggling to grasp long vowels. There phonics component is weak even if they say you need to practice more in groups. Also, this program wants you to teach reading mostly in groups. There is a lot of copying of decodable readers. My students are inner-city students and they are having a hard time mastering skills that used to be taught in 2nd grade. Please look closely at the program before you buy it. The support they promise is lacking also. They sit and talk to us, but they are of little help. I am very disappointed, because I liked there other program. They don't like Fountas and Pinnell's guided reading. I would not recommend this program to anyone. This is our first year, and all the teachers K-5 are counting down till we can select another program. Hope this helps. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> 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.
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