Pat, We've just started having a conversation about this. My thinking is that in the primary grades they are teaching what the strategies are and how to use them and up until now that's what all grades did. No matter how many times we tell that good readers use all the strategies when then read, I really don't think it gets through to them when we teach the strategies one at a time year after year. I think that in 4th and 5th grade we should do a quick review of what the strategies are and how to use them, especially for new and struggling students. Then I think we need to concentrate on fitting the strategy to the text to make meaning. Flexible groups could be for the students struggling with the strategy or content or whatever they need. I'm interested in what others think. Sue
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