I teach grade one and I too am to have differentiated stations. The theory sounds ideal but I am unsure how to impliment it. Any suggestions? Book titles? I also would like to read something about helping my struggling readers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Sammons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 6:57 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] differentiated stations
> It's often difficult for teachers to do both of these things, but it really > makes sense. Parents and educators need to know whether students are > meeting expectations for the grade level so some assessments on grade level > help provide this information. These assessments should align with > benchmark results. However, we are providing scaffolding to the struggling > learners to help them make the gains they need to reach grade level > expectations. The differentiated work in centers supports their learning > with the goal of moving them toward grade level achievement. It allows > students to experience success at their individual instructional levels. > Perhaps keeping in mind that the end goal is moving them toward grade level > work helps alleviate the frustration we feel in trying to differentiate, yet > also provide accurate information about the achievement of our students. > > Laney Sammons > Instructional Coach > Hubbard Elementary School > Forsyth, Georgia > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:24 PM > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: [MOSAIC] differentiated stations > > > I currently teach third grade and we use Houghton Mifflin-supposedly with > "fidelty". That said, we are supposed to be tiering our stations and I am > really not sure what this is supposed to look like. We have been reamed by > the > AP because our benchmarks scores don't match our report card grades. Now I > am > supposed to be tiering all the stations-but then she isn't going to like > the > grades again, because some students will have modified assignments. > > Rosie > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1183 - Release Date: 13/12/2007 9:15 AM > > _______________________________________________ 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.
