I too have just accepted a new job, working as a Literacy Specialist for the state. I'll travel to different districts with my focus being the use of the Strategic Instruction Model (out of University of Kansas). My biggest sadness and concern is leaving the classroom and KIDS. Everything we do boils down to how kids react to what we do, and I am more than a little concerned about losing that direct contact, though I will have lots of opportunities for coaching in the classroom. I'll be all the more passionate about coming here to listen to teachers in the classroom Right away I have a topic to research and I wondered what understandings some of you may have. How many of you use lexile levels in your reading program? I did but have to admit they never totally made sense to me. The ranges were difficult to understand and hard to correlate to other programs. Basically I used them to determine who to give a QRI to. Can anyone share their thoughts on lexiles? I apologize if this is off the list topics. I am thinking though that in all our strategy comprehension work we're very concerned about matching kids to the right book, and always looking for a good way to measure that. _________________________________________________________________ Making the world a better place one message at a time. http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace _______________________________________________ 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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