We were told to take the first 10 days to teach routines and procedures and build relationships with our students. Oh, and by the way, please complete Fountas and Pinnell benchmarking tests - independent, instructional, and hard levels - on ALL of your students (20-25 of them). Throw in DIBELS, and have all of your paperwork ready to turn in by September 12th.
YIKES! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 9:05 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction I teach third grade and we were required to assess our students the very first day!? We had to give the DIBELS, a Critchlow vocabulary test, a spelling and high frequency word test as well as the baseline test for the HM series.? This was done all week long.? Surprisingly my kids did fairly well working independently while I administered the parts that were one on one.? That said I think this is crazy.? My students will be taking a standardized test in two weeks! -----Original Message----- From: ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:45 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction I honestly think it depends on the children. I am of a mind that it also depends on the activities. I like to see these centers very simple and accessible to get started--so that we are learning how to do centers before learning how to do centers. Our teachers have four week before a round of one on one assessment. I encourage them to have these routines in place before that happens. lori On 8/30/08 11:54 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am a reading specialist who is helping K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers set up > small groups that will rotate > and work at centers independently. I have done this with intermediate > students and middle grade students, > but not with primary students. > > What is a realistic time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be given to > develop independence so that they can meet with reading groups? They are > saying 8 weeks which I can see for the K students. > What about 1st and 2nd graders? I was thinking of 4-6 weeks depending on the > degree of independence > that they already have. > > Any help from your own experiences will be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Jeanne Coherd > DE > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
