Investigations is still out there (formerly TERC), but my district in its infinite wisdom, threw that out for enVisions. This is a program that is based on pacing for the NYS test, not in the children understanding any concept or seeing contections through patterning or anything. It's awful. I'm pulling from Investigations every chance I get! Myra Plainview, NY
----- Original Message ----- From: Beverlee Paul Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:15 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > So then is Everyday Math akin to Saxon Math - a mile wide and an > inch deep? > What programs are there out there now that actually teach math > understanding? > > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 5:00 AM, Storti, Donna > wrote: > > We have the HM program as well. I took the stories and > assigned a > > strategy to go with each one. I am using it as a shared > reading. The > > class can use the anthology if they choose to during free > reading time > > if they want to reread the story. I am sorry to hear about > Envisions,> it looked like a good program, we are using Everyday > Math and the > > children who struggle with math get lost in the tornado > (that's what we > > call the spiral). > > > > Donna > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joan > Matuga> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 3:30 AM > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading > > > > I cannot believe that in the slightest. The H&M program, > especially as > > we are required to implement is the farthest thing from Ellin > Keene as > > anything I can imagine. It is all direct and guided > instruction....down> to the smallest details. It is designed so > robots can teach it. On Day > > 1, you do this, this, this, and that. You use transparency..., > > worksheet..., grammar..., We have even been "blessed" with a > day by day > > writing program telling us what to do in writing each day. > One week the > > teacher directly models a particular lesson. The next day, > there is > > guided instruction on the same format (lesson and prompt > scripted) and > > the third week (using the same format) there are daily > scripted lessons > > where the children supposedly do independent writing using a script > > provided. We have a pacing calendar telling what to teach on > what day > > and when to test. > > > > We also have daily guided/scripted lessons for math using a > new program > > called Envision (YUCK!!!!). Our Planning Calendar gives us no > leeway> about how we can modify the program to meet the needs of > the particular > > students in our class. In fact, the head of the math said, if the > > students don't understand it, "Just move on." We have just > been given a > > planning calendar telling us which Science and Social lessons > to teach > > on a particular week. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Beverlee Paul > > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email > > Group > > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:16 PM > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] H & M Reading > > > > > > And I didn't fall off the back of a turnip truck! > > > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 10:08 PM, jeanette hayden > > wrote: > > > > > Dear Colleagues: > > > I was at a presentation where a Literacy Coach made this > statement " > > > Houghton Mifflin is based on the work of Ellin Keene and > Stephanie> Harvey. > > > I > > > was so taken back that I did not respond. Several of us > present did > > > exchange > > > looks of surprise. What is the collective response to this > > statement? > > > > > > Thank you. > > > Jeanette Hayden > > > Anchorage School District > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mosaic mailing list > > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > > > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org<> > 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<> > 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. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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