A professor in my class just mentioned Isabelle Beck's Robust Vocab. What is your opinion and experience with it? Jen
--- On Wed, 9/17/08, Mary Manges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Mary Manges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Houghton Mifflin To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 6:59 PM It seems this is a new trend to sell textbooks. Our district looked at several reading series last year before going with MacMillan, which thankfully I don't have to use. All of the major companies used some popular "buzz term" to sell. Scott Foresman claimed their writing was a "Writing Workshop". As a devoted follower of writing workshop I wanted to puke. It is theoretically as far from writing workshop as you can get. Nancie Atwell would have a stroke if she saw it. Another company used QtA and QAR, which in my opinion were antithetical also. Another used Isabel Beck's Robust Vocabulary as their major selling point. Sickening! \ Mary in PA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellin Keene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10:22 AM Subject: [MOSAIC] Houghton Mifflin > Greetings! > > I think it's extremely important to clarify what you all must already > know. > . . Speaking only for myself, I have never consulted with nor advised > Houghton Mifflin or any other basal series publisher on any aspect of > their > programs. I have found that the traditional scope and sequence provided > in > such programs is NOT conducive to in-depth study of the comprehension > strategies and may actually serve to confuse children because the "pacing > guide" suggests moving to a new strategy far too soon-really before > children > have learned the language surrounding the strategy. It's confusing > because > they don't know which strategy they're learning and what language goes > with > which strategy. Please feel free to share my statement with anyone who > may > need clarification on this point. > > > > Very best to you all, > > ellin keene > > > > 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. > > 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.
