It's ok to do only 3 choices a day rather than 5, especially at the intemediate grades........
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, Ljackson <ljack...@gwtc.net> wrote: From: Ljackson <ljack...@gwtc.net> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] workshop approach To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 8:22 AM I know three teachers who have implemented it at the 4-5 level (they are part of a team of 5) and for them, it has worked. Generally, though, they don't get to five in a day. I believe, but am not entirely sure, that read to self is a daily must and that across the course of the week, students select from the the other options. Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: Chris and Teresa Casart <chrisandter...@cox.net> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] workshop approach > I have been feeling the same way about the Word Work choices in my room. > They all want to do the same thing...write their words on small white > boards. We already study words through Sitton Spelling activities every > day, so I'm thinking of removing that choice, too. > > By the way, I teach 4th grade, and I'm not so sure about the D5 thing with > this age group, anyway. I've always had a great management plan for reading > workshop, but my principal wants our whole building to implement the D5 > during our literacy block. Thoughts???? > > Teresa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Waingort Jimenez, Elisa" <elwaingor...@cbe.ab.ca> > To: <beverleep...@gmail.com>; "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies > Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:04 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] workshop approach > > > I've been doing Daily 5 in my classroom since last year though I call it > Reading Workshop. I like that the kids are either reading or writing in > authentic ways and that I can manage to carry on my conferences without > interruptions, most of the time. A couple of weeks ago I pulled out the > Spelling/Work Work Daily because I wasn't happy with what I was offering the > kids as choices. I felt they weren't discovering anything worth spending > the time on it. Instead, I made it into a separate 1/2 hour time twice a > week since I've been reading The Wonder of Word Study by Lauren Berman > Lucht. The kids like being word detectives and I feel like they're > constructing ideas about spelling patterns in English. > Elisa > > > Elisa Waingort > Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual > Dalhousie Elementary > Calgary, Canada > > The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even > touched. They must be felt within the heart. > -Helen Keller > > Visit my blog, A Teacher's Ruminations, and post a message. > http://waingortgrade2spanishbilingual.blogspot.com/ > > > I need to chime in here to say that our 1st, 2nd, ane 3rd grades followed > the 5aily 5 regime religiously this year and the results are amazing! > Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
