Okay. Beating a dead horse. I want to thank the person who just wrote in defending the DI conversation. I don't even use DI but I understand the need to voice your opinion. I just joined the listserv and I LOVE IT. I'm glad you gave the reason for the listserv and from now on I will keep my comments in this area. But for all the teachers with the DI conversation I know how you feel. It's hard going against what your district is buying and forcing you to use when you know in your heart it just doesn't feel right. I've been in this position many times and just believe that when you get over the initial shock YOU WILL FIND A WAY TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOUR STUDENTS. Okay, no more DI conversation from me. Thanks! Dee
-----Original Message----- From: mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Waingort Jimenez, Elisa Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:47 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Building comprehensionofquestions-washeartbreak/response to R... OK, Lori. Now, please do tell us more about No More Letter of the Week. Thanks, 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/ We have seen some amazing results this year in kindergarten classrooms using No More Letter of The Week as a means of introducing and building letter-sound associations in combination with a guided writing approach that emphasizes shared composition and teacher modeling of invented spelling (that becomes more sophisticated across the year). **************************************************************************************************** This e-mail message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of the Board of Education of Deerfield Public School District No. 109. It is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message. _______________________________________________ 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.
