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Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: Vickie Julka <vju...@madison.k12.wi.us> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] All Day K > Nancy, > > My district switched to all day kindergarten 10+ years ago and it has been > wonderful. We are able to slow the pace and make time for meaningful learning > experiences. > > One of my fondest memories is working with kindergarten comprehension study > after reading the first edition of Mosaic of Thought, right after it came > out. Ellin, the thinking that came out of that first class was incredible! We > discussed, sorted and revisited books multiple times. We kept track of our > thinking and wrote about connections. "Schema" was part of our daily > vocabulary. I never for a moment questioned whether too much was being > introduced too early. The children looked forward to our "smart" thinking > every day as much as I did. > > I remember waiting impatiently for Debbie Miller's Reading With Meaning to > come out so we could learn from her experiences and we weren't disappointed. > I know that if I had to fit within a system, rather than have the joy of > nurturing the enjoyment as well as the learning, I wouldn't be teaching > today. We owe it to ourselves as well as the children to spark their > imaginations and tap into their ability to think beyond others expectations. > > Vickie > > > > > >>> <cnjpal...@aol.com> 02/21/09 3:05 PM >>> > > Nancy > All day K is mandatory now in Maryland. What it did for us was give us the > time to teach comprehension strategies through read alouds each and every > day. > I was sold on the value of it when I walked into an all day K classroom our > first year (about three years ago) and having a student ask me "Do you have > much schema for turtles?" > Done right, there is a lot that we can do with comprehension in all day K. > Jennifer > > In a message dated 2/21/2009 3:05:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > creeche...@aol.com writes: > > But what I wanted to say is, the difference I see between my half day and > all day experiences is that the pressure is off. I felt that I had to cram > in > everything the all day K students were getting in a half day before. > Now we all feel much more relaxed and it is reflected in their behavior and > their learning. I hope that doesn't result in more curriculum being pushed > down. But for now, even with 28, things are good. > > Nancy > > > > > > > **************You can't always choose whom you love, but you can choose how > to find them. Start with AOL Personals. > (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove00000002) > _______________________________________________ > 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.
