Hi Lisa, We have the HM program and it does not resemble anything what the original program looked like. We now assign strategies to the anthology stories and so they can be used to teach a strategy or to model a strategy. This probably doesn't help you, but it does make the series bearable. We don't order practice books anymore.
Donna -----Original Message----- From: mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Glos Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:22 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] documentation about effectiveness of Houghton Mifflin Reading Program I am sure that this has been answered before and I apologize for the repeat, but I was wondering if someone could help me find documentation about the effectiveness of Houghton Mifflin's Reading Program. The programming committee at my school is looking at programs for next year and beyond. The problem is, they chose two teachers to be on the committee and they have 3 years experience between them (all at this school). When I expressed my concerns to the primary teacher on the committee she mentioned that they are thinking of keeping HM. I know that I have a problem with 'boxed' programs because I don't believe that any one program meets all of the needs of our students, but I want to come with documentation to support my opinion; and my principal takes research over anecdotal information about how a program works in our classrooms. Thanks Lisa Lisa Glos Instructional Support Teacher Patterson Park Public Charter School Baltimore, MD waver...@comcast.net _______________________________________________ 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.
