Hello friends. I am leading a Mosaic book study with teachers at my school. Many, if not all, of the teachers say they "integrate reading and writing and teach it across the curriculum". I believe this is code for not specifically teaching reading and writing, but rather assigning reading and writing assignments/activities, and calling that their instruction of reading/writing. What they are actually teaching is social studies or science, with throwing in reading and writing assignments with no instruction on how to read or write strategically.
Personally, I believe in the workshop framework for both reading and writing, and believe in directly teaching reading and writing strategies through mini-lessons. They believe, wholeheartedly, that their thematic, integrated approach to teaching is working and best practice. I believe differently. How do I combat this response of "integrated" instruction? Am I missing a crucial piece? Perhaps I am wrong here and many of you also use thematic units and content areas to teach strategies. How do other teachers of workshop model classrooms handle the balance between reading and social studies? Many thanks! Andrea Jenkins _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] 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.
