That would be silly since there already is a very healthy listserv based TAWL group already out there.
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org; jrosq...@fau.edu > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:28:20 -0400 > From: drmarinac...@aol.com > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Maybe we should begin a whole language umbrella again > > > I don't know if beginning a grassroots drive to reincarnate Whole Language > would be so crazy...seems that there are a "whole" bunch of teachers who know > the promise of Whole Language pedagogy ...and are ready to defend it's > reputation and educate others of the misinformation that brought about it > demise. Besides..."Whole Foods" is doing well as a grocery store chain:) > ....I might just start a Whole Language LISTSERV:) > > From, Dr Marinaccio-Eckel > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Waingort Jimenez, Elisa <elwaingor...@cbe.ab.ca> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Fri, Jul 24, 2009 8:01 am > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Maybe we should begin a whole language umbrella again > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, Sally. I agree with you. And, this speaks to the incredible > (destructive/divisive) power of this particular frame: whole language vs. > phonics. By speaking truth to power (through testimonies, for example) we > have > a chance of changing this. > 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/ > Some lately > responses have talked about phonics in ways that remind me of the "word > work" I do through the years.... A valuable part of growth in literacy. The > phonics I hate oversimp > lifies and is taken out of context and occurs in one > size fits all and on and on. We may all be talking right past each other at > least some of the time. > > Sally > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
