Yes, Jan, I agree. I have found that struggling readers aren't always struggling thinkers and that they add enormously to group discussion. I like, and have always used, leveled groups with 3rd and below, but now in 5th I'm finding the majority of my instruction is whole group or individual (conferences). I'm still trying to figure out if I need guided groups. Opinions welcome. Judy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Sanders" <jgou...@hotmail.com> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 8:28:45 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] opinion on advanced reading classes No, but the high school does. They move at a faster pace and often use more difficult texts that challenge the students. My son was in such a class and he liked it because they had very rich discussions and he felt he wasn't waiting for others -he liked the pace. I have never taught leveled reading classes -only leveled groups. I liked that the higher students had rich discussion points that were tossed into the whole group and gave everyone something to think about. A lot of "I never thought of it like that" from the low students. It helped their thinking process grow. Jan On 11/10/09 12:47 PM, "reading" <readingwritingliter...@gmail.com> wrote: > The school where I teach performs very well on state standardized tests. In > reading I believe the scores are well above 90%. This is my first year > teaching 7th grade and the first year of a newly developed "advanced" > literature class which I am teaching. I'm struggling with how to make the > class "advanced". And now we are supposed to present to the > board.Theoretically, I don't like the concept of the class. I don't think my > philosphy of teaching meshes well with leveled reading classes. I wanted to > hear others opinions. Does your middle school have advanced classes? > _______________________________________________ > 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.
