Hi Jenn, Our school district uses Reading Street, as well. I have the audio text and always have the children "listen" to the story before we actually read it. This way we get a chance to discuss it so they have a better understanding of it, before they are expected to read it alone or with a peer. Sometimes I will pair up readers according to their level and combine a higher level reader with one with less ability. Sometimes, depending on the level of the selection, I may only have my more capable students read it, while the others are reading something independently or with me, but at a more appropriate level.
If you don't have the audio version, I would suggest that you consider recording the stories yourself. I did that with my last series and it is quite valuable. If a child was absent or didn't quite understand it, then he could listen to it again. It saves your voice and they seem to be more focused on the print when someone, in the distance, is reading. As you can see, the name of the game is flexibility. As someone else noted, if you have the leveled readers that go with the system, they are a nice supplement for all the levels in my class. I have even borrowed some of the leveled readers from the grades above and below to supplement my social studies and science curriculum. I hope this helps. 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Re: independent reading with reading basal series (Christy Valyou) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:20:52 -0500 From: [email protected] Subject: [MOSAIC] independent reading with reading basal series To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi! A school we work with has Reading Street basal series for the elementary grades. Students are having difficulty during independent reading time because they are not necessarily reading text at their independent or instructional levels. Any suggestions on how to work with school administration and/or teachers on this? Thanks, Jenn ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:05:14 -0500 From: "Karen MacKinnon" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] independent reading with reading basal series To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <1719db9609ea4b0988ec13440e4c8...@karenpc> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original What is it that you have the students read during independent time? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:20 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] independent reading with reading basal series > > Hi! > > A school we work with has Reading Street basal series for the > elementary > grades. Students are having difficulty during independent reading time > because they are not necessarily reading text at their independent or > instructional levels. Any suggestions on how to work with school > administration and/or teachers on this? > > Thanks, > Jenn > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.or > g. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:22:00 -0600 From: Christy Valyou <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] independent reading with reading basal series To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" You might consider using the basal stories as a shared reading only. Then, students could choose "good fit" texts at their independent level for independent reading time (from the class library). For guided reading, you can utilize the Reading Street Leveled Readers for your students that work at, above and below grade level or incorporate the use of some other leveled texts (geared toward students' specific instructional reading levels) if you have a literacy closet. Hope this helps. christy ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen MacKinnon [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 7:05 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] independent reading with reading basal series What is it that you have the students read during independent time? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:20 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] independent reading with reading basal series > > Hi! > > A school we work with has Reading Street basal series for the > elementary grades. Students are having difficulty during independent > reading time because they are not necessarily reading text at their > independent or instructional levels. Any suggestions on how to work > with school administration and/or teachers on this? > > Thanks, > Jenn > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.or > g. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ 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. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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