I do my own abridged version of the F&P book. It works just fine for me! :)
________________________________________ From: mosaic-bounces+sdluhos=schools.nyc....@literacyworkshop.org [mosaic-bounces+sdluhos=schools.nyc....@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of Stacey McDonald [s...@nycap.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:22 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] anyone know of a vendor who sells Fountas & Pinnell Reader's Notebooks for less $ Fountas & Pinnell have created a reader's notebook which can be purchased online at <http://www.heinemann.com/products/E02959.aspx> http://www.heinemann.com/products/E02959.aspx for $6 - $8/per book. As a 6th grade Reading teacher with 110 kids on my caseload, our district could never afford to purchase one per student. Alternatively, Donalyn Miller (Book Whisperer) has her students create their own reader's notebook out of a 70-page single-subject spiral notebook, but it would be A LOT of work, with time spent numbering pages and gluing photocopies onto paper. Time that could be better spent on mini-lessons teaching comprehension strategies followed by uninterrupted blocks of independent reading time with 1:1 conferencing built in. Does anyone know of a less expensive alternative to the F&P Reader's Notebook, i.e., other vendors who sell a similar item online? I've included the link so that you can view the contents of the Fountas and Pinnell version. Thanks! Stacey McDonald Team 6-1 Reading Teacher Gowana Middle School Shenendehowa Central School District 518-881-0460, ext. 51005 <mailto:mcdos...@shenet.org> mcdos...@shenet.org <http://www.shenet.org/gowana/smcdonald/smcdonald.html> http://www.shenet.org/gowana/smcdonald/smcdonald.html _______________________________________________ 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