I will try to explain how most of it use basals and lit groups. We have to use the strategies that are included with the basal. We do not have to use the stories in the basal. We are required to give the weekly and unit test with each unit, so we have do incorporate them into our lit groups. I do use the leveled books that came withe our reading series for small group instruction. I meet with my lit groups every other day. I usually have 4 lit groups.
Does this help? I love using lit groups. The kids I have love the discussion and always enjoy reading their book. Many readers have been born using lit groups. Thanks, Deborah Lawson On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Renee <phoenix...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Deborah, > > Are you saying that you are able to use the basal for lit circles or are > you saying that you use lit circles in addition to the basal, and could you > give examples of how you do lit circles when you are forced to use the > basal? > > I think it would be helpful for people who are forced to use basal > programs to hear how others have dealt with this mandate and still manage > to incorporate best practices into their programs. > > Thanks! > Renee > > On Oct 13, 2011, at 8:34 PM, Deborah Lawson wrote: > > I disagree. I am an older teacher. I detest basals. Several of my >> colleagues feel the same way. We favor the reader/writers workshop. Our >> district forces us to use a basal, but we have found ways to incorporate >> lit >> circles which we believe fosters reading. The young teachers in our >> district want the laid out plan. >> > > "Whenever you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have in > front of you - a tree, a house, a field or whatever. Merely think, here is > a little squeeze of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, > and paint it just as it looks to you, until it gives your own naive > impression of the scene in front of you." > ~ Claude Monet > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/**mailman/options/mosaic_** > literacyworkshop.org<http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > > Search the MOSAIC archives at > http://snipurl.com/**MosaicArchive<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
