Let's not assume that because something is standard RTI practice that it has any bearing on best practice or good teaching. Can't say I am seeing any correlation between them.
-----Original Message----- From: CAG <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Nov 1, 2011 9:19 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core and F & P Two months can be interpreted usually as 2 levels behind. That's standard RTI practice for Tier 3 interventions. These monthly guidelines are found here: http://www.heinemann.com/fountasandpinnell/supportingMaterials/bas/ProgressMonitoring.pdf Something else to remember is that F&P's benchmark goals are Instructional, not Independent. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee" <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core and F & P > April, > > I am curious as to whether the teachers in your school/district are > speaking out against this plan? It seems to have very little recognition > of the fact that children learn at different rates, and that some take > longer to "get" something than other. Two months behind? Wow. That seems > very nit-picky and also very arbitrary. > > Are there others out there who are assessing/judging children in this way? > Renee > > On Nov 1, 2011, at 6:15 AM, Stein, Ellen H. wrote: > >> What would that look like? What "extra intervention" are you doing? >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Willard, April D >> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 8:01 AM >> To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core and F & P >> >> Students who are two or more levels behind the monthly target are the >> students who we focus on for extra intervention. This could be in the >> form of after school tutoring, extra small group instruction with the >> teacher or a reading specialist. >> >> April Willard > > "Holding a grudge is like eating rat poison and then > waiting for the rat to die." ~ Anne Lamott > > > > _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
