Our district uses Literacy by Design. It is a balanced literacy program that uses the workshop approach. If you want more info. You can check it out at www.literacybydesign.com. Used some good people as authors/consultants...Hoyt, Marzano and Opitz to name a few.
-----Original Message----- From: mosaic-bounces+fcbsmom3=optonline....@literacyworkshop.org [mailto:mosaic-bounces+fcbsmom3=optonline....@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Mena Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:51 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] leading literacy programs Great question...I think they could be further differentiated by philosophy. I am interested in the best programs that follow the philosophy of this web site not the most used. I already know Lucy Calkins is probably the best but which of the major publishers is most closely aligned to her workshop approach? From, Philomena Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University Dept. of Teaching and Learning College of Education 2912 College Ave. ES 214 Davie, FL 33314 Phone: 954-236-1070 Fax: 954-236-1050 -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Kimathi <pkima...@earthlink.net> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Sun, Nov 13, 2011 5:42 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] leading literacy programs Leading in terms of most used or leading in terms of best? PatK On Nov 13, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Mena wrote: > > I was wondering if others would share with me what they believe to > be the leading literacy programs in the educational market today? > > > Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. > Florida Atlantic University > Dept. of Teaching and Learning > College of Education > 2912 College Ave. ES 214 > Davie, FL 33314 > Phone: 954-236-1070 > Fax: 954-236-1050 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Willard, April D <willa...@tcs.k12.nc.us> > To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > > Sent: Mon, Oct 31, 2011 3:18 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core and F & P > > > We have set month by month targets for F & P levels. If you send me > an email, I > will be glad to send you what we do. Your end of year benchmarks > are much > higher then what we have established and I think our goals are a > little lofty as > well. > > April Willard > Literacy Curriculum Specialist > Liberty Drive Elementary > 401 Liberty Drive > Thomasville, NC 27360 > 336.870.8918 > willa...@tcs.k12.nc.us > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mosaic-bounces+willarda=tcs.k12.nc...@literacyworkshop.org > [mailto:mosaic-bounces+willarda=tcs.k12.nc...@literacyworkshop.org] > On Behalf Of > jayhawkrtroy fredde > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:13 PM > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: [MOSAIC] Common Core and F & P > > I am on my district's literacy Taskforce. We are starting the task of > creating descriptors for each grade level for the implementation of > Common > Core next year. This will include sight words students should know, > (which I > am not keen on), what Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark level students > should be > at, and exactly what a student should be able to do and use as far as > reading strategies. It must meet all Common Core Standards. We are a > district really pushing everything Fountas & Pinnell also, so we > have their > LLI program and are starting to implement the Benchmark Assessment. > We are > going to use the Fountas and Pinnell Continuum Of Literacy to help > us do > this. I was wondering anyone out has put together this type of > document in > their district yet and what it looked like. I would love an example > to > look at. We are setting lofty standards. Here are our Independent > Level > Goals for next year for the end of the year using F & P Benchmark. > K= Level D > 1st= Level J > 2nd= Level N > 3rd= R > 4th =U > 5th= X > > Troy Fredde > North Kansas City School District > Reading Specialist > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > All e-mail correspondence to and from this address is subject to the > North > Carolina Public Records Law, > which may result in monitoring and disclosure to third parties, > including law > enforcement. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > PatK _______________________________________________ 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
