I would also love to hear how people respond to this. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Laura Hance <lthanc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Laura Hance <lthanc...@yahoo.com> Subject: [MOSAIC] PARCC Extended Reading & Common Core Standards To: "Mosaic: Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 4:26 PM Hi everyone, My name is Laura. I am an Academic Coach in Arkansas. Our district is working on creating a curriculum that meets the requirements of the Common Core State Standards in Literacy. Our guideline is to use the PARCC model for the pacing of instruction. In the PARCC model, it suggests an extended text for each quarter. This has brought about a lot of confusion and debate for us! Many teachers take it as we are to purchase a copy of the extended text for every child in the class and require them all to read it. Another group believes the extended text is similiar to an anchor text or mentor text and used to design instruction around it. Using excerpts from the book rather than a must all read. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on this issue. Thanks, Laura Hance Academic Coach Central Math & Science Magnet Batesville, AR 75501 _______________________________________________ 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
