I personally would try to avoid buying a text for every student in
the class, UNLESS you have several classrooms at the same grade
level, and then I would buy a different novel for each class, so you
could share them.
If you could arrange it, it would be nice to have the class reading
maybe four separate novels at the same time, each group reading a
different novel. You could use literature groups and have generic/
holistic/global questions and strategy lessons that would work across
the novels.
Renee
On Feb 22, 2012, at 2:43 PM, Kelly Alexander wrote:
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
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