I have used the Daily 5 with my 4th graders for the past 3 years...however, the admin continues to "monitor" the reading time. We all know the many of the students don't read at home...some of my kiddos don't have a "home" to go to... Thank you for your encouraging words! In a message dated 5/25/2012 8:12:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, kpet...@fastq.com writes:
We are just emerging from a number of years of focused instruction in reading. They DO need time to read in class...it is not going to happen at home. Yes, working with small groups could happen at the same time. I am looking into the Daily 5 for 8th grade on a modified basis. With the Common Core, students need to build reading stamina across all content areas as well as being able to create a response to literature that is not multiple choice. Skills are necessary, but only part of the reading process. Keep advocating for your students. Kris On May 25, 2012, at 3:53 PM, rascal...@aol.com wrote: > I'm not sure why I'm posting this, other than I'm searching for some > company in my despair. Or possibly you can lead me to some ways to > deal with > this situation. > > Today, as we were closing up school for the year, we were discussing > next > year's kids and administration wanted to know "how we were going to > group > them." (That in and of itself always bothers me). However the > statement > that truly sent me spinning, was in regard to giving the students > individual > reading time within class. My administrator flat out told me (and > my team), > " We do not give the students time to read in class. You must be > working > with the students in small groups and they should be engaged in > 'targeted > skills" not reading." Of course my response was, "How do we expect > our > students to become better readers if we don't give them time to > read (of course > teaching them "how" to read)?" She simply said, "They have to do > that at > home." Close of discussion. > No one else on my "team" said anything...they just agreed with her. > My heart sank. I am so disappointed in the direction our education > system > is taking us in my state and county. It's all about the pass rate > on the > test and looking at data. My students are so much more than data! > Ugh! I'm sure you can all relate and have stories very similar to > mine. > I'm just disheartened. :-( > > Ali/FL > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
