Yes, the take-home books are awesome. We stamped them with our school stamp and ask students to bring them back, but in the case they get lost, it's far less of a problem than with the regular books.
One other thing that I'm not sure has been mentioned . . . it is strongly encouraged that this program be used in groups of 3, no more than 4, to maximize instruction. While this might seem like a "no-brainer" for supplemental instruction, some have been tempted to increase group size since the program is so good, but it is very difficult for instruction to not become watered down when doing this and time is definitely a problem as you add more students. I have done 4 in a group in two situations. The first did not work as it was a group where 3/4 had behavior issues that definitely impacted our work. The other situation worked well as behaviors weren't a consistent issue. Again, hope that is helpful. I love reading these comments and am glad to know that this program has been as successful for others as it has been for us. Beth Bonner Instructional Coach -----Original Message----- From: Janet Witmer <jswitm...@hotmail.com> To: mosaic <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Mon, Mar 25, 2013 10:43 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fountas&Pinnell LLI The Red System begins at Level L, however the interest level of the books would work well for middle school struggling students. I use the assessment piece to document growth. I agree with others, there is a good match between LLI and Common Core expectations. A big difference between the Blue System and Red is that with Blue, there are b&w copies of the books for kids to take home for additional practice. The Red System does not offer that. Great materials, far superior to any others I have used! Janet Witmer > From: damaqs...@gmail.com > Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:14:23 -0400 > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fountas&Pinnell LLI > > Is there any good system like the LLI for grades 6-8 struggling readers? For instance, say we have 6th graders who are reading at 3rd grade level. Would it be wise to use the LLI 3rd grade system with them or do you recommend another system? > > > Thanks, > > > JM* > > *This message is sent from a handheld device; please excuse typos. > > On Mar 25, 2013, at 1:57 PM, "Palmer, Jennifer" <jennifer.pal...@hcps.org> wrote: > > > PS... I like the assessment piece very much... Great to diagnose student needs and the best way to place students in the intervention. I think it might be tough to use a different assessment ... > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Mar 25, 2013, at 12:02 PM, "Nicole Power" <npo...@bps.k12.ok.us> wrote: > > > >> My school does not have a reading intervention program or a leveled > >> reading library. We are considering ordering the Blue second grade level of LLI to use with students who are in third grade and significantly behind in reading. I would like to hear from those who have experience with this program. > >> > >> What are the pros and cons? Did you supplement the program with a more direct instruction phonics program? Is the benchmark assessment really a necessary component or could you get similar information using other assessments of reading we currently have? > >> > >> This forum offers great discussion. I look forward to any info you can share about LLI and would be happy to receive replies on or off the forum. Thanks! > >> > >> Nicole > >> > >> Nicole Power, M.S., M.Ed. > >> CCC-SLP/RTI Coordinator > >> npo...@bps.k12.ok.us > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
