[MOSAIC] in support of ar
I am with you, Rosie. I am having a hard time fitting everything in as it is. One of our grade level teachers really focuses on their percentile rankings for their tests. She keeps kids scoring high, but she also usually gets the higher kids. Cindy/VA/2nd ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] in support of AR
Rosie, my schedule is (approximately) 8-9:45 reading, spelling, phonics or word work, 15 min. recess, AR from 10-11:00, lunch till 11:45, math after lunch for 45 min to 1 hour, English for 30-45 min. then Science or Social studies till school is out. It is tough to get it all in. Through the efforts of many teachers, however, our AR time is held as almost sacred. Several schools in our district have gone to literacy blocks. Strangely enough, these schools have principals who look down on the AR program. In some of those schools, the kids can only check out an AR book once a week when their class goes to regular library class. Those schools are coincidently on probation. Say what you will about AR, we have put it to good use. Last year and this year (after NM implementing a new state test) our two third grade classes have scored second in the district in reading. Everything helps. ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] in support of AR
In a message dated 10/9/2006 6:43:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was glad to see what Laura and Bill had to say about AR. Our district has had AR for about 10 years. My school gives the kids an hour a day for AR. Wow! Where in the world do you get one hour a day for this? I have a mandated 120 minute literacy block. A one hour math block. 30 minutes for lunch, 30 minutes for resource classes and 30 minutes of mandated recess time. That doesn't leave much time for Social Studies/Science. We are supposed to give the students 30 minutes a day for reading. Mine don't get that much time, and quite honestly most of them can't sit still that long. Rosie ___ 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] in support of AR
I was glad to see what Laura and Bill had to say about AR. Our district has had AR for about 10 years. My school gives the kids an hour a day for AR. They are free to come and go to the library at will during that time. We do not give rewards for points other than recognition that they reached their goals. We keep a "point club" board in the hall so they can see their progress. I have to say that we don't have that problem with not wanting to read. Our kids come back from summer asking the first day when we are going to start AR. We have a well stocked library full of fiction and lots of nonfiction. Other than trying to help them choose books they can successfully read and understand (and yes, while challenging them as well) our kids are free to choose what they want to read- at their interest level. I don't take grades on any part of my AR. I use it as that minimum of 60 minutes of self-selected reading recommended daily (Allington). Teachers who have been there longer than me (7years) have told me that after adopting AR for supplemental reading, they saw a huge difference in students' reading abilities because of the extra reading they do. In fact, my plan is to use this time to reinforce the strategies and conference with the kids. Everything is already in place-the kids have that hour set aside already with a ready supply of reading material. Cheryle 3rd grade ___ 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.
