Re: [MOSAIC] Daily 5 and Reader's Workshop

2008-06-26 Thread Melissa Kile
They are Daily5BookStudy and Daily5. Melissa On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Stephanie Sanchez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks! I would love to find out what are the names of the Daily 5 yahoo groups! The newbies one sounds great. Anyone who is apart of them, please send me the group

Re: [MOSAIC] How do you know?

2008-06-26 Thread gina nunley
Melissa, My heart goes out to you because I just made the 6th leap of faith decision in my life, and let me tell you it doesn't get any easier to make that decision, especially if you're happy where you are. But I realize now that the fact that I was called to look somewhere else was a

Re: [MOSAIC] to part or not to part (Gina)

2008-06-26 Thread Ruby Clayton
well if it made sence, we wouldn't be asking the question, would we? Keith, I think the problem with many children is that they don't stop to think if it made sense or not, they just keep reading, right, wrong or nonsensically. Teachers need to ask them that question so the child has a chance

Re: [MOSAIC] phonemic awareness/segmentation help wanted

2008-06-26 Thread Ruby Clayton
I struggle with the word balance. What is balanced about teaching a whole class of learners? Some need this and some need that and some need something else. Each child is different and deserves to have reading instruction tailored to his/her need at that specific point in time. I do this

Re: [MOSAIC] phonemic awareness/segmentation help wanted

2008-06-26 Thread Beverlee Paul
I think the typical connotation of balance today is a balance of the components of literacy exactly as you described: reading and writing on a continuum of teacher-directed and child-directed, such as independent, shared, guided, and teacher-modeled. I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone talk

Re: [MOSAIC] How do you know?

2008-06-26 Thread chris and teresa casart
Gina, Thanks for your heart-felt message. I, too, took a leap of faith this year and left my job without first securing another one. I am looking for a school that more closely matches my personal philosophy. Tomorrow I have two interviews,and I'm so excited! I know I've made the best

Re: [MOSAIC] phonics and meaning

2008-06-26 Thread Beverlee Paul
WOW! You just gave me words that have been floating around just outside my reach!! You nailed/articulated exactly why I am so passionately opposed to synthetic phonics/Reading First-type programs. It's not just the difference between meaning-based and

Re: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Joy - resources in RDU area

2008-06-26 Thread Goobk12
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Re: [MOSAIC] phonemic awareness/segmentation help wanted

2008-06-26 Thread Linda Crumrine
Hi, I have been reading all the posts and basically agreeing with what everyone has been saying - even when the posts were contradictory! I think that different readers require different types of instruction, and that our challenge is to understand the needs of our learners and teach

[MOSAIC] change

2008-06-26 Thread Lisa Branon
I understand what many of you are saying. I have been at a campus who worked very hard toward balanced literacy. You could walk the halls and see Reading and Writing workshop going on every day. There was so much collaboration and professional growth. Our principal was so supportive. Then the