I few weeks ago I wrote to everyone about my situation during my reading
block. Short story . . . we were
told that the students shouldn't be just reading during the reading block,
they should be working at their
station, etc. So I lexile leveled ALL of my books (over 500), gave the
students
NO--this isn't a time for editing--you will diminish the responses you are
receiving.
- Original Message -
From: Cathleen Cunningham ccca...@gmail.com
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 6:25 PM
I cannot offer you research, but I have seen this sort of implementation fall
very short of expectation. Even when the para pros have the very best of
intentions, it is rather like sending the cancer patient to the P.A. and
sending those with clean bills of health to an oncologist at Mayo. In
