Thanks I will check it out!!
On 2/21/12 1:51 PM, LIsa Ward wa...@laramie1.org wrote:
Put Thinking To The Test by Lori Conrad, Missy Mathews, Cheryl Zimmerman and
Patrick Allen is another great source for thinking through a test, and Sally
they actually use tests as a genre. It is an
I love Put Thinking to the Test. Started to use some of the ideas in this in my
PD with one school. It is realistic given our testing culture but allows me to
stay true to my values and philosophies...
Jennifer L. Palmer
Instructional Facilitator
National Board Certified Teacher
Magnolia
Hi everyone,
My name is Laura. I am an Academic Coach in Arkansas. Our district is working
on creating a curriculum that meets the requirements of the Common Core State
Standards in Literacy. Our guideline is to use the PARCC model for the pacing
of instruction. In the PARCC model, it
I would also love to hear how people respond to this.
--- On Wed, 2/22/12, Laura Hance lthanc...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Laura Hance lthanc...@yahoo.com
Subject: [MOSAIC] PARCC Extended Reading Common Core Standards
To: Mosaic: Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
This is an interesting question. I am in the middle grades, and from what
I understand, common core requires that, in this band, a complex (exemplar)
text is to be comprehended with scaffolding in 6th-7th grade, and then
independently by 8th grade. So, if I am correct, I would think that there
I do think they mean for every student to have an extended text (novel,
play, etc.)
PARCC's framework priorities specifically recommend spending around 2-3
weeks of concentrated specific focus on a single text. ...that is aligned
with the complexity and range specicationsof the standards for
I personally would try to avoid buying a text for every student in
the class, UNLESS you have several classrooms at the same grade
level, and then I would buy a different novel for each class, so you
could share them.
If you could arrange it, it would be nice to have the class reading
