I have worked in several districts in Michigan and am currently a
Curriculum Coordinator for Elementary Instruction. I, too, have been
looking at phonics programs, because as I see it, not all teachers are
created equal. While I would love to see all teachers creating literature
rich, cross-curri
Hi everyone,
I am a newbie to Mosaic, so have simply been responding to the topics at
hand. I can see that this is a passionate group of people with a specific
goal in mind...which is to discuss comprehension instruction...correct? I
landed on this list serv as I was searching for ideas on how to
I would suggest teaching test taking as a genre, a type of reading that has
a specific structure and way to comprehend it. Lucy Calkins has a good
book about this, but I can't recall the name. I will find the title and
send it to you. I think students need to learn how to tackle the text and
how
than everyone choosing haphazardly. That way, I have a tool to start
with as we move into PD for word study...just wondering why people are
choosing different products.
On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:16 AM, Pauline K Nagle wrote:
> I have worked in several districts in Michigan and am cur
