Re: [MOSAIC] reading series

2013-12-15 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
We are moving to readers workshop and dropping series except as a common resource. No series that currently exists truly captures the rigor and essence of CCSS...IMHO Sent from my iPhone On Dec 13, 2013, at 1:55 PM, MaryJo Costello mcoste...@rhnet.org wrote: Has anyone adopted a

Re: [MOSAIC] reading series

2013-12-15 Thread write
Jennifer, what reading are you doing at your school? I am concerned about the rigor element. Jan Quoting Palmer, Jennifer jennifer.pal...@hcps.org: We are moving to readers workshop and dropping series except as a common resource. No series that currently exists truly captures the rigor

[MOSAIC] reading series

2013-12-13 Thread MaryJo Costello
Has anyone adopted a reading/writing series recently that has proven to be helpful with the CCLS? ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to

Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Series

2009-11-25 Thread Christine Preston
We have had Houghton Mifflin for about the last 6 years. I like it a lot. I have taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th using these books and resources. The Practice book is great and the spelling words are grade level appropriate. I like the stories and how they intermingle the Social Studies for each grade

Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Series

2009-11-25 Thread jan sanders
. Jan, also from CA We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as candles to be lit. -Robert Shaffer From: christine.pres...@verizon.net Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:37:46 -0800 To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Series We have had Houghton

Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Series

2009-11-25 Thread jvmazur
I'm another Californian with a long history with HM reading. Years ago it was suddenly imposed and we were to teach with fidelity. I was teaching 3rd grade at the time and did everything in the program except the writing (because we were told we didn't have to do the writing). Boy, was that

Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Series

2009-11-25 Thread Beverlee Paul
One inch deep and a mile wide is what I say!! On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 1:32 PM, jvma...@comcast.net wrote: I'm another Californian with a long history with HM reading. Years ago it was suddenly imposed and we were to teach with fidelity. I was teaching 3rd grade at the time and did

Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Series

2009-11-25 Thread Carol Lau
Our district(also California) did something different this year when it was time to get a new series. We kept the HM reading series, but HM added some new vocabulary and writing components. We also got (I'm in 2nd) some phonics/word building stuff, some centers, some new assessments. At least

[MOSAIC] Reading Series

2009-11-24 Thread Yingling
We have begun looking into adopting a new reading series. What reading series do you use? And, do you like it or not and why? Anything you could tell me would be helpful because we're not even sure where to start. Thanks, Jenni ___ Mosaic