Am I right that the STW 2 doesn't focus on connecting? I am about to rethink
it myself. I just spent 2 weeks on it. Forcing a connection, and then forcing
a So What? meaningful use of the connection isn't flowing well.
I also decided after several years that insisting they code T-S, T-T, a
Gina,
I found the same true in my classroom. After insisting they code T-S, T-T,
T-W, it dawned on me that my kids were focusing more on whether they were
"coding" correctly than on their actual connections. Instead, I introduced
it to them and allowed them to come up with their own unique ways to
erience
the awful riots and fires.
-Martha
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From: gina nunley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Sent: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 2:47 pm
Subject: [MOSAIC] mastery of stragies
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I would think the common assessments would be about comprehending and not about
the strategies. In other words, students should show they are comprehending
what they read not that they use a particular strategy to do so. Does this
make sense?
Elisa
Elisa Waingort
Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual
Dal
pm
Subject: [MOSAIC] mastery of stragies
Am I right that the STW 2 doesn't focus on connecting? I am about to rethink
it
myself. I just spent 2 weeks on it. Forcing a connection, and then forcing a
So What? meaningful use of the connection isn't flowing well.
I also decided aft
>I still believe connections are important, but I don't worry too much about
>labeling. Do we ever really master a comprehension strategy???
>
I don't think it's possible to 'master' a strategy because there are always
situations and levels of understanding that will challenge even the best
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