Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-05-01 Thread thomas
, 2007 02:06 PM To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv' Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption And not to mention the fact that much of what has been coming out of the University of Oregon goes against the grain of what this listserv represents. Elisa Waingort Calgary

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-30 Thread Ric Seager
] Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 04:50 PM To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv' Subject: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption We are just beginning to get into selecting a new basal for a year down the road. For those of you who have just gone through the exhausting process, I have

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-29 Thread shelley
PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 04:50 PM To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv' Subject: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption We are just beginning to get into selecting a new basal for a year down the road. For those of you who have just gone through the exhausting process

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-24 Thread Michelle TeGrootenhuis
Shirley McNinch wrote: I have the following questions: 1. What publishers would you rate as the top 4? I have found Rigby to be an excellent guided reading source and their new Literacy by Design series has modeled, shared, interactive, and guided reading components as well as a writing

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-23 Thread thomas
: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption We are just beginning to get into selecting a new basal for a year down the road. For those of you who have just gone through the exhausting process, I have the following questions: 1. What publishers would you rate as the top 4? 2. Which publishers have

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-23 Thread Renee
Language/REading Program Hope these help. Shelley Levy -Original Message- From: Shirley McNinch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 04:50 PM To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv' Subject: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption We are just beginning to get

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-23 Thread Renee
On Apr 23, 2007, at 6:45 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: God Morning- Have you seen the BEGINNING READING website from the Universisty of Oregon? Not only does it contain incredble resources for the teaching of reading ala NRP SBRR recommendations but it also has a link to aguide to

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-23 Thread Steve and Marla Austin
: thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption Remember that the University of Oregon comes from a very strong particular paradigm/perspective on reading

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-23 Thread Renee
. Sydney - Original Message - From: thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 9:08 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption Remember that the University of Oregon comes from a very

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-23 Thread Kendra Carroll
: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption Sydney, It is always proper protocol to jump in on a discussion on a listserv. That's what the listserv is for. :-) You ask an interesting question. If I had to put MOT in a category I would say it leans more toward the Whole Language perspective. This is why I am

Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-23 Thread Renee
Sent: Mon 4/23/2007 12:11 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new basal adoption Sydney, It is always proper protocol to jump in on a discussion on a listserv. That's what the listserv is for. :-) You ask an interesting question. If I had

[MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-04-22 Thread Shirley McNinch
We are just beginning to get into selecting a new basal for a year down the road. For those of you who have just gone through the exhausting process, I have the following questions: 1. What publishers would you rate as the top 4? 2. Which publishers have an exemplary writing component?

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-12 Thread PVanDusen1
Sorry I'm so late to respond. Do not go with Scott Foresman. Our district has it. I'm a first grade teacher and the reading level isn't appropriate for the middle or low students. In January, my students were to read Frog and Toad. Most were not ready for a J reading level. The

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-12 Thread Renee
Not too many years ago, when I was teaching in a multiage primary classroom, the Frog and Toad books were standard second grade fare. It is very sad how everything is getting pushed down in a frenzy of the search for rigor as though pushing everything to a lower grade will somehow

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-12 Thread CNJPALMER
It is so interesting how schools differ. Frog and Toad has always been a first grade text here in my district...BUT it was always done as one of the last stories of the year so I guess that is almost second grade. Jennifer Maryland In a message dated 3/12/2007 8:24:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-12 Thread ljackson
I would consider it to be very high first grade reading, or appropriate to the beginning of second grade. On 3/12/07 6:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is so interesting how schools differ. Frog and Toad has always been a first grade text here in my district...BUT it

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-10 Thread RR1981
My district adopted Houghton Mifflin this school year. The basal stories are good, the problem I have with the series is that our district has decided that we aren't supposed to use anything other than the publishers components. I teach third grade and there are leveled readers, however,

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-09 Thread Pam Cook
, including law enforcement. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of ann kirker Sent: Thu 3/8/2007 8:55 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption Thank you all so much for your input. The district is only

[MOSAIC] new basal adoption

2007-03-09 Thread Carrie Cahill
I would caution people in their quest for a new reading program to dig deep when it comes to leveled reading. Many or most programs have leveled readers but they are not all the same. I don't have specifics related to specific companies, but some leveled readers don't contain necessary elements

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-08 Thread Patricia Duszlak
Hello Ann, I am serving on a committee to adopt a new basal series, probably for next year. I also teach first grade and a reading in the elementary school course as an adjunct professor. I do know that the newest Houghton-Mifflin is considered to be an excellent series. It has all the necessary

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-08 Thread Pam Cook
] on behalf of Patricia Duszlak Sent: Thu 3/8/2007 8:06 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption Hello Ann, I am serving on a committee to adopt a new basal series, probably for next year. I also teach first grade and a reading

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-08 Thread ann kirker
Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption Hello Ann, I am serving on a committee to adopt a new basal series, probably for next year. I also teach first grade and a reading in the elementary school course as an adjunct professor. I do know that the newest

Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

2007-03-08 Thread Cindy Dunlap
- Original Message - From: ann kirker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption Thank you all so much for your input. The district is only considering