Suzie wrote:
Jennifer we have been told 70 minutes for math and an hour for
reading daily so where do you fit in Science, Social Studies and
everything in the day? I am finding it impossible.
and Margo wrote:
Thanks Jennifer for saying, "If you can integrate more reading into
the
content areas that would help"
I totally agree with you and am trying to figure out how to help the
classroom teachers "see" this. I am so new to the Literacy Teacher
Leader
role that I have to learn how to tread lightly.
~Margo
I am the technology instructional specialist at my school. I almost
became a reading specialist early in my career which is why I have
read To Understand and have such a passion for reading. I am seeing
that Departmentalization is becoming more prevalent. In my school
3rd, 4th and 5th grades are all departmentalized. I understand that
this is easier on a teacher. A teacher can become a MATH specialist
and focus on just teaching math. Preparation is much easier. I know
it is NOT because teachers are slackers because even so my classroom
teacher friends work extremely hard. However, I wonder how CAN
anyone really teach anything in depth in the time that you have when
you departmentalize? Can't science and social studies be taught in
the context of teaching reading and writing or does everything really
have to be so separate? It just doesn't seem like things are that
separate in the real world.
Janice
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