[LIT] Materials for balanced literacy 4 to 8?

[Mary Dovey]

Thanks, Zoe! I have samples of each and wondered about going down a grade
level if we were to purchase them--I thought they were a litle too difficult
as is. I also thought that they were a little too busy graphically. Did you
find that?


On 2/18/07 5:08 PM, "zlcarter at aol.com" <zlcarter at aol.com> wrote:

> We use source and daybooks  The source books are a instructional grade level
> under the grade you teach. Our District got the bright idea to go down a grade
> quite confusing to explain ...but we are to teach these to struggling readers.
> I actually like the source books , great stories and stratgies i already
> teach.  The day book on the other hand for kids on grade level is okay I
> understand they changed them and are better
> Zoe
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgdovey at comcast.net
> To: middle-lit at interversity.org; LIT at literacyworkshop.org
> Sent: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 2:09 PM
> Subject: [LIT] Materials for balanced literacy 4 to 8?
> 
> 
> Please forgive the cross post, but my supervisor seems interested suddenly
> in purchasing a reading series for grades 4 to 8. I'm flabbergasted--to me,
> authentic trade books are the basis for teaching reading. (We use a variety
> of sources for teaching writing.)
> 
> This may be a done deal, but I'm going to try to do my best to guide the
> purchase as best I can--if I can. Any and all comments on materials you
> like, things you hate, etc., would be appreciated. One specific I'm
> interested in is what materials you've found that best help teach grammar
> and punctuation, particularly in the context of writer's workshop.
> 
> Thanks for all your help, in advance. If our teachers get stuck with some
> lame "series" it'll make my job as instructional coach for literacy a
> nightmare... 
> 
> Mary D.
> 
> P.S. I have samples of Great Source's Sourcebook and Daybook for each grade
> but I'm not certain how helpful they'd be. Anyone use them?
> 
> 
> 
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