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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Course names help
In grades 5 and 6, the reading block includes strategic reading instruction with guided reading and independent reading/centers, and in grades 7 &8, although it's supposed to be the same as far as guided reading, it's somewhat more literature focused. Independent reading is a big part of class time and I suspect it will continue to be. On 3/6/08 7:46 AM, "Mary Tigner-Rasanen" <mtr.listserves@marylily.org> wrote: > Mary - what will your reading course be, exactly? > > mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Dovey" <mgdovey@comcast.net> > To: <middle-lit@interversity.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:53 PM > Subject: Re: [middle-lit] Course names help > > >> Mary Anna, >> The thing is, we want to "unblock" in order to give our students a grade >> in >> the development of their reading, and of their writing. Right now, they >> get >> a CA grade that doesn't give anyone enough info about their progress in >> either of the main subjects. (Communication Depts. in our part of the >> world >> involve everything--media literacy as well as the things you've >> mentioned.) >> Thanks. >> >> On 3/5/08 7:59 PM, "Kruchma@aol.com" <Kruchma@aol.com> wrote: >> >>> Mary, >>> >>> Why not call your blocked classes English Language Arts? This is the >>> usual >>> term for those studies which invite students to participate in >>> activities and >>> lessons involving reading, writing, thinking, listening, speaking, and >>> viewing. Communication Arts is an older designation for such classes as >>> speech, >>> debate, theater, and journalism, in my experience. >>> >>> Best of luck, and let us know what you decide. >>> >>> Mary Anna >>> >>> Mary Anna Kruch, Ph.D. >>> President-Elect, Michigan Council of Teachers of English >>> K-12 Writing & Literacy Consultant >>> >>> kruchma@aol.com >>> >>> P.O. Box 561 >>> Williamston, MI 48895 >>> 517-655-1633 >>> >>> >>> "If education is to be done expertly, it must be done by the teachers >>> themselves who as experts use their own knowledge and understandings to >>> define in >>> particular pedagogic situations the problems that are worth solving and >>> soluble....education cannot be exercised mechanistically or according to >>> prescribed >>> programs and algorithms." (p. 33) >>> >>> Donna H. Kerr in The Ecology of School Renewal, John I. Goodlad, Ed. >>> (1987) >>> >>> >>> >>> **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & >>> Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> Archives-> >>> http://interversity.org/lists/middle-lit/archives.html >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe-> >> http://interversity.org/lists/middle-lit/subscribe.html >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > Archives-> > http://interversity.org/lists/middle-lit/archives.html
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