[MOSAIC] Comprehension Toolkit

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Angela
I have found, between this year and last year, that some books the kids  love 
to read twice. Like the Mystery of the Mary Celeste for example is so high  
interest that the kids really wanted to hear it again. How Many Days to America 
 is also rich enough that I think a repeat works well. Other 
texts...particularly  some of the reproducible non-fiction is not as rich and doesn't hold up 
as well  to a reread.
So...I guess my answer is that I have reused a few texts and for other  
lessons I am looking for new text...
Jennifer
Maryland

have a  question about the Comprehension Toolkit:

This is my second year using  the lessons and texts from the toolkit.  Last
year I was the only  teacher in the school using it.  This year, third
grade has caught  onto it and the teachers are using the same lessons and
texts.  I am  really excited about this because I know next year they will
come to me  with knowledge of the strategies and the vocabulary I already
use.   However, I am worried that I will need to find different texts for
each  lesson because they will have already read the texts in 3rd grade. 
Do I  have the correct outlook on this?  Will the kids care?  I have  mixed
feelings about it and was hoping for any input and advice you  have.

Thanks!

Angela Hatley Almond