[MOSAIC] End of Year Reflection

[Debbie Goodis]

Wendy,
I know for me and my district, it will depend on how much your principal want you to follow the program, or if he/she will let you  improvise a little. Really, it can be done. I teach Open Court and in our training we were told that the books were not meant to be "mastered" by the students, but more to be used as a vehicle to teach the strategies. And there it is!! You use them to teach the strategies and have the reading workshop or add whatever else is important to you. We were told that we couldn't really do ALL the pages in the workbook, so use the workbooks to guide your instruction and teach the concepts the way you want to. The kids can always do the worksheets for homework it you feel pressure to use the wbks. Does that make sense? This is basically what I do. The only problem I have with OC is that is jumps around when teaching the strategies. I make sure I teach one  or two strategies for about 3-4 weeks. Unfortunately, that was the hardest part.
Debbie



       
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