[MOSAIC] new Basal Adoption

[DeMilleReed at aol.com]

My district adopted Houghton Mifflin after a lengthy and very collaborative 
process last year.  As a Title I reading teacher, I am very pleased with this 
series and recommend it.  There are many avenues for rich comprehension 
instruction and for the reading/writing connection.  The series also emphasizes and 
encourages center work that is open ended and constructive and isn't just a way 
to do worksheets while moving around the classroom:)  There is also 
scaffolding built in so that the lower achieving readers are part of the big picture 
and have access to the "real" literature.  

I had and have ambivalent feelings about using a basal or "core" series as I 
guess we call it nowadays but overall I am impressed with HM. 

Cathy


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