[MOSAIC] sundance vs primary toolkit

[Linda Crumrine]

Hi Lisa,
We have just been trying a few lessons so I do not pretend to be an  
expert on the kit.  However, we have not found any cons.  Some of my  
teachers are ordering one of the kits (either fiction or non-fiction)  
and then for $105 ordering the leveled readers from the opposite  
kit.  That way, after they introduce and model the strategy, the kids  
can have practice using the strategy with both fiction and non- 
fiction.  Then they will reinforce the strategy in their guided  
reading groups.  I did not always like the think-aloud examples in  
the teacher's guide, so I used what I thought was better.  But, I  
think we will always use our best judgement and adapt whatever we use.

Did you see that it also has quick comprehension checks for each of  
the text selections?  The questions are pretty good.

Hope this helps,
Linda


On May 21, 2008, at 4:47 PM, Lisa Szyska wrote:

> I hope that this discussion stays on the list, as it
> most certainly pertains to comprehension instruction!!
> The Sundance online samples are amazing, and many
> teachers on the list have said they really like
> it...the cost between the kits is quite different
> though. $120.00 for PTK  and $279.00 for Sundance.
> (Don't know if I can explain nearly $300.00 to my
> husband!)
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> The one thing I noticed about the Sundance kit is all
> the resources it comes with...even a reproducible "try
> this at home" story.  I would like to continue hearing
> from people who use it.  Aside from price, are there
> any cons?
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> Lisa Szyska
> 2/3 IL
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