Re: Storytown Questions?

Jill Cooper

Posted on 9/25/11

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On 9/23/11, taught 3rd reading wrote:
> On 9/05/11, concerned wrote:
>> This is my second year in third grade using Storytown. I
>> like the flow of the program, but often feel that if I
>> teach strictly by the manual, I'm not teaching the concepts
>> enough. It just seems like small snippets each day. I'm not
>> sure if I'm making sense...Well, last year I had a high
>> group that caught on very easily. Not this year!! I'm
>> wondering how others who use this program do small groups?
>> What portions of the lesson do you teach each day before
>> you break away into small groups? What kinds of things are
>> you doing in small groups to reinforce what is being
>> taught? Again, I feel that what is offered in the manual is
>> not teaching concepts as deeply as they are tested. I'm
>> also interested in how others use the Strategic
>> Intervention kits...Thanks for any insight...
>
>
> I taught 3rd grade reading with Storytown for 2 years.
Here
> is a site I found over the summer before starting 3rd grade.
> You will find many resources you can pull from or use with
> your plans. I ran large group instruction and posted MANY
> links to review sites on the useful links page of my school
> webpage. The links were for the students to practice the
> skills we were learning. You will see that the skills
are
> the hardest part for students to grasp. I did supplement the
> curriculum with more practice than the reading practice book
> gives and made my own study guides for each story.
>
>
> http://www.pcboe.net/les/elderweb/Third%20Grade.htm

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