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Question--no more basal
by R
Dec 6, 2012
I'm a first year first grade teacher looking to move away from using our basal reader in my classroom. We are not required to use it. To those of you out there who do not use a basal series in your classroom, how do you structure your lessons? How do you know where to begin planning, selecting books, and meaningful corresponding activities? Any and all help is appreciated!
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debbie I am a Kindergarten teacher and our district has not used a basal for years and years. We use a Units of Study approach. Look into purchasing Lucy Calkins primary grades units of study for teaching reading. You will LOVE it! It makes so much sense.

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Carol The first thing you need to do is find out each student’s reading level. Then from there you can group them into groups of 4-6 according to instructional reading level and find the appropriate leveled books to use for guided reading. An excellent place to start is by going to the [link removed]

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AnneCT Don't throw out your basal. Keep a couple of copies if you can. Some students respond well to that type of approach! Especially keep the scope and sequence pages. Use those to help guide your choices on the web sites mentioned and in the programs mentioned in the other posts. Individualizing for everyone with these programs is difficult until you g...See More
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