tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243411864308451654.post211122387377430746..comments2024-03-28T15:00:16.590-04:00Comments on Kindergarten Smiles: Guided Reading: Chapter 2Caitlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13389520299400019249noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243411864308451654.post-90402509750942602622013-07-02T04:16:53.866-04:002013-07-02T04:16:53.866-04:00Cute Stuff. My district doesn't use journeys b...Cute Stuff. My district doesn't use journeys but I'm sure I can find a way to integrate them. <br /><br />✰Janine<br /><a href="http://www.kindergartencorps.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Kindergarten Corps</a>Miss Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896955172777511052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243411864308451654.post-80122979352386495502013-06-28T09:14:41.824-04:002013-06-28T09:14:41.824-04:00Great post. I also used Journeys this past year. ...Great post. I also used Journeys this past year. Our schools were fortunate to work directly with the publishers to test it our in our grade levels the previous year (11-12). Due to that test run, our schools knew that the levels in the readers were not sufficient for our high leveled students. Our Central Office negotiated additional readers from another series (sorry I can't remember the name). Then when my kindergarten team used it last year we were very disappointed with how the levels are organized--they skip around way too much. Makes planning a night mare of sorts. The kits have a "zillion" level A books, okay amount of B, but C on up is lacking. This was really surprising since CCSS states that our students should be at a level D/E by the end of the year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782282829258302395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243411864308451654.post-23465282099834523662013-06-27T16:19:25.343-04:002013-06-27T16:19:25.343-04:00I am new to the "kinder klub" =) You hav...I am new to the "kinder klub" =) You have provided so much inspiration!!! I visit almost every day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417969443657615461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243411864308451654.post-87093876296016860322013-06-27T12:01:25.410-04:002013-06-27T12:01:25.410-04:00Ooops! I meant not provided with adequate resource...Ooops! I meant not provided with adequate resources for the Guided Reading portion of the series!Ziggyfriendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066832202132938026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243411864308451654.post-45354714765684664042013-06-27T12:00:16.898-04:002013-06-27T12:00:16.898-04:00I enjoyed reading your posts on The Next Step... W...I enjoyed reading your posts on The Next Step... We began with Journeys last year. I never got a real handle on the Guided Reading portion. For one, we were provided with adequate resources to fill a year with our groups or to meet the ranges of our classes. We received everything for the large group instruction and I find that I liked that portion very much with some tweaking this year. Loved a lot of the shared reading and read aloud literature. I really liked the mix of F and NF too. In the past, we were using Rigby for Guided Reading which is very leveled and progressive, with a linear organization and you can almost put children in it like a continuum of skills and sight words gained. And I'm a very linear thinker. I couldn't wrap my mind around the progression of Journeys with the below, on and above system and the themed books. I really need to pull it out after vacation and study them. So I relied on Rigby again and supplemented with the Journeys.<br /><br />Good luck and I hope you blog some about your experience with Journeys. I would love to reflect on what others think of it.<br /><br />Donna WilliamsZiggyfriendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066832202132938026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243411864308451654.post-25532772027716243522013-06-27T11:34:50.986-04:002013-06-27T11:34:50.986-04:00Hi Caitlyn, great post! It's a rainy summer da...Hi Caitlyn, great post! It's a rainy summer day here in Ohio so I'm starting to loosely map out how I want to do things next year. This was a perfect read for me!<br /><br />I'm excited to follow the rest of the book study! Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Alisha<br /><a href="www.firstgradefollies.com" rel="nofollow">First Grade Follies</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695923460940061021noreply@blogger.com