We Paid $200,000 For This?
As I plan my lessons, I came across something that gave me pause.
The reading series we use is Harcourt Trophies. In the teacher’s manual on page 527 I read the following modeling I am encouraged to offer my students:
To make sure I focus on important information, I ask myself: What families is the author writing about?
Huh? What families is? Forgive me, but I am going to use my discretion and eschew this line of discussion with my students. I strive to have them speak proper English.
My goodness, what an egregious error!
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