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[quote=Anonymous]I've been teaching 1st grade for 10 years and LOVE workshop. When I did my student teaching I saw some many kids hate writing because it was so formulaic/basic (i.e. I like the snow because_____, If I were an animal, I would be a __________). The writing curriculum especially makes even the youngest students see themselves as writers/readers and think creatively. I've always done a phonics program too (Words Their Way for small groups, whole class phonics warm-ups, whole class phonics mini lessons) and admit I am leaning much harder into decodable texts this year since nearly all of my students started the year as nonreaders (I do a lot of decodable texts for students reading preA-E). For those hating on Calkins, there is A LOT more to her curriculum than what you think.

I did start the Calkins phonics curriculum this year for the first time and don't love it like I do Reading/Writing. It's very hard, moves very quickly (one day you do all digraphs, the next all blends), and doesn't work with where my students are coming in on so I'm moving back to what I've done in previous years with whole class phonics lessons and small groups. [/quote]

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