Honestly, I can't stand any scripted program, or programs on computers, and Read 180 is one of them. I have taught intervention classes, and actually came up with my own model, all based around authentic reading and writing tasks and based on what we were studying in English class. Currently, I am the coach for the Striving Readers program here, and this intervention class focuses on literacy strategies in the content areas. It is working very well, and it is much needed.
I don't think that intervention classes need to be a "store bought" program. You just need to get good books and articles, and teach reading and writing strategies. On 4/25/07, deborah brittain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I teach at an inner city school in California and our students in my > remediation program are double blocked in my language arts class and have no > electives at all. This is also true for the RSP, NSH and ESL students. I > have students reading at the second and third grade level in my class yet > many of them have creative talents that I wish could be explored in great > art and music classes. On the other hand, oh yeah, we don't have any art or > music classes at our school. > > My saving grace has been a new program called Read 180. It involves an > excellent computer program, small group work with me so I can individualize > instruction and a independent book center with real, high interest, meaty > books unlike most of these crazy watered down intervention programs I have > worked with in the past. If anyone else is working with Read 180, I'd love > to hear from you. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send lit mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/lit_literacyworkshop.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of lit digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Can anyone share their school's model for > reading/language arts remediation? We tried something new > (Chris Knoblaugh) > 2. Re: Can anyone share their school's model forreading/language > arts remediation? We tried somet (Melinda Haynes) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:05:15 -0700 (PDT) > From: Chris Knoblaugh > Subject: Re: [LIT] Can anyone share their school's model for > reading/language arts remediation? We tried something new > To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." > > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Our school decided to limit intervention students to > one elective. Another school in our district chose to > eliminate social studies for the kids, and to give > them a "writing elective" that is mandatory. Yet > another middle school in the district is considering a > seven period day. > > Our problem comes next year when math intervention > classes begin. At that point, a child with both LA > and M interventions will have no electives. > > > --- Cheryl FORD wrote: > > > Can anyone share their school's model for > > reading/language arts remediation? We tried > > something new this year and need to make some > > changes for next year. I'd like to know what models > > other schools use for remediation? We are trying to > > get away from pulling out of electives to remediate. > > Cheryl Ford > > Saluda Trail Middle School > > Rock Hill, SC > > > > Cheryl Ford > > Saluda Trail Middle School > > > > "Treat people as if they are what they ought to be, > > and you will help them to become what they are > > capable of being." --Goethe > > _______________________________________________ > > The Literacy Workshop ListServ > > http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go > > to > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the LIT archives at > > http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:32:34 -0500 > From: "Melinda Haynes" > Subject: Re: [LIT] Can anyone share their school's model > forreading/language arts remediation? We tried somet > To: , "A list for improving literacy with focus on > middle grades." > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > YIKES!!!! What happens when your state or the fed govt mandates a SS test, > as they are likely doing in 5th grade in TX, and are already doing in 8th in > TX....Intervention students will have no background on which to > build....Also, I teach 5th grade LA/SS, and I find powerful reading > strategies to integrate into SS, a high interest area for some of my > striving readers....Just an observation... > > "The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else > that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall; nations perish; civilizations > crumble and die out;...But in the world of books are volumes that have seen > this happen again and again and yet live on. Still young, still as fresh as > the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men > centuries dead."--Clarence Day > > Melinda Hawkins > 5th Grade LA/SS > McCulloch Intermediate School > Highland Park ISD > (214) 780-2325 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive. > > > End of lit Digest, Vol 18, Issue 13 > *********************************** > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! 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Still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men's hearts of the hearts of men centuries dead." --Clarence Day "While the rhetoric is highly effective, remarkably little good evidence exists that there's any educational substance behind the accountability and testing movement." —Peter Sacks, Standardized Minds "When our children fail competency tests the schools lose funding. When our missiles fail tests, we increase funding. " —Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Presidential Candidate _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
