Hi Ro, I have trained aides on reading strategies. The district's goal was to have skilled aides who could provide support in extended learning opportunities for SPED and ELL students.
I found that if I embedded the "why's" with the "how's," they were able to perform at a higher level. We used a constructivist model and had lots and lots of dialogue (book study style). We created a safe learning environment and started where they were based on their current knowledge and needs (hmmmm, sounds like a classroom). We discussed reading theory (they loved it), critiqued videos, and observed models with students that included think-alouds. They also received coaching and feedback when they tried it on their own. It was ongoing training and took some time, but it was worth the investment as, in the end, we had aides who could think their way through the lesson rather than follow a prepared script. Hope this helps, Carol on 9/21/06 12:35 PM, GETTO RO at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We will be working with ELL students and students in need of improvement. > They will be working with our aides. I would like to do a mini training with > the aides to acquaint them with the strategies. Have any of you done any aide > training? > I was looking at the powerpoints on the TOOLS section. They seems to be too > much. > I want to give the aides a simple template to work with the students and their > reading interventions. > Thanks. > Ro > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
