Your frustrations are well placed, and this is exactly what Allington says in
his book. He has some good suggestions for using volunteers, paras, etc. He
says that the teachers should be delivering the lessons, and the others should
be monitoring independent reading, etc. He also suggests giving the
noncertified helpers at least 8 hours of training.
I also liked his suggestion for after school programs, although I imagine it
would go over like a lead balloon in most school systems. Still it makes sense
to shift things around and find a way to make it work.
"In truth, the kids who need the most, get the least. The least appropraiate
tasks, the least amount of time on task, the least time with a qualified
instructor . That's special ed in today's schools. And no amount of teaching
them
like they are on grade level is going to help that."
Joy/NC/4
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