One thing I have learned as a Reading Recovery teacher (for 10 years; 31 years total teaching experience) is that when the kids don't learn, it's not because they are immature or lazy or disinterested or anything else that is their fault. So, when I've got a child who is not being successful---then I know I better start doing some hard looking at what I have been doing with this child. From personal experience, I can tell you it can be hard to make this shift in thinking as a teacher. (I hope this doesn't sound tacky because I don't mean it that way!) Carol Lyons (I think her title is now professor emeritus at Ohio State and she was/is a long-time Reading Recovery teacher leader trainer) has written an excellent book for classroom teachers dealing with this. It's called Teaching Struggling Readers: How to Use Brain-Based Research to Maximize Learning. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
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