Amy, do you have quite a bit of teaching experience with these programs? On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Hillary Schab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Oct 13, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Amy McGovern wrote: > > > > > If intervention doesn't need a program then how come we have the > > least literate society in the world? > > We already know everything we need to teach kids to read, the fact > > that we have so many students reading below grade level as a nation > > is disheartening. > > There is a place for all types of reading instruction. The gifted > > teacher has an open mind and looks for materials to meet her > > student's needs. 20% of all people require a different and > > explicit path to literacy. Most teachers I work with have no idea > > how to teach something explicitly. Programs like SRA's Corrective > > Reading and Reading Mastery, teach teachers how to effectively > > reach the kinds of students who do not thrive with meaning based > > reading instruction. Top down strategies don't work for all kids. > > Sometimes we have to work from the bottom up--and that shouldn't be > > a crime. > > I have found tremendous success with scripted programs. Don't > > believe all the negative press. > > When these programs are taught by a well trained teacher who > > understands how to get kids to mastery AND love reading at the same > > time, miracles happen. Training and coaching and critical for any > > Direct Instruction program. > > Good luck with your search. > > > > Amy > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:39:22 -0400> > >> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] > >> Intervention progams> > I agree. In my school, we are not required > >> to use a particular "program" > and in order to keep away from > >> being required to use a scripted program, we > compiled a bunch of > >> varied stuff and can make our own materials or pick and > choose > >> from commercial stuff that might fit a particular reader's needs. > >> > > Cathy> > > In a message dated 10/13/2008 1:23:33 P.M. Eastern > >> Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:> > Intervention > >> does not need "a program".... it needs focused attention > on > >> individual or small groups of students with a teacher who can > >> assess > what they need and give it to them.> > That's my two > >> cents.> Renee> > > On Oct 13, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Alisha Parkhurst > >> wrote:> > >> >> > I am in the market for intervention reading > >> programs. I have students > > from> > K-6 throughout the week two > >> to four times for a half an hour. I can> > purchase different > >> products to fit my needs. I was wondering if > > anyone has> > an > >> opinion on ones they love and ones they hate. I have looked into > > >> > Reading> > Recovery and others similar to it.> >> > Thanks!> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________> > 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.> >> >> > > >> "Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the > >> people."> ~ William Butler Yeats> > > > > >> _______________________________________________> 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. > > > > **************New > >> MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. > > >> Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. 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