Yes I do. I am in my 12th year of experience teaching, training and coaching DI reading and language programs. I currently work as an independent consultant. My own school did Direct Instruction (Reading Mastery Levels 1-6) as its core program--though we didn't start out that way. I've consulted in schools that use DI as their core and schools and districts that use it as intervention...sometimes it's tier 2 intervention and sometimes its tier 3. I am sorry if I sounded a bit crabby in my post. I was really responding to some of the comments that suggested all intervention should take place within the classroom. I absolutely agree that the classroom teacher needs to provide the first string of reading instruction and intervention. But she is only one person and there is only so much that one person can do effectively when faced with mulitple reading levels. With this in mind, it's good to be open to making adjustments based on what is best for the students in front of us. We sometimes forget how flexible kids can be when they feel loved and supported by the team of teachers working with them. I am happy to share what I know. No reading methodology or program is perfect--so it's good to be open. That's why I am on this listserve. To learn and apply new things to what I already know. Thanks for asking. > Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:30:18 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Intervention progams> > > 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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