I agree with you Sally. It's a little scary out there these days
because we are becoming so programmed to death! As a teacher I
wouldn't like it either if I wasn't "in" on what was going on with one
of my students. That really ties your hands as their teacher. I am
looking forward to the day when we stop looking for "the magic
solution" to reading problems and just do what works!
Angie
On Dec 9, 2008, at 8:57 AM, thomas wrote:
Thanks Angie. I had heard about her a loooong time ago. Was
wondering if
it was the same person. Then I too thought they were just effective
teaching strategies. It may work well because children are often NOT
experiencing effective strategies (to say the least...with scripted
programs
and all) so this approach might help some kids. The problem with
this at
this point to me seems like this is selling a PROGRAM so therefore
it needs
to be seen as having an exclusive magic approach - it's not open. It
doesn't seem to recognize that it should be involving all of a child's
teachers etc. That may be a specific problem of implementation. At
the
same time I could not find ANY specific information in their
materials....
And the claims for result seem highly inflated....as if this program
can do
it and good teachers can't.
Any comments from anyone else??
Thanks again for this insight. I will get her book.
Sally
On 12/9/08 5:42 AM, "Angie Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You can read about the Read Right! program in this book Read Right!:
Coaching Your Child to Excellence in Reading writtten by Dee Tadlock.
Based on what I've read, it's just teaching them effective reading
strategies with some motivational techniques thrown in.
Hope this helps!
Angie
On Dec 8, 2008, at 10:03 PM, thomas wrote:
So what is it that they do??? Or is that all secret? Why wouldn't
you
be allowed to do shared reading? Or are you? Can you do
comprehension work?
Their materials stress that they do both "fluency" and
"comprehension." Are
you allowed to work with the children on writing?
All this "exclusiveness" is kind of troubling. I am most anxious to
know what the strategies actually are.
Another thing that confuses me - it is supposedly an approach that
works all
ages....through adults. And they also have a parent program. So if
parents
can do it, why wouldn't a regular teacher at least be able to
supplement
In the classroom when the kids come back....or during other literacy
times
of the day?
Thanks for any info you can still find out....
Sally
On 12/8/08 6:42 PM, "Chris and Teresa Casart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
Read Right must be the new "big thing." As of three weeks ago, 5
of my kids
are being pulled for 40 minutes every day for Read Right tutoring.
I haven't had time to study it myself, but I do know it takes
intense
teacher training to be able to use Read Right as an intervention.
(We're
talking about a minimum of 3 weeks of full-time training just to
get
started.) In our school, RR is a 3rd tier intervention for kids
who are
SIGNIFICANTLY below grade level in reading. (Like my 4th grader
who
benchmarks at a GR level B.)
For the kids that are involved in Read Right, I can no longer
work on
decoding/fix-up strategies with them or do word work as it
applies to
reading - however you distinguish that. (They are still involved
in our
Sitton word study.) They are not allowed to track with their
finger. Also,
I don't meet with them in a small group setting anymore. They are
involved
in independent reading/writing practice when they return to the
room during
our literacy block.
We'll know if it "works" by the end of the year.
Teresa
----- Original Message -----
From: "thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 7:56 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] Question re Read Right
Does anyone have information about the Read Right approach to
reading? I
have accessed their web pages - claiming spectacular results. But
I can't
see anything concrete about their theory of reading or the
strategies they
use.
Any info would be appreciated.
sally
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