One question I have is what is everyone using for universal screeners that shows increments of change? (beyond the obvious OBS/DRA etc.) Thanks, Deb G
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Beverlee Paul <[email protected]>wrote: > So...I'm rapidly forming a picture that I'm hoping is premature and > incorrect: Do almost all of you do purchased programs for interventions? > I'd love to hear from some of you who provide increased instruction within > your existing literacy program, or smaller groups, or individual > help...something that increases the engaged time but isn't really a > "program"? > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 7:23 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks, Jen, for your reply.? I'll look into SIPPS.? We've been talking > > about Fundations for gr. 1 students who are struggling with fluency and > > cracking that code.? Wilson is painful, but for the 2 second grade > students > > I have in it who are getting great instruction in comprehension and > leveled > > text in class, it's working.? And they're so proud of themselves! > > Martha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 8:39 pm > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Interventions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Martha > > I do mainly the in class support and I supervise and train the staff > > working > > in the intervention programs. I do an occasional pull out group to learn > > the > > programs I must supervise. I am Wilson trained, but only two special > > educators are using it with a few tough cases. I cannot take teaching > it. > > I > > like > > SIPPS the best of all of them... (SIPPS stands for Systematic > Instruction > > in > > Phonics Phonemic Awareness and Sight words.) They do not pretend to > teach > > comprehension and I don't agree with all of the philosophy behind it. I > > think > > that > > some of the research they quote in the rationale was misinterpreted. > With > > some tweaking though, it has some good aspects when combined with > balanced > > literacy instruction in the classroom. The aides can do SIPPS with some > > supervision. We are seeing some results in first grade...less in second > > and > > third but > > that makes sense since research tells us that phonics instruction is > > really > > only effective in grade K and 1. > > > > Fundations, (Wilson for primary) is working well in Kindergarten (I am > > coteaching this one) for 20 minutes a day...but again, the teachers in K > > are > > very > > strong in teaching comprehension at other times during the day. It seems > to > > have escaped the deadly slow pace of Wilson for intermediate aged kids. > > > > The jury is out on Fluency Formula but Soar to Success seems to be > keeping > > our kids with comprehension problems reading and interested. With a very > > few > > tweaks, it requires kids to actually think! > > Jennifer > > > > > > The effectiveness of the intervention is depending upon In a message > > dated > > 1/13/2009 10:03:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > > > That said... > > Would you share with us which of your interventions programs you find > work > > best at which grade levels?? > > How did you determine which program to use with particular students?? > > Would you also clarify....do the IA's do Wilson, etc. and you do the in > > class support or do you do both?? > > > > -Martha > > > > > > > > > > **************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's > > capital. ( > > http://news.aol.com/main/politics/inauguration?ncid=emlcntusnews00000003 > ) > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- Deb 1st/OH http://darke.k12.oh.us/~Debra_Green/ http://geaataglance.ohea.us/ "Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers." ~ Harry Truman _______________________________________________ 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.
