Of course they give the MAP: the president of their school board, Lynn Fielding, was the CEO of the company that developed the Levels tests. They do have some good ideas such as START programs--Start Making a Reader Today. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel
-----Original Message----- From: "Ron Borchert" <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:23:03 To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RtI ---- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies EmailGroup" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 9:11 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] RtI > I have read that students who are two, three, or four years behind in > their reading level by middle school need an additional 90 hours of > reading time??? instruction??? every day. Can anyone point me to > something authoritative that asserts this? > > It seems as if we're going to go to half measures, and students who need > additional help with get maybe 45 minutes a couple of times a week. > Jan, The book that some of us in my school district read is Annual Growth, Catch-Up Growth by Lynn Fielding, Nancy Kerr, and Paul Rosier (2007). It is the story of how the Kennewick, Washington school district met their district goal of getting 90% of their students to grade level by the end of third grade. The book outlines a mathematical model for figuring how much instructional time is needed to get a child that is reading three years below grade level to reading at grade level. The book is a pretty interesting read, although many people on this list serve will disagree with its premise. The district also has a program that services the city's preschool population that helps better prepare those children for kindergarten. The district gives the NWEA MAP test and focuses on reading, math, and writing. That is their priority. As you read their story, compare their cut score for proficiency to your district's cut score. You can also Google Kennewick, Washington School district and find out more information. That will help you a lot with your research. I also have some power point presentations from the district that I can email you privately if you would like. Thanks, Barb _______________________________________________ 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.
