Well, if I may chime in - I have found that they say supported by research and what they mean is that they've incorporated strategies that are supported by research. Not that they're program has been supported by research. I'm sure it's intentional with the hope to mislead. Sad, but true. norma
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Renee <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:17:40 -0800 I agree with Nancy. I am so sick and tired of the "supported by research" claim that I could scream. One of my principals sent out an email a few weeks ago with a link and an article that showed research about student achievement with Saxon math. ick. So I read it, and it referred basically to test scores AND also mentioned that Saxon math did not do well in problem-solving, which was better addressed with a different program that was studied. I think it was three or four math programs that were compared, and maybe it was Everyday Math that was better at problem-solving, but please don't quote me. Anyway, the point is that it truly is like a game of telephone. Perfect analogy, Nancy. Renee On Mar 13, 2010, at 3:22 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/10/2010 11:59:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Could you give me a reference for that research? > So I'm behind on email, but don't see a response. I find often that > something that is supposedly "supported by lots of research," is > kind of like the > telephone game. Everyone has heard that there is, but no one quite can > pinpoint it. Just the fact that people say there is research makes > it so? I > agree with Maureen. I have seen a lot of evidence that often > students who read > slowly and methodically with prosidy, rereading and thinking > carefully, > are way better at comprehension than those who are trying to beat > the egg > timer. > > Nancy > _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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. ____________________________________________________________ Small Business Tools Find solutions for your business. Click here and get it done now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/c?cp=NFiZyuCgMc6t-BiT9TNiMQAAJz1RZyvLSDbNg1QwuFrBBUaOAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARMQAAAAA= _______________________________________________ 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.
