Hi Jan I am glad you ask that question about the hypothetical 8th grader who currently read on a 4th grade level what can we do. Well just to inform you I currently teach intensive reading for middle school students 6-8th grade and many of them do read on an elementary grade level. Our school has a block schedule in which students goes to three classes on one day and three different classes on the next (alternating class), which also include extra-curricular activities. The students who have my class, have there required classes, such as Language Arts, Math, etc..., but because they have Intensive Reading they do not get extra-curricular activities instead they see me every day of the week not only on alternate days. By the way our school is an “A” school again this year, thank God. I believe that if schools would take the initiative and make sure that a child receive all the help necessary for the child to be able to read on grade level before they are move on to the next grade or take drastic action to make sure that the child catch up to their reading grade level then we will have less student in the 8th grade reading on a 4th grade level. It is not easy, trust me I have the real deal, the 8th graders who do read on a very low level but was just pass on through the system; but, it is possible if the school work as a team.
Denise D. Saddler > > I'd love to hear from you all about what intervention you think an 8th > grader who reads at the 4th grade level needs. Remember that this > student will be starting high school soon. (This is a hypothetical > student, but I have had students like this in the past.) > Jan > > > Quoting Denise Diana Saddler <[email protected]>: > > I agree with the fact that if a child is unable to read by the 3rd grade > > then > > the child should be taking out of extra curricular activities for one year > > in > > order to catch up on the reading instruction necessary for the child to be > > successful. Many statistics has proven that if the child can read on > > grade level > > then he or she have a higher chances of passing test in other areas; > > examples, > > math and science. Other area that is affected when a child cannot > > read is the > > child's behavior when he or she cannot complete class work or homework > > assignments, also the child's self confidence. Yes, a child should be given > > extra reading instruction for a minimum of one year in order to > > decrease all the > > other negative possibilities that can take place if the child is just moved > > through the system. > > > > Denise Saddler > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
