Well said--I don't think anyone has found the key for those individuals who
just can't seem to decode the words. I had a brilliant third grader this
year who read on a barely beginning first grade level--he had all the
comprehension skills if someone else could do the decoding for him.
Laura
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Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] "a;Better"a; reading instruction...sigh...
When a middle schooled or high school student is reading on an elementary
level, It's easy to assume that somebody below didn't do it "right" .
But as an elementary teacher, I just need to say that we bust our butts
on those students who are below grade level. We meet with them daily in
small group and and are always hovering by their desks to help them with
added support. We provide them with as much intensive support as
available from reading teachers,we work with parents, set up before and
after school buddy pals, and nightly send home books at their level for
them to practice and now with RITA. probably spend triple the amount of
time planning lessons and assessing these students as we do our grade
level or advanced student.
We take so much abuse from the "political public" about how all we need is
good teaching and all will be right with the students.
I have to caution you not to buy into this. Students who struggle learning
to read have many and varied causes, and we have yet to find the cause or
"cure" for all of them. Please, don't play the bashing game and blame the
other guy. Chances are, your own success with these kiddos will be as
limited.
Kathy
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From: Denise Diana Saddler <[email protected]>
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
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Sent: Thu, Jul 21, 2011 7:15 pm
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] "a;Better"a; reading instruction...sigh...
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 DO. 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
>
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