You have no idea how excited I am to read this. I am going to give the parents something else to inquire about when they see the neropsych! This was so helpful. No, he does not receive special education. However, he does get outside tutoring that his parents pay for out of pocket. With the new RTI, he is just too low and not low enough. Besides, after so much interventions, I need to try something new and do another reading assessment to see if he has made any progress. However, I think the information you gave me will be very helpful. It gives me another direction. I will prevail and help him to prevail as well! Thanks.
On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Donna Petree <[email protected] > wrote: > The latent effects of surgery or radiation on the brain may be the problem. > Good cells have been destroyed along with the bad cells and new > neuro-pathways need to be constructed. It's a cost-benefit issue for these > students, and other "blocks" may exist. Does this student receive special > education services and tutoring? I have had two or three students with > similar issues due to tumors and cancer. Effects of treatment were latent, > and appeared one-two years after their treatment. Memory was the largest > area affected; especially going from working memory into long term memory. > Fear and motivation also was a factor as these students struggled with the > after affects of fighting a life threatening illness. The potential is > still there, and there are no easy answers. Repetition, multiple ways of > making connections, encouragement, patience and accommodations. A doctor's > statement on the latent effects may help the student get services and funds > to pay for tutoring outside of the classroom. If you find what helps please > re-post and inform. I have a student struggling with the same, and it seems > that resources are hard to find. > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Kim Zilch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a student who I worry about comprehension and want to help him. > He > > is a puzzle to me. I am hoping for some alternative strategies and quick > > assessments to help me provide better classroom instruction and help > > comprehension in all areas! > > > > Concerns: > > > > 1. If you were to have a regular conversation with him, you would think > he > > was quite bright. > > 2. His word reading is very accurate. His rate is grade level > > appropriate. He can answer who what when where questions at a very basic > > level. He cannot tell me more on the correct topic. > > 3. Recently, I gave him (3rd grade) a mneumonic to remember the order of > > the planets. When I prompted him to recall the planets and helped him > > My...mercury, very...V...Ven... and E is eager (his response: I don't > know > > a planet that starts with the letter E! > > > > We have gone over this for four weeks now. They all created their own > > planet movie, we have read our science books, I have read aloud several > > great books on the Solar System, etc. > > > > In addition, following simple directions is hard for him. We use Aimsweb > > as a fluency screener and he does average. We also give F and P for > > further instruction/assessment. His comprehension falls at the 50th > > percentile back to and ind. early second grade. However, his "fluency" > > puts him at becnhmark or one mark under so he gets not service outside > what > > I do to support him in the room. I have worked diligently to get him to > > read books at his level and when I am not looking, he picks books at a > 5th > > or 6th grade level. When we talk about it, he insists he can read at > that > > level. Which, I believe in his mind he can. He can read the words on > the > > page so he equates that with reading. I finally have him picking only > from > > the selected basket (I hope :) but when he goes to library his other > books > > end up in there. He was given a screener for speech and he received a > > score just above the cut off for qualifying. However, he "bombed" > > following directions" and "word categories and associations". > > > > Here is another example, he needed to orally state a verb that starts > with > > the letter e (end of day review game on Friday). His answer: North > Star. > > > > I know he knows the alphabet, I know he can word call, that response was > so > > off in so many ways, I didn't know what to say. I would appreciate tips > > and such to help him in the classroom. > > > > Also, what can a brain tumor (removed before start kinder) do if it were > in > > the frontal lobe (right???) to his learning? Thanks! > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 3:38 PM, [email protected] <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Q > > > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID > > > > > > -----Original message----- > > > From: Sunshine Barker <[email protected]> > > > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" < > > > [email protected]> > > > Sent: Tue, Apr 10, 2012 08:23:38 EDT > > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Processing Question > > > > > > I would do the CORE phonics assessment. You should assess her decoding > > > words > > > in isolation along with decoding nonsense words. Is there dyslexia in > the > > > family? I would explore dyslexia as a possibility. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sunshine Barker > > > Reading Teacher > > > Hoffmann Lane Elementary > > > > > > > > > > > > On 4/9/12 1:37 PM, "Megan Dorsay" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > >> I was asked to test a 2nd grader who has been in our District since > > >> Kindergarten. Her Benchmarking scores (MAP and Aimsweb) red-flagged > her > > >> > > > for > > > > > >> Intervention. The teacher agreed. Fluency and comprehension are low > but > > >> > > > she is > > > > > >> wildly inconsistent day to day. > > >> She is getting the Horizons Intervention program 4x/week plus an extra > > >> > > > dose of > > > > > >> guided reading one-on-one 4x/week. She is not making appropriate > > progress > > >> according to progress monitoring and the running records, and oral and > > >> > > > visual > > > > > >> assessments of the teachers. She is totally inconsistent in her > > >> knowledge. > > >> > > > One > > > > > >> day, she reads well and answers questions. The next day, she cannot > > >> > > > remember > > > > > >> the "silent e" rule or the "When two vowels go walking..." or she will > > >> > > > have > > > > > >> trouble recognizing rhyming words, even when they are placed in a row > in > > >> > > > front > > > > > >> of her. > > >> The teacher and Interventionist are stumped. (Me too!) > > >> Does anyone have any thoughts on strategies we could use or any > > >> > > > professional > > > > > >> books I could buy that would give us strategies to help her simple > > recall? > > >> Also, any information on processing issues would be so helpful as > well. > > I > > >> don't have a huge background in that area. > > >> Thank you!! > > >> Megan Dorsay > > >> District Reading Specialist > > >> Skokie District 73.5 > > >> 8000 E. Prairie Rd. > > >> Skokie, IL 60076 > > >> McCracken Middle School > > >> 847-676-8204 > > >> Middleton Elementary > > >> 847-676-8035 > > >> [email protected] > > >> ______________________________**__________ > > >> From: mosaic-bounces+mdorsay=sd735.**[email protected]< > > [email protected]> > > >> [mosaic-bounces+mdorsay=sd735.**[email protected]< > > [email protected]>] > > >> On Behalf Of Sally > > >> Thomas [[email protected]] > > >> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 8:30 PM > > >> To: mosaic listserve > > >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] School wide reading. > > >> > > >> I HIGHLY recommend the book Day to Day Assessment in the reading > > >> Workshop; Making informed Instructional Decision in Grades 3 - 6. By > > >> Sibberson and Szymusiak. Honestly I taught a reading workshop > classroom > > >> > > > for > > > > > >> years grades 5 - 6. Much of my doctoral research had to do with > > intrinsic > > >> motivation and also assessment (the good kind ) as integral to > intrinsic > > >> motivation. This book is absolutely excellent in describinb the > > thinking > > >> and classroom practices that least to highly engaged and effective > > >> reading > > >> > > > - > > > > > >> the independent reading so critical along with some of the other > > balanced > > >> literacy needed - to complete the whole!!! Please please please check > > it > > >> out. It works for primary and middle school, probably hgih school if > > you > > >> have the flexible mindset that can see the underlying assumptions of > the > > >> practices and figure out how to make them work at the different > levels. > > >> > > >> Sally thomas > > >> > > >> > > >> On 4/8/12 4:42 PM, "Jennifer Olimpieri" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi. I work in a k-5 school as a reading consultant. We currently > have > > a > > >>> monthly calendar that kids turn in to get a small prize. At the end > of > > >>> > > >> the > > > > > >> year the get recognized, so on and so forth. However, the program is > old > > >>> > > >> and > > > > > >> not very enticing. The younger ones are usually the ones turning in > > their > > >>> calendars but mostly it is ineffective anymore. I would like to > > >>> > > >> revitalize a > > > > > >> school wide reading program. Does anyone have fresh and exciting ideas > > >>> > > >> that > > > > > >> is > > >>> easily recordable but effective? I would live to hear ideas out > there. > > >>> Thanks! > > >>> ______________________________**_________________ > > >>> Mosaic mailing list > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/**mailman/options/mosaic_** > > >>> literacyworkshop.org< > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > > >>> > > >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/**MosaicArchive< > > 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< > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > > >> > > >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/**MosaicArchive< > > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> > > >> > > >> Skokie School District 73 1/2 > > >> > > >> The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for > > the > > >> confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of > this > > >> message is not the intended recipient, you have received this document > > in > > >> error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of > > this > > >> message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, > > >> > > > please > > > > > >> notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. > > >> > > >> > > >> ______________________________**_________________ > > >> Mosaic mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > >> http://literacyworkshop.org/**mailman/options/mosaic_** > > >> literacyworkshop.org< > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > > >> > > >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/**MosaicArchive< > > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > ______________________________**__ > > > > > > This e-mail and any attachments may contain legally privileged or > > > confidential information. If you received this message in error or are > > not > > > the intended recipient, you should immediately delete this e-mail > message > > > and any attachments or copies. Do not retain, distribute, or use any > > > information contained herein. Please inform the sender if you have > > received > > > this message in error via a return e-mail message. Thank you for your > > > cooperation. > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > > Mosaic mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/**mailman/options/mosaic_** > > > literacyworkshop.org< > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > > > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/**MosaicArchive< > > 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< > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > > > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/**MosaicArchive< > > http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > * > > Miss Zilch's Website< > > http://www.d70schools.org/%7Ekzilch/MissZilch/Home.html> > > District 70... Where Character Counts!* > > > > -- > > District 70's Mission: To ensure that District 70 students experience > > learning that prepares them to live and work in the 21st Century. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Email Disclaimer: Please be advised that the contents of this message and > any reply may be subject to disclosure under North Carolina law. This > communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information > that may be privileged, confidential, or copyrighted under applicable law. > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified > that any use, copying, or distribution of this communication, in whole or > in part, is strictly prohibited. Please advise the sender immediately by > reply e-mail and delete this message and any attachments without retaining > a copy. This communication does not constitute consent to the use of > sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers > of data to third parties. > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- * Miss Zilch's Website<http://www.d70schools.org/%7Ekzilch/MissZilch/Home.html> District 70... Where Character Counts!* -- District 70's Mission: To ensure that District 70 students experience learning that prepares them to live and work in the 21st Century. _______________________________________________ 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
