It doesn't help to close with "respectfully" when the entire preceding text is dripping with passive aggressiveness, condescension, and disrespect.
Perhaps this would be a good time for you to form a new group, parallel to Mosaic, to promote The Science of Letter, Sound, and Word Study in the Reading Process. On May 2, 2013, at 8:34 PM, Amy McGovern <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jennifer, > What I mean by my comment Jennifer is that rather than going to meaning > first, we work on learning to decode the patterns of the English language > using Fundations as a source for systematic and explict phonics instruction. > The phonics lesson is linked to a decodable text. The goal is to always read > for meaning. If one cannot decode the text accurately then reading progress > is stilted, to say the least. I agree fully that meaning making and word > study are linked. English is a morpho-phonemic language. > The students in Fundations have the opportunity to practice a phonics skill > in isolation, then apply the skill in text within the 20 to 30 minute lesson. > > > If the the child comes to word they are unsure of, the prompt is: look > through the word. Sound it out. Does it make sense? > > This is not philosophy. It's the science of reading. Going right to meaning > first, relying on picture cues, telling the student to look at the first > letter and think about what makes sense are all ineffective strategies for at > risk readers. Furthermore, The research on systematic and explicit phonics > instruction is solid. It is impossible to be systematic if the teacher is > only focusing on what the child is struggling with rather than following a > logical sequence that promotes generalizations and empowers both decoding and > comprehension. The three cueing system is broken and not supported by the > science of reading. Check out Speech to Print by Louisa Moats or Overcoming > Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz if you need more proof. > > We know more about struggling readers than we've ever known before. I HIGHLY > recommend that you look into LETRS training: Language Essentials for > Teachers of Reading and Spelling. Excellent stuff...not based on any programs > either. With all due respect, I'm done with philosophy Jennifer. Quite > frankly, we all should be. This is not about what you or I believe. We have > too many failing students to hang our hat on old strategies that don't work > for the most at-risk students. Fundations works. My teachers are all > balanced lit teachers and they are seeing huge gains in their students~well > beyond what we ever got with Words Their Way and classic Guided Reading > alone. > > Respectfully, > Amy > > >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 21:50:01 +0000 >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] DIBELS >> >> Amy...we've had this discussion before. I respect your philosophy of reading >> but it's different from mine. >> You can't teach word study separate from meaning in my philosophy of >> reading. Where we can meet in the middle is by saying Fundations does not >> stand alone. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 1, 2013, at 1:06 PM, "Amy McGovern" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Fundations is not intended to teach meaning cues. It is a word study >>> program that links encoding and decoding. It is designed to supplement core >>> instruction. It does not stand alone. >>> >>> I have five teachers using it this year k-2. Our core is balanced lit. All >>> of them really like it. They are seeing growth with their lowest students >>> for whom we need to solidify these foundational skills. >>> >>> Foundations is effective. Again, it is supplemental systematic and explicit >>> word study instruction. >>> >>> Respectfully, >>> Amy >>> Reading Specialist >>> >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 00:44:07 +0000 >>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] DIBELS >>>> >>>> Teri >>>> Briefly, I think Fundations has some good components. I love the >>>> letter-keyword-sound. It appears to work very well to help students >>>> develop letter sound relationships in Kindergarten. Tapping out sounds >>>> seems to help some kids learn to blend. HOWEVER, It brings phonemic >>>> awareness in too late, in my opinion and I encourage my teachers to start >>>> PA activities earlier. I also think it moves WAY to slow in first grade >>>> and up. I would recommend for Kindergarten, and only with modifications in >>>> grades one and up. The reason for not recommending it in first grade and >>>> up is because it does NOT include instruction in cross-checking with >>>> meaning cues in decoding nor does it help kids use syntax. It focuses very >>>> heavily on visual cue systems which bothers me. I am too deeply entrenched >>>> in the research of Marie Clay to advise you to use Fundations completely >>>> as written, even in K. Nonetheless... if you use some components carefully >>>> in K... it has had some good results in my schools. (one Title 1, the >>>> other not). If you want more detail, let's take this off list. >>>> I don't want to get the list sidetracked... >>>> >>>> Jennifer L. Palmer, Ed. D. >>>> >>>> Instructional Facilitator >>>> >>>> National Board Certified Teacher >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Magnolia Elementary (home school) >>>> >>>> 901 Trimble Road >>>> >>>> Joppa, MD 21085 >>>> >>>> 410-612-1553 >>>> >>>> Fax 410-612-1576 >>>> >>>> "Reaching, Teaching, Learning, Changing Lives!!" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Norrisville Elementary >>>> >>>> 5302 Norrisville Road >>>> >>>> White Hall, MD 21161 >>>> >>>> 410-692-7810 >>>> >>>> Fax 410-692-7812 >>>> >>>> Where Bright Futures Begin!! >>>> >>>> ________________________________________ >>>> From: Mosaic [[email protected]] on behalf of Adams Teri >>>> [[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 11:59 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] DIBELS >>>> >>>> Sorry that this is off topic....I am curious if anyone is using >>>> FUNDATIONS programs for word work?? We have one school using it in the >>>> area but am looking for a broader perspective? Thanks for any pros/cons >>>> you can provide. >>>> >>>> Together in education, >>>> >>>> >>>> Teri Adams >>>> Cody's Reading Specialist >>>> [email protected] >>>> 563-332-0210 >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Mosaic >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> On Behalf Of LINDA CASTALDO >>>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 5:59 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [MOSAIC] DIBELS >>>> Importance: High >>>> >>>> I am not familiar with DIBELS Next but I am not a fan of DIBELs Sixth >>>> Edition in Second and Third Grades. I like DRA better because it >>>> tests oral and silent reading plus it tests reading comprehension. >>>> It is more time consuming to have students complete the DRA but overall it >>>> lets one see which skills they need more help with. >>>> >>>> Lin >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lin Castaldo, MA. 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