Re: also fighting push-in

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At the G.L.A.D. training I
> attended last summer, the first thing they told us was how ineffective
> pull-out is for ELL students.
>

I would be curiuos to find out more about these studies. The number one
item being was the ESL teacher given a common prep time witht the teacher
that they were pushin in with. Also I would be curious how many different
classes and subjects each day and for that matter how many classes and
subjects each week these ESL teachers were preparing for, both individually
and jointly.

Often a program that works wonderfully in a small controlled settings
doesn't work so well in reality. If I pushed-in, I would be working with at
least 12 different teachers, who each teach at least three different
subjects. (I have 25 students spread out over 6 grades> I have 9 brand new
beginners spread out from 7th -11th). As you can guess, I only have a
common prep with two or three of these teachers.

Another thing I would be curious about is the size of the classroom and
number of kids. What might be possible in our new addition, with it's
bigger classrooms, would be a nightmare in the older section of our building.

Like I said, I would really love to read the ENTIRE studies that said push-
in was so much better.  

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