Re: SRA Reading Mastery Signatures?????

Nicole S.

Posted on 11/20/10

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Eliza,

Are you implementing RM with a whole classroom comprised of both
struggling and average students? I have never used RM instruction
with more than five struggling readers in a small pull out group. I
know that there are schools out there that enforce teachers to use RM
with whole classroom settings, but I have never tried it or seen it.
Honestly, I think it would be terribly complicated and take a
wonderous, talented teacher to pull it off.

SAMPLE RM PLANNING TEMPLATE FOR 2ND GRADE
http://www.tpri.org/documents/Reading_Mastery_G2_BOY_Planner.pdf
http://tpri.org/documents/Reading_Mastery_G2_MOY_Planner.pdf

SAMPLE RM PLANNING TEMPLATE FOR 1ST GRADE
http://www.tpri.org/documents/Reading_Mastery_G1_BOY_Planner.pdf
http://tpri.org/documents/Reading_Mastery_G1_MOY_Planner.pdf

READING MASTERY WHOLE CLASSROOM ROUTINES
http://tpri.org/Training/Basal/Lessons/Reading_Mastery_G1_BOY.asp
http://tpri.org/Training/Basal/Lessons/Reading_Mastery_G1_MOY.asp
http://tpri.org/Training/Basal/Lessons/Reading_Mastery_G2_BOY.asp
http://tpri.org/Training/Basal/Lessons/Reading_Mastery_G2_MOY.asp

I have had great success using RM with small groups. I've never had a
student think it was boring. The DI experts say that it takes 5 years
of training before a teacher is effective delivering RM instruction.
I totally agree. There are only a few interventions that I think are
even close to RM in helping students achieve success: Project Read,
Lindamood Bell's LIPS program, Reading for all Learners (I See Sam
books), Funnix, Headsprout, Horizons, Touchphonics, Torgeson's
Interventions in Reading, and Dancing with Bears/apples and pears.

Recent studies have shown that repetition changes the brain. For
those that are struggling terribly, repetition is a necessity until
mastery is achieved. Even if the teacher finds it boring.

READING MASTERY RESULTS
http://www.mheducation.com/programs/files/RM_Results.pdf

Nicole S.

On 10/08/10, Eliza wrote:
> On 10/08/10, Eliza wrote: It is the most boring program I have ever
> used. The children don't like it and neither do the teachers. Not
> enough practice on any skills and you repeat yourself constantly.
>> On 6/25/10, Nicole, MO wrote:
>>> Have you been trained in RM? Does your teaching style differ
>>> greatly than that of a more scripted, direct instruction
>>> delivery? I hate to say it, but maybe it is you instead of
>>> the intervention material itself. I don't mean that in a
>>> wrong way, but I have observed a few teachers that could not
>>> help students excel much in their reading when using Reading
>>> Mastery. I found that their negative attitude about the
>>> instruction was rubbing off, even though they didn't realize
>>> it. When a school enforces you to teach a certain way, it
>>> sometimes creates a negative dispositon about having to use a
>>> methodology that is so new and unknown.
>>>
>>> I use RM signatures and have, on average, been able to use to
>>> help struggling students progress 1.5-3 years in their
>>> reading level. I would suggest watching some videos of other
>>> teachers using RM effectively.
>>>
>>> Nicole
>>>
>>> On 4/23/10, Maggie wrote:
>>>> Does anyone know about this program and knows the pro and
>>>> cons? My school is thinking of adopting it. I'm worried.

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