Re: updating teaching skills
Posted by co-teacher on 3/06/08
Great!! Please let me know what you think of it when you do have a chance to go. I'm curious to see what others think of it. It's nice of your middle school to invite you to see it - I know that our middle and elementary schools are pretty teritorial, and don't ever mix! :-) On 3/06/08, suzy wrote: > I appreciate your information. Reading 180 is used at our > middle school. I do not know much about it but I thought it > might be worthy. Today I presented what we do at the elementary > level at the middle school faculty meeting. I was invited to > observe Reading 180 at the middle school. I think I will. My > gut feeling is that you are right. > > On 3/06/08, co-teacher wrote: >> Read 180 is simply a scripted program that anyone can do. I >> am not a fan of scripted programs, and particularly do not >> like Read 180. It has 3 components to it >> 1. a computer program that the child sits at for 20 minutes >> watching videos and answering questions to. >> 2. silent reading for 20 minutes >> 3. guided reading in small group. >> >> It is not geared for students who have severe reading problems >> (i.e. special ed students). Anyone who can read the "script" >> that comes with it can do it. It's not any different than >> those God awful basals that we all grew up with. >> >> Better trends: >> Reader's workshop and writer's workshop. Look into those. I >> really love a book called Teaching Reading in Middle School by >> Laura Robb. It talks a lot about making connections, mini- >> lessons, reader's reflection journals, etc. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> On 3/04/08, suzy wrote: >>> Reading 180 >>> >>> On 3/04/08, shannan wrote: >>>> Help! I have been out of the classroom for 3 years. What >>>> are the new trends/programs in junior/senior high reading >>>> and writing? Any suggestions on books to read to stay >>>> current?
Posts on this thread, including this one
- updating teaching skills, 3/04/08, by shannan.
- Re: updating teaching skills, 3/04/08, by suzy.
- Re: updating teaching skills, 3/06/08, by co-teacher.
- Re: updating teaching skills, 3/06/08, by suzy.
- Re: updating teaching skills, 3/06/08, by co-teacher.
- Re: updating teaching skills, 3/08/08, by Penny.
- Re: Question for Penny, 3/23/08, by literacy teacher.
- Re: Question for Penny, 3/24/08, by Penny.
- Re: Another Question for Penny - Thanks!, 3/24/08, by Literacy teacher.
- Re: Another Question for Penny - Thanks!, 3/25/08, by Penny.
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