Thank you so much,Suzy and Beth. I appreciate your imput. I have
heard so many rave about Reading Recovery. I love that it sounds
so hands on!
Does anybody know how Lindamood-Bell compares to Reading
Recovery? I just want to check everything out before I spend
money and time. Thanks.
~Mindy
On 3/16/08, suzy wrote:
> I have a masters as a literacy specialist/reading specialist.
> I switched districts to learn RR. It is my 10th year in RR.
> RR is not short on comprehension. Each child has a program
> made for him/her. It is the keeping of the balance between
> all three sources of information (meaning, structural and
> visual) that is what the child has to learn as he/she makes
> meaning from the text. The RRT is responsible for having a
> child make a shift in learning every single day. It is a lot
> work, a lot of analyzing each and every day. Yearly
> recertification, 6 sessions of continuous contact per year and
> a lesson behind a one way glass in which your RR colleagues
> learn as they watch you and you learn as they talk with you
> after your lesson. The point is to help the child. It is
> extrememly rewarding. It is hard, especially when you are
> working with children with severe emotional problems, who have
> IEPs already. There is alot of paperwork, report writing,
> entering of data on national site. It is a certification
> program = 6 graduate hours. I love it. I am a very
> experienced teacher. I take everything I know and incorporate
> it (at least I try!) into a child's lesson for that day and
> then the next one, etc. Work with classroom teachers and
> parents, if they will.
>
> On 3/14/08, beth wrote:
>> Hi
>> I got a master's in literacy last year and a reading
>> specialist certification. I am familiar with Reading
>> Recovery, but not with the other two programs that you
>> metion. The best training that I have gotten ANYWHERE from
>> my undergrad through my masters, has been RR. It is hands
> on
>> and you are able to get results in a relatively short amount
>> of time with most children. See the results and evaluate day
>> to day as to what the child needs. As a teacher you work
> from
>> his strengths and build on them. For myself, I really
> believe
>> in this program. So much of what I have learned in RR is
>> carried over to all the early grades, K-3 because so many
>> children are on different instructional levels.
>> On 3/11/08, Mindy wrote:
>>> I am a reading specialist looking into further training. I
>>> don't have my Masters but am already teaching reading
>>> because of experience. I would love current, practical
>>> training in teaching reading in a balanced approach.
>>>
>>> I have looked into a Master's at a local university,
>>> Reading Recovery, Linda Mood Bell, and Read Right.
>>> However, I don't want to waste my time and money on
>>> something that is not practical and balanced.
>>>
>>> What training would you recommend? Why?
>>> What are new programs, because Reading Recovery seems
>>> good, but not balanced in comprehension?
>>> How beneficial is a Master's Degree in Reading?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>