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Re: What to spend money on in Reading Remediation ?
Posted by suzy on 10/07/08

Just do not assume that because a child needs intervention that
he/she needs phonics intervention. You need to evaluate and see
what is needed. Some kids are very good at decoding and have poor
comprehension.

On 10/03/08, Pat Doran wrote:
> You may be interested in www.edu-steps.com. The tutoring
> program for one-to-one is only $49.95 and the overhead
> classroom version is $169.95. The students workbooks are
> $16.95. This program is used to train teachers in the teaching
> of reading for Rio Salado.
> One-to-One Tutoring
>
> The following information was taken from reports from various
> individuals who tutored post-primary students using Phonics
> Steps to Reading Success: A Fast-Paced Word-Attack System for
> Developing and Improving Reading Skills [PSRS] that is
> available at www.edu-steps.com. PSRS is a research-based,
> direct-instruction, systematic, explicit, intensive decoding
> program. Once the students can decode with accuracy, then they
> can begin the steps to greater vocabulary development and
> accurate comprehension.
>
> These tutors, whose results are reported below, had no training
> other than the use of the page-by-page user-friendly
> instructional guide that accompanies the program. All were
> asked to read the book, The Secret Club: Why and How We Must
> Teach Phonics and Essential Literacy Skills to Readers of All
> Ages by Pat Doran, M.Ed., available for $29.95 at
> www.amazon.com.
>
> The Secret Club is filled with stories and suggestions to help
> the reader – parents, teachers, administrators –to understand
> the many possible causes of individuals’ reading struggles.
> Most poor readers are not “dyslexic” or have learning
> disabilities. In fact, most poor readers are very skilled in
> using ineffective strategies that they have been taught to use
> such as guessing at a word, pronouncing the first few letters’
> sounds, skipping words, and the like.
>
> The tutors were asked to give a pre-and post-test of their
> choosing since the skills taught in Phonics Steps to Reading
> Success are transferable. Then, armed with accurate decoding
> strategies, readers at any age generally utilize these Basic
> Code of our sound/symbol language to pronounce the upwards of
> 1,000,000 words in the English language.
>
> Compare the time for instruction, the cost of the program and
> the results to any reading program. Many reading programs cost
> into the tens of thousands of dollars, requiring extensive
> training and resources. PSRS is for the cost-conscious teacher
> and administrator who wants to
>
> Student: JLB
> Teacher: R.T.
> Grade: 9
> Age: 14
> Test: AIMS Reading
> ◘ Pretest: 37%
> ◘ Post-test: 67%
>
> Instruction time: 580 minutes or 9.6 hours
> (Reusable) PSRS Tutoring version cost: $49.95
>
>
> Teacher notes: Student was selected by fellow teacher who
> works with remedial reading program for freshman. JLB’s
> attendance was consistent and effort exceeds others. His
> parents speak French at home.
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> Student: JC
> Grade: 8
> Age 13
> Teacher: B.A.
>
> Test: Informal BRI for vocabulary:
> ◘ Pretest: 12th grade
> ◘ Post-test: Post High School
>
> Instruction time: 433 minutes or 7.2 hours
> (Reusable) PSRS Tutoring version cost: $49.95
>
> Teacher notes: JC was at first intimidated by long word that
> she did nlt know, but after I kept stressing the basics to read
> from left to right, don’t add any sounds, don’t skip any
> sounds, and don’t substitute for what she didn’t know, she
> began to quickly gain confidence. We would count how many
> letters some of the longer words were that she could read with
> ease, and many of them were 16+ letters long. We also had a
> dictionary in front of us and used it frequently. I modeled
> behavior I expected of her, so she always saw me with my nose
> in both books and dictionary. She tested understandably at a
> PHS level in reading and comprehension and she is on her way to
> being a gifted, skilled reader for life! Many thanks to Pat
> and this amazing program. I can’t sing its praises enough!
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> Student: G.S.
> Grade: 9
> Age: 14 yrs. 8mos
> Teacher: K.H.
> Test: Basic Reading Inventory (BRI):
> ◘ Pretest: 45
> ◘ Post-test: 57
>
> Instruction time: 975 minutes or 16.25 hours
> (Reusable) PSRS Tutoring version cost: $49.95
>
>
>
> Teacher notes: Student has difficulty in pronunciation and
> fluency. The student is currently in a reading class. The
> reading class does not focus on phonics and phonics is not
> emphasized in the district. The average test score in IA is
> 221 on a scale of 500. G.’s score is 215, not far from the
> average in his high school’s average. However, G is reading at
> a 4th-grade level. The average reading score for the 4th grade
> is 200. The BRI is adjusted in 8th grade and by reading
> teachers in high school. He should be in the 60’s and with his
> 22 point improvement at 57, he is getting there.
>
> This program has helped G.’s pronunciation with words as did
> his fluency and spelling. He was able to sound out words to
> spell them. Student has expressed that he is not embarrassed
> to read aloud anymore. More confident. G. needs to continue to
> review lessons and to remember the rules as he continues to
> read.
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> Student: O.G.
> Grade: 10
> Age: 16 yrs.
> Teacher: S.J.
> Test: National Right to Read Foundation Oral Reading Competency
> Test http://www.nrrf.org/readtest.html
> Description of Oral Reading Competency Test: Part 1 of the test
> consists of eight groups of sentences (A-H) that contain
> phonetically regular one-syllable words. It will help you
> determine how well the student knows phonics. (If the student
> has completed the second grade and cannot read all the
> sentences in Part 1 with one check or less in each group, the
> student is in need of remedial phonics instruction. Likewise if
> the student cannot read at an independent level at his or her
> current grade level, the student is in need of remedial phonics
> instruction.)
> Part 2 consists of six paragraphs taken from the middle part of
> school readers, grades 1-6, that were in wide use 100 years
> ago—a time when children were taught to read with intensive,
> systematic instruction in phonics. Each paragraph represents
> material that anyone who has been properly taught should be
> able to read and comprehend within their grade level. Keep in
> mind that grade-level 6 is equivalent to high-school level
> reading today. [http://www.nrrf.org/readtest.html]
>
> ◘ Pretest: Part 1, Group E
> ◘ Post-test: 2, Group 6
>
> Instruction time: 975 minutes or 16.25 hours
> (Reusable) PSRS Tutoring version cost: $49.95
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> Student: K.E..
> Grade: 10
> Age: 15 yrs.
> Teacher: S.N.
> Test: Unknonwn
> ◘ Pretest: 46
> ◘ Post-test 87
> Teacher note: This student was chosen because she is in a
> failing-reading class and all students in the class need help
> with reading as they are reading at a 2.3 reading level.
>
> Instruction time: 564 minutes or 9.4 hours
> (Reusable) Materials cost: $49.95
> ________________________________________________________________
>
> Student: L.B..
> Grade: 8
> Age: 13 yrs. 4 mos.
> Teacher: S.L.
> Test: Gates/McGinnity
> ◘ Pretest: 5.1
> ◘ Post-test: 6.6
> ◘ Gain: 1.5 years
>
> Instruction time: (Whole class instruction) 550minutes or 9
> hours
> (Reusable) Materials cost: $49.95
>
>
> Teacher note: L. is a black male and English is his first
> lesson. L’s reading score was at 5.1 and although he tries in
> class, he doesn’t always turn in his work and is always
> failing. This has not discouraged him and he keeps
> participating, keeping a positive attitude. I chose to work
> with my entire 4th-period class (and focus on L’s scores)
> because all of them are failing. I also spoke with the whole
> class and talked to them about the need for them to improve
> their reading skills….I was surprised with the positive
> reception I received when explaining the program to them. This
> class has usually been disruptive and the majority students
> have D’s and F’s in the class. They follow the classic
> symptomatic behaviors (aggression, withdrawal, compensation,
> giving up, and hyperactivity and depression.). They seemed to
> WANT to do this program. (No further follow-up was provided by
> instructor on the class’s progress). L. overall improvement
> may be greater than indicated on the test because the test is
> timed and L was not able to finish it.
>
> ________________________________________________________________
>
>
> Student: C.F..
> Grade: 8
> Age: 13 yrs.3 mos.
> Teacher: P.K.
> Test: SRI, San Diego Quick Assessment, Fluency 4th-grade test,
> Informal Reading
> Inventory
>
> ◘ Pretest: (Independent R.L.) 4th Gr.; (Instructional
> R.L.) 5th Gr. (Other) Lexile 742
> ◘ Post-test: (Independent R.L.) 5th Gr.; (Instructional
> R.L.) 7th Gr. (Other) Lexile 853
>
> Instruction time: 975 minutes or 16.25 hours
> (Reusable) PSRS Tutoring version cost: $49.95
>
> Teacher note:
> Initially, I spoke with C. about his frustrations with reading;
> he said it had been a constant problem for him and seemed to be
> getting worse as he went into the upper grades. After our work
> together, he said he felt more confident in his ability to read
> and at least to sound out and read words. He is concerned
> about next year when he enters the high school system
> especially he wants to play sports. He understands that he
> needs to continue practicing reading skills and look for
> further help in the multiple content areas that are taught at
> the high school level.
>
> This is an excellent program and extremely user friendly.
>
>
>
>
> On 9/16/08, suzy wrote:
>> what grades?
>>
>> (not a lot of money though)
>>
>>
>> On 9/16/08, Lynn wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have been given about $200.00 to spend on reading
>>> remediation materials. Any good ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks


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• What to spend money on in Reading Remediation ?, 9/16/08, by Lynn.
• Re: What to spend money on in Reading Remediation ?, 9/16/08, by suzy.
• Re: What to spend money on in Reading Remediation ?, 9/28/08, by joycap.
• Re: What to spend money on in Reading Remediation ?, 10/03/08, by Pat Doran.
• Re: What to spend money on in Reading Remediation ?, 10/07/08, by suzy.