I think I can help. I've been in your place more than once.
First, though, I need to know what remedial reading is at
your school. How do they determine which students are placed
in your class? For instance, at my school, all students who
haven't "passed" the FCAT (I teach in Florida), are put into
intensive reading. The students may be poor readers, poor
critical thinkers, or just poor test takers. If this is your
case, I can help a lot.

On 1/05/09, MPS wrote:
> Help!
> I am a first year teacher, teaching three classes of high
> school Remedial Reading and two ESL Reading classes.
> I have very little background in reading instruction, as
> my Masters and certification were in Language Arts, with
> more emphasis on writing.
>
> I have tons of books and assessment tools, but what I'm
> really struggling with is a basic skeleton curriculum.
> What should I be covering and how should the time be
> spent? My school is unable to provide this, and they are
> expecting me to create a curriculum as I go.
>
> The school year is halfway through, and I feel like I am
> struggling. Any ideas or anyone willing to help?

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