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Reading First Chatboard

What do you know about the Read Well program?

by Mary

Jun 10, 2009

I would like to know about the Read Well program. We will have it in our schools this coming year. Need information from someone that knows about it.

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Linda On 6/10/09, Mary wrote: > I would like to know about the Read Well program. We will > have it in our schools this coming year. Need information > from someone that knows about it.

Hi, Our school uses Read Well as their Primary Reading Program. We were an underperforming school for 6 years and since we implemented Read Well we have...See More

Jul 19, 2009

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Teacher Librarians in RFSchools

by tpeyton

Jun 13, 2009

I'm about to finish my Master's in School Library Media Studies. I'd like to ask the teachers on this chatboard what school librarians could do, or teach, that would be of specific help to RF classroom teachers and their students. Thanks for any input or ideas!

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Reader's Notebooks - trying to find a post

by 4thGrTeacher

Jun 30, 2009

I saw a post on one of the chatboards about reading notebooks/journals. Now I can't find it! Ugh!

I'm also thinking about using a reader's notebook next year and need ideas for how to do it. The post I read mentioned how the teacher tells the students' that reader's notebooks are important because we can't see our thoughts so they need to ...See More

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reading coach This might be the post you were looking for. It was a post in the Reading/Writing chatboard. Check out: > Aimee Buckner's - Notebook Connections > Fountas and Pinnell - Guiding Readers and Writers > > In my student's reading journals (3 subject notebooks) We > have a section for Guided reading, independent reading, Read > Alouds. ...See More

Oct 17, 2009

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Middle school reading programs

by BCarter

Jul 3, 2009

I am a middle school reading specialist and my district is considering the Fountas and Pinnell benchmark program. Have any of you 6th-8th grade teachers had any experience using this assessment?

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Giving Grades in Guided Reading??

by Lovng3rdgrade

Jul 12, 2009

I teach 3rd grade. Last year our grade started using guided reading. The whole year I struggled on how to give grades. I'm still confused on how to give grades when so many groups are at different levels and doing different things. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Thanks!

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Jen Jump I have seen several things that work:

1. As part of guided reading (GR), ask students to complete a writing connection related to the purpose for the day. Each assignment is a quick grade--somewhere between 2 and 5 points. The grade is NOT a writing grade, but a quick check, does the student understand the concepts being taught or reviewe...See More

Jul 28, 2009

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Voyager Reading Program

by Maria

Jul 16, 2009

I was wondering if anyone does the Voyager Reading Program at their school. I have worked with it twice but have only done the second semester of it. This new school year, I will start with the program from scratch from day one. Does anyone have tips about how to get kids to rotate and stay on task?

I am nervous about the whole "traing th...See More

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Adrienne Lauder On 7/26/09, Mira wrote: > Maria: We always have had about 30 kids in our class (sometimes even > a bit more). Voyager has 2 independent stations plus the teaching > station (which is intended for about 6 kids , maybe 8 tops). That > would have still left me with 12 kids per station which I think is > way too many (especially in kinde...See More

Feb 14, 2010

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Adrienne Lauder Has anyone seen success using voyager with students reading below grade level?

On 7/26/09, Mira wrote:

> Maria: We always have had about 30 kids in our class (sometimes even > a bit more). Voyager has 2 independent stations plus the teaching > station (which is intended for about 6 kids , maybe 8 tops). That > would h...See More

Feb 14, 2010

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Is Reading First and NCLB Dead in the water??

by Just Wondering

Jul 24, 2009

I heard an interview with Arne Duncan, the new Sec. of Ed., saying that he will soon drop NCLB the way it is and start a new initiative where education is more controlled by National standards across all 50 states and that there will be less micromanaging of teachers in the classroom. He says that as long as teachers are showing good progress with ...See More

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Sharon I hope this is true. Reading First was a HORRIBLE idea & NCLB - while perhaps initiated with good intentions - was totally, totally horrible, too!

YEA!!!!!!!

Jul 25, 2009

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Chloe_teachK Well, I hope this is true, but remember Arnie wants to extend the school day and year. I think the kids and I work hard enough as it is. I hope he's not planning a trade: NCLB for even more hours of work...

Jul 27, 2009

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Same story for 2 weeks in 3rd grade

by Amanda

Aug 29, 2009

I was wondering if your coach was making you do a story every two weeks? Our children get so bored that we try to do a new story every week then at the end we do EOG Practice. Just wondering how you do things at your school.

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question

by No Name

Sep 6, 2009

What happens when a school does not meet AYP for the 5th year. We just missed AYP in one sub-group...We have practically beat ourselves senseless trying to bring up our scores...yet we miss in a different area each time. Grrr.

Now we are low in Math first level. Is it ever going to get better?

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