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SRA Reading Mastery Signatures?????

by Maggie

Apr 23, 2010

Does anyone know about this program and knows the pro and cons? My school is thinking of adopting it. I'm worried.

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Nicole S. Eliza,

Are you implementing RM with a whole classroom comprised of both struggling and average students? I have never used RM instruction with more than five struggling readers in a small pull out group. I know that there are schools out there that enforce teachers to use RM with whole classroom settings, but I have never tried it or seen ...See MoreEliza,

Are you implementing RM with a whole classroom comprised of both struggling and average students? I have never used RM instruction with more than five struggling readers in a small pull out group. I know that there are schools out there that enforce teachers to use RM with whole classroom settings, but I have never tried it or seen it. Honestly, I think it would be terribly complicated and take a wonderous, talented teacher to pull it off.

SAMPLE RM PLANNING TEMPLATE FOR 2ND GRADE [link removed]

SAMPLE RM PLANNING TEMPLATE FOR 1ST GRADE [link removed]

READING MASTERY WHOLE CLASSROOM ROUTINES [link removed]

I have had great success using RM with small groups. I've never had a student think it was boring. The DI experts say that it takes 5 years of training before a teacher is effective delivering RM instruction. I totally agree. There are only a few interventions that I think are even close to RM in helping students achieve success: Project Read, Lindamood Bell's LIPS program, Reading for all Learners (I See Sam books), Funnix, Headsprout, Horizons, Touchphonics, Torgeson's Interventions in Reading, and Dancing with Bears/apples and pears.

Recent studies have shown that repetition changes the brain. For those that are struggling terribly, repetition is a necessity until mastery is achieved. Even if the teacher finds it boring.

READING MASTERY RESULTS [link removed]

Nicole S.

On 10/08/10, Eliza wrote: > On 10/08/10, Eliza wrote: It is the most boring program I have ever > used. The children don't like it and neither do the teachers. Not > enough practice on any skills and you repeat yourself constantly. >> On 6/25/10, Nicole, MO wrote: >>> Have you been trained in RM? Does your teaching style differ >>> greatly than that of a more scripted, direct instruction >>> delivery? I hate to say it, but maybe it is you instead of >>> the intervention material itself. I don't mean that in a >>> wrong way, but I have observed a few teachers that could not >>> help students excel much in their reading when using Reading >>> Mastery. I found that their negative attitude about the >>> instruction was rubbing off, even though they didn't realize >>> it. When a school enforces you to teach a certain way, it >>> sometimes creates a negative dispositon about having to use a >>> methodology that is so new and unknown. >>> >>> I use RM signatures and have, on average, been able to use to >>> help struggling students progress 1.5-3 years in their >>> reading level. I would suggest watching some videos of other >>> teachers using RM effectively. >>> >>> Nicole >>> >>> On 4/23/10, Maggie wrote: >>>> Does anyone know about this program and knows the pro and >>>> cons? My school is thinking of adopting it. I'm worried.

Nov 20, 2010

Ivy S. Howard On 11/20/10, Nicole S. wrote: > Eliza, > > Are you implementing RM with a whole classroom comprised of both > struggling and average students? I have never used RM instruction > with more than five struggling readers in a small pull out group. I > know that there are schools out there that enforce teachers to use RM > with whol...See More

Feb 24, 2011

Nicole<MO I've been a reading specialist for 10 years and have found the Engelman decoding procedure (used in RM programs) to be what works the best for most children with beginning word blending and decoding. There really is no better way. I wish all teachers would be trained on how to teach beginning decoding this way so that Kindergarten and first grade s...See More

Feb 25, 2011

Maria On 2/24/11, Ivy S. Howard wrote: > On 11/20/10, Nicole S. wrote: >> Eliza, >> >> Are you implementing RM with a whole classroom comprised of both >> struggling and average students? I have never used RM instruction >> with more than five struggling readers in a small pull out group. I >> know that there are sc...See More

Nov 8, 2012

Nicole/MO Re:Reading Mastery or creativity to misteach kids how to read?

This post is in response to: "There are far more interesting ways to teach children to read (rather than Reading Mastery), there are wonderful computer programs as well as ipad apps. Children need high interest ways to learn. This program feels like you are teaching in the 60's...See More

Nov 8, 2012

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