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Fountas and Pinnell

by Agree to Disagree

Nov 4, 2014

This program does not belong in the middle schools unless it is paired with best practice including but not limited to Common Assessments driven by state bench marks. Middle school kids sitting on a rug in a secondary setting does not promote growth and maturity socially or emotionally. Some students continue baby talk along with immature behaviors and I believe treating them like elementary students is NOT conducive to overall growth. This program is not necessary to achieve a love for books and deeper understandings of text. Fountas and Pinnell should NOT be a sole curriculum.

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Katanya I agree! My problem is not only using Fountas and Pinnell in middle school but also with middle school ESL students! I am not happy with the books offered at the ability levels! My ESL students deserve mutual respect! To push them to use books that are really "babyish," for them to read is so disrespectful. These kids are new to our country and sho...See MoreI agree! My problem is not only using Fountas and Pinnell in middle school but also with middle school ESL students! I am not happy with the books offered at the ability levels! My ESL students deserve mutual respect! To push them to use books that are really "babyish," for them to read is so disrespectful. These kids are new to our country and should be able to read books on middle school topics and interest. There is already so much bullying in middle school with ESL students being different and now they are being asked to read books geared toward younger kids?? I am appalled that this is being presented like this! I realize it is a challenge to create books that meet ability but still offer interest level but could they not at least use older level graphics? Present the books in middle school themes? I have so many problems with using Fountas and Pinnell in middle school especially with ESL! Most of the lower levels do not have a lot of non- fiction material (very important focus with older readers), it's hard to connect these lower leveled books to middle school common core curriculum and the interest levels just don't reach them! I have found books that are condensed versions of novels! They are out there! Also middle school ESL kids can listen to higher level books and be read to. There are ways around this conundrum! You don't have to disrespect these beautiful souls! They are only delayed due to culture, they are not necessarily developmentally delayed. This program just does not work on so many levels in middle school! Really upsets me that these curriculums in a box are sold to our schools. Teacher's need more empowerment! Teaching ESL is my heart and I am in tears with this being forced on them. To build a rapport with ESL is based on mutual respect. Even when I taught reading to adults I used news articles and not See Jane Run books! Please remember we cannot stop respecting our students and we definitely don't want to degrade them! Successful reading is based on motivation and motivation comes with confidence and interest! There are so many better programs out there!

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