EDUSS is most definitely worth it. I have been using it for over a year and love it. It will assess your students then place them exactly where they need to be. EDUSS' math component will find all of the student's learning gaps, then take them back to the basics to build them up to the level they are supposed to be at. I would highly suggest using this product.
My school just obtained the Fundations Reading Program. I am supposed to use it with a class twice a week. I am not sure the best way to implement this program twice a week. Any ideas?
On 10/06/09, Mark wrote: > My school ju...See MoreIt's a daily scripted program. The only way I can imagine doing it two days a week is skipping parts you are sure the students already know, but then you aren't using the program properly. Who came up with the idea for you to use it 2x a week? Does that person not understand how the program works?
On 10/06/09, Mark wrote: > My school just obtained the Fundations Reading Program. I > am supposed to use it with a class twice a week. I am not > sure the best way to implement this program twice a week. > Any ideas? > > Mark
I am looking for an ice-breaker game to do with parents for our yearly remedial reading parent meeting. I'm to present a program and need an activity to start the meeting. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you for your help.
Looking for RTI interventions in writing and reading. Please post a site where I can tap into extensive list of intervention activities for grades 1 & 2. Thanks
Tammie BrittOn 10/21/09, Mary Ann wrote: > Looking for RTI interventions in writing and reading. > Please post a site where I can tap into extensive list of > intervention activities for grades 1 & 2. > Thanks
Our school uses the web site wwww.joewitt.com. We use the reading room on that website.
Personally, I am having concerns that some of the DIBELS Progress Monitoring probes are too hard for my slower students. Their progress, when charted, is inconsistent which indicates my interventions may not be working. In class though, they are doing much better. Are you finding the PM probes are more appropriate on joewitt?
On 3/24/10, Tammie Britt wrote: > On 10/21/09, Mary Ann wrote: >> Looking for RTI interventions in writing and reading. >> Please post a site where I can tap into extensive list of >> intervention activities for grades 1 & 2. >> Thanks > > > Our school uses the web site wwww.joewitt.com. We use the > reading room on that website.
Is anyone doing anything in their schools for I Love to Write Day? My school has NO money but we would like to try to plan something.......any ideas???
Mae in TexasOkay...disclaimer...I haven't used one...I don't even own one, BUT, I think this is a really cool idea with potential. I'm thing GRANT... I'd like to hear answers as well. Mae
I am wondering...See MoreMy youngest daughter has Down syndrome and works part-time. In her off hours she does enjoy reading old Newsweeks that she collects and files chronologically. I know she skims articles and goes back to some. Her reading level is between late 3rd to early 4th grade, and she has a wide general knowledge of say current events.
I am wondering if there are any magazines for low level readers that are not just for young children that I might get her a subscription to for Christmas?
On 11/16/09, Mom to Three wrote: > > My youngest daughter has Down syndrome and works part-time. > In her off hours she does enjoy reading old Newsweeks that > she collects and files chronologically. I know she skims > articles and goes back to some. Her reading level is > between late 3rd to early 4th grade, and she has a wide > general knowledge of say current events. > > I am wondering if there are any magazines for low level > readers that are not just for young children that I might > get her a subscription to for Christmas?
On 11/17/09, Here are a few ideas wrote: > You may have to check with the company on costs for single > copies of magazines but they are great for teens and may > interest your daughter. At least call and get samples! > > > > SCOPE > [link removed];
We use DIBELS to assess if students are intensive or strategic. We also use MAP scores for students who are in second grade and above. As for an exact reading level, we don't assess it. Instead we triangulate the data we do have and make decisions based upon that.
My view is that we should equip students to choose readings that interest them, but that are appropriate to their challenge levels of word recognition. Primary teachers have used the “five-finger method” for years. Readers select appropriate reading levels by using the fingers of one hand to count down the number of unknown words on a single page. Any more than five unknown words means that the text is at their frustrational level and another book should be selected. To update and refine this technique for older students, reading text that has about 5% of the words that are unknown to the reader is the appropriate independent reading level. Reading this level of text will expose most readers to about 300 unknown words in 30 minutes of reading--a good thing! More on this at [link removed].