I'm trying to learn specifics about how teaching middle school basic skills differs from elementary. I am a cert. English teacher, just finished student teaching 6 th grade. Am intervewing for BS job for 6-8 graders in very high performing district. Wilson still appropriate??
Try these multiple choice assessments to help you pinpoint what is and what is not needed. Just use the drop-down in the upper right corner of the webpage to select the appropriate assessments.
I was a teacher for eight years and am now moving to the non-profit world. I will be in charge of a reading/family literacy center. One of our goals is to offer reading support/remediation with at-risk students in our neighborhood. I am in the process of researching intervention programs that we could use.
Specifically, I would like a program with strong research supporting its effectiveness, but that would be easy for volunteers to implement/use to work with the kids. The tutoring will be done at the school but using outside volunteers/help.
I looked into Reading Recovery but the training seems to be way to extensive for what we are doing.
Other programs I have looked into include: Reading Connection (Fountas and Pinnell), Corrective Reading, Reading Mastery, Read 180, and Fast ForWord.
Any advice you guys have would be very greatly appreciated!
I think that is a wonderful gesture, I pray God open more doors for you and continue to do well.
On 6/23/11, sara wrote: > Reading Rescue Ontario has a strong program, that can be > easily implemented by volunteers. A different volunteer can > work with the student each time, because it is easy to pick up > where the last person left off. Here is the link: > > [link removed]
Our school is just beginning to implement RTI. I am concerned about the type of assessments I need to use to document progress. What are middle schools using with RTI?
For a literacy masters class I have to interview a literacy teacher about their reading programs, assessments, and approaches they use. If someone could answer the 10 questions below I would greatly appreciate it.
1. In what school district or city do you work in? (If you do not feel comfortable answering that, the state in which you work would be fine.)
2. What age/grade level do you teach?
3. What core literacy program do you use? For example, guided reading, read 180, etc.
4. What type of intervention services are in place?
5. Is RTI (Response to Intervention) used in your school?
6. What remedial programs are in place?
7. Are there any computer programs for the students to use?
8. What assessments and/or criteria are used as placement tools?
9. What instructional strategies do you use in the classroom? For example, small group, whole class, independent?
10. How many instructional support staff are in the classroom, including aids, resource teachers, literacy coaches, and special education teachers?
> > 3. What core literacy program do you use? For example, > guided reading, read 180, etc.
Journeys > > 4. What type of intervention services are in place?
25 min. tutoring during the school day, tutoring before/after school
> > 5. Is RTI (Response to Intervention) used in your school?
Yes
> > 6. What remedial programs are in place?
READ 180 & System 44, Edmark for students in Self-Contained class.
> > 7. Are there any computer programs for the students to use?
Journeys has a computer component, and READ 180/System 44 and Edmark are computer-based
> > 8. What assessments and/or criteria are used as placement > tools?
State assessment scores & district assessment scores, as well as classroom grades are analyzed for each student. Students showing need for more intervention are given the SRI. Students diagnosed with Dyslexia are tracked with AIMSWEB.
> > 9. What instructional strategies do you use in the > classroom? For example, small group, whole class, > independent?
I teach System 44, so my students benefit from whole group, small group, computer software time, and individual reading time. > > 10. How many instructional support staff are in the > classroom, including aids, resource teachers, literacy > coaches, and special education teachers?
For the upcoming year, we have 2 GenEd Reading teachers in 6th grade, and 1.5 in 5th grade. 1 SpEd teacher Co-Teaches 1 section of 5th grade & 1 of 6th. We have 1 Bilingual Reading teacher (who has a para), 1 READ 180 teacher (as well as 1 para), and 1 System 44 teacher. All our Resource Reading classes are in System 44, but all students in that program are not SpEd students, and all SpEd students aren't in that program. We have 1 teacher in the Behavior Modification class who teaches Reading, and there is 1 para in that class. Our SpEd Self-Contained teacher has 3 paras for next year. The district has an ELA Facilitator who assists on every campus.
since this is the 3rd edition of the book, you may have already heard of it. It's my first time with it, and I think it'll take me all year to wade through it. But it looks great!
Beginning a new job this fall as the school's remedial reading teacher. They would also like for me to start a gifted reading program. It is a very small private school. any suggestions on must-have centers, bulletin boards o activities. This is an elem program. Thanks!
A late respons...See MoreOn 7/11/11, Maggie wrote: > Beginning a new job this fall as the school's remedial > reading teacher. They would also like for me to start a > gifted reading program. It is a very small private school. > any suggestions on must-have centers, bulletin boards o > activities. This is an elem program. > Thanks!
A late response - remedial readers should be reading every day for 15-20 minutes in a book that's an easy read for them. Bulletin boards should portray reading as interesting - not fun because remedial readers often find reading so difficult that it doesn't feel like fun to them. Emphasize the characters in the books they'll read - have them draw what they think the characters look like. Read Jack and Jill nursery rhyme aloud and have them draw Jack or Jill - the kids love doing that. Do the same with any grade.
Gifted kids - turn them loose with reading and have a literature club. They can come and be a 'book club' and discuss what they read. Is it a good book? Why? What makes it good? Can the club meet during school time or after school? Visit the hoagies gifted kids website for ideas and for an excellent list of 'readers' rights' when it comes to kids and reading.
On 8/31/11, Sara wrote: > On 7/11/11, Maggie wrote: >> Beginning a new job this fall as the school's remedial >> reading teacher. They would also like for me to start a >> gifted reading program. It is a very small private school. >> any suggestions on must-have centers, bulletin boards o >> activities. This is an elem program. >> Thanks! > > A late response - remedial readers should be reading every day > for 15-20 minutes in a book that's an easy read for them. > Bulletin boards should portray reading as interesting - not fun > because remedial readers often find reading so difficult that > it doesn't feel like fun to them. Emphasize the characters in > the books they'll read - have them draw what they think the > characters look like. Read Jack and Jill nursery rhyme aloud > and have them draw Jack or Jill - the kids love doing that. Do > the same with any grade. > > Gifted kids - turn them loose with reading and have a > literature club. They can come and be a 'book club' and discuss > what they read. Is it a good book? Why? What makes it good? Can > the club meet during school time or after school? Visit the > hoagies gifted kids website for ideas and for an excellent list > of 'readers' rights' when it comes to kids and reading. > >
K-10 min. phonemic awareness activities, phonics work, liste...See MoreI may have 30-45 min. blocks with small grade level groups K-5. This is new to me and I am trying to get a 'feel' for how these blocks will go: ex. for beg. of year ideas emphasis on skillwork identified needing attention thru prior testing and/or RtI records from previous year:
K-10 min. phonemic awareness activities, phonics work, listen to reading/discuss 1st-phonics, word study, reading-decoding, comprehension, writing 2nd-phonics, word study, reading comprehension and fluency, writing 3-5th-word study, reading, writing
If you have a 'plan' for how much time to devote to each area and what you have done that worked for you, please share with me so I can get prepared for this new adventure! Thanks in advance for your help!
My question is does a Title 1 program require a reading endorsed teacher in some way. I have a reading endorsment and the very small new chater I will be working with wants to do a Title 1 program. Thanks for any imput..
JillI don't think the federal program Title 1 requires a Master's only that you have to highly qualified. Each state then determines what is highly qualified. The biggest issue is the number of students you will put under Title 1. Is the charter school going to be school-wide title 1 school, or a "pull-out" program. Each has their own criteria. Jill
A pull-out program is being considered which will combine sped students as well as Title one students. I am sped certified with reading ends. HQ in both.
Try these multiple choice assessments to help you pinpoint what is and what is not needed. Just use the drop-down in the upper right corner of the webpage to select the appropriate as...See More