I think is very sound advice. Lori
On 7/22/07 3:50 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi from a listserv lurker:) > > I am a Title I Reading teacher and have been learning how to document > interventions in an instructional/child study team acceptable manner and have > also > been working hard to avoid getting stuck in a scripted intervention program. > The documentation needs to include screening and diagnostic testing > (remember this is for a struggling reader not for all readers), concrete > examples of > intervention implemented (there is no law saying it has to come from a > scripted program), group size, how many minutes a day, how many days a week > and for > how many weeks and then outcome testing to show progress. > > I have found that I have been able to do this for reading comprehension as w > ell as other areas. An example for a reading comprehension intervention that > I documented for a group of students was using a short graded passage or QRI > passage for testing, I then cited my source for intervention (information I > learned at a professional conference from presenters about mental > imagery/visualization techniques), included the time, intensity, duration and > then > documented results. The results were good. The instructional choices I made > were > effective and not from a scripted program! (no bias here, ha, ha:) > > The other accomplishment relates to professional educators. We need to > preserve our ability to be instructional decision makers as much as we can. > I > also feel we need to be open to new ideas. I did this by setting my > professional goal this year to find a suitable intervention for each of the 5 > "big > ideas" even though I could quibble about limiting it to 5, etc. I surveyed > research and materials and was able to get a hold of interventions that are > effective, I feel comfortable using and that are not scripted. > > Again, all of these thoughts are based on my work which is exclusively with > kids who are at risk for many, many reasons, not the least of which is > socio-economic stress. > > Cathy > > K-1 Title I Reading > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
