Well, here's where I feel like we are blind-sided by the everyone/noone, all/nothing, in/out frame of mind. How often do you hear of RtI being a child served by a professional who tailors an instructional plan to her needs? No; what we hear about our programs! And so we get the all or nothing. It's like we're dipping sheep!! Just take your case, Lisa, since you are a trained reading specialist. And take the case of the teacher who has no advanced training and needs some additional support. Well...so be it! Just because she really has to have "the help" shouldn't mean you all have to have it! Why in the world wouldn't they take advantage of the expertise of the folks who have the expertise? Fascinating, but sometimes it makes me wonder if I could have a miraculous event and go on maternity leave--even though that would have to be a record of some kind. :-)0
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Lisa Szyska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been reading this and the departmentalization thread with interest. > The multiple perspectives have been helpful to me since, for the first time > in 13 years...my reader's workshop is a wreck due to pullouts. The > merry-go-round comparision is perfect. I have 5 different pullouts in my > block due to: ELL, RtI, and IEP's. This is all supposed to be "helpful" as > I cannot provide it all, as has been suggested. What ends up happening is > VERY fragmented reading instruction across the board, as there is NO WAY > enough time to plan with 4 different specialists every week...they service > all the other teachers as well. It's well-intentioned, but a total mess. > What's funny to me, is that when I have been given the help of 1 really > good teaching assistant, I have been able to train her to work with kids in > more scripted programs, while I can give the same kids the more authentic > type of reading instruction. The difference is that I was prescribing the > instruction based on daily observation throughout the day and assessments. > Now, to be fair, I am trained as a reading specialist, so maybe another > teacher may need a different level of support than I do. All I know is that > my students are not getting a well-balanced program, and are CERTAINLY not > learning to love reading as students in my past classes have. They simply > miss too much with all the in and out. > Lisa, who is not sorry to be going on maternity leave next month away from > all the craziness > 2/3 loop IL > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
