I just spent several years teaching literacy skills to students with a variety of disabilities. Try using high quality picture storybooks. They can be quite sophisticated but are non-threatening and make great read alouds. Get a copy of Susan Hall's book Using Pciture Storybooks to Teach Literacy Devices, Volume 3. It lists hundred of picture storybooks that can be used teach reading and writing skills.> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:13:37 -0500> From: gowa...@spart6.org> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI> > I am reading all this and shaking my head yes, yes, yes - AMEN to> inflicting:)> > This year I changed from literacy coach/interventionist to special ed> teacher in high school.(went from K-1 to HS) I thought if Cris Tovani> could do it - so could I. One of the challenges I face is a reading> class for non-diploma students. SRA comprehension is the text for the> reading class. Clearly, this is not my belief of teaching reading, but> it has just been implemented in my district. My question now, I want to> propose some changes that don't include SRA. Does anyone have any> suggestions for HS students reading from 1.2 to around 3-4.0 reading> level? I would like this to be more balanced literacy than structured -> though some structure will be needed for these students. any> suggestions on reading material for them or me would be greatly> appreciated. I read Tanny McGregor's book and used some of the> activities - but don't feel I am meeting the needs of the students. > > >>> ljackson <ljack...@gwtc.net> 12/17/2008 3:39 pm >>>> For me, that would mean not coaching. I could not encourage others to> inflict!> > > On 12/17/08 8:00 AM, "Beverlee Paul" <beverleep...@gmail.com> wrote:> > > And in a bit hotter hell on earth as a literacy coach or coach> supervisor.> > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:03 AM, Ljackson <ljack...@gwtc.net> wrote:> > > >> That would be nice except...our teachers of literacy have all had> (or are> >> having) the opportunity to participate in a year-long literacy> class> >> focusing on balanced instruction. Our teachers have unbelievable> summer> >> training opportunities. We have coaching support available in all> >> buildings. Teachers are supported in opportunities to observe. > These> >> opportunities are carefully undertaken, with an opportunity to visit> before> >> and after with the teacher they will observe. The visits are> facilitated by> >> our coaching staff. Lack of training is not the issue for most of> our staff.> >> > >> I realize how gloom and doom these two posts sound, and I don't mean> for> >> them to be so. We have a number of teachers, a significant number,> who are> >> simply doing amazing work with students. But after seeing Regie> Routman at> >> N CTE this year, I am pondering her comments. She said, basically,> for an> >> underperforming school impacted by poverty to see systemic change,> 90% of> >> staff members need to be 'on board' with changes in literacy> instruction.> >> That remark hit so deeply home with me, as we are so far from that> 90% mark> >> in nearly all of our buildings.> >> > >> This year, under new leadership at the district level, the district> is> >> exploring that issue of who is responsible for implementation and> for the> >> first time, that conversation is going beyond the teacher level. > All of> >> this makes me potentially giddy and terrified--I know that under> different> >> circumstances, as in replace balanced literacy with a prescribed> same-page> >> literacy program, this could be my own idea of hell on earth as a> teacher.> >> > >> Lori Jackson> >> District Literacy Coach and Mentor> >> Todd County School District> >> Box 87> >> Mission SD 5755> >> > >> ----- Original message -----> >> From: djchan <djc...@charter.net>> >> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <> >> mosaic@literacyworkshop.org>> >> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 7:50 AM> >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI> >> > >>> Lori,> >>> > >>> To me, that sounds like insufficient training in literacy. A> teacher may> >> not> >>> need to be 'on board' with the program, but they should definitely> be> >> using> >>> appropriate and research supported teaching methods for literacy.> If they> >>> don't, then whose responsible for the training that they should> have> >>> received to make them effective literacy teachers? I have seen this> in> >> the> >>> school system I retired from and it was a lack of training.> However, that> >> is> >>> not to say that there aren't teachers who will deliberately> sabotage a> >>> schools program because it requires them to move from their comfort> zone> >> and> >>> they don't want to. I think your key phrase was 'effective> teachers' and> >> my> >>> question becomes how did they become effective teachers and the> others> >>> didn't? And what needs to happen to help the other teachers become> more> >>> effective in their literacy methods?> >>> > >>> > >>> Deidra Chandler, NC> >>> MA Early Childhood Ed> >>> MA Reading> >>> MultiSensory Structured Language Intervention Tutor> >>> ----- Original Message -----> >>> From: "Ljackson" <ljack...@gwtc.net>> >>> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"> >>> <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:23 AM> >>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI> >>> > >>> > >>>> The 80% mentioned here probably refers to the RtI pyramid, in> >>>> which--ideally--80% of the student population have their needs> met> >> within> >>>> the regular classroom and are performing within acceptable ranges> in> >> terms> >>>> of grade level expectations. To me, this implies that the first> step in> >>>> beginning an RtI program is to carefully examine curricular> practices> >> but> >>>> it does not follow that there is necessarily a prescribed or> correct> >>>> single means of doing this. Like Kelly, our district feels that> >> balanced> >>>> literacy and a general pacing guide for unit study will support> >> teachers> >>>> in attaining this goal. I do see, however, a danger in my own> district> >> in> >>>> seeing this approach damned and dumped because we are not seeing> the> >> kinds> >>>> of results one would hope to see. As much as I am nervous about> the> >>>> bantying of the term fidelity, I think Kelly has hit the nail on> the> >> head.> >>>> We have ample evidence to show that children in classrooms where> >> balanced> >>>> literacy practices are honored under the orchestration of> effective> >>>> teachers, children are making excellent progress. The issue we> have to> >>>> grapple with is this. How do we begin to address the issue of> teachers> >> who> >>>> aren't, for lack of a better term, on board? I can say that the> >> majority> >>>> of these teachers are implementing their own brand of instruction> that> >>>> looks much more like traditional basal instruction than any> direct> >>>> instruction program I have reviewed.> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Lori Jackson> >>>> District Literacy Coach and Mentor> >>>> Todd County School District> >>>> Box 87> >>>> Mission SD 5755> >>>> > >>>> ----- Original message -----> >>>> From: Kelly Andrews-Babcock> <kandrews-babc...@killinglyschools.org>> >>>> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group> >>>> <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org>> >>>> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:56 AM> >>>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI> >>>> > >>>>> Oh my, how scary! I'm not sure what you mean by 80% requirement> for> >> RtI,> >>>>> are you talking about implementing RtI up to 80%? Anyway, we were> told> >>>>> that if you do not have a "program" that whatever your core> curriculum> >> is> >>>>> will be fine as long as it's being implemented with integrity> and> >>>>> fidelity. Our core curriculum consists of guided reading, shared> >> reading> >>>>> and independent reading. However it does not look the same in> every> >>>>> classroom nor the same at each grade level.> >>>>> As a coach my job has become interesting in assisting grade> levels to> >>>>> meet expectations. We also formulated some pacing guides for> reading> >> last> >>>>> year which has helped us stay on track. I'm not sure I'm> answering> >> your> >>>>> question here...> >>>>> Kelly AB> >>>>> > >>>>> On 12/16/08 5:05 PM, "Beverlee Paul" <beverleep...@gmail.com>> wrote:> >>>>> > >>>>> Help!! I've been told that the only way a district can meet the> 80%> >>>>> requirement for RTI is to adopt a direct instruction program as> its> >> core> >>>>> curriculum. Please--those of you out there that still use> balanced> >>>>> literacy, how do you fulfill the RTI requirement? Thanks. BP> >>>>> _______________________________________________> >>>>> 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.> >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________> >>>> 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.> >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________> >> 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.> > > > -- > 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.> > > _______________________________________________> 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.> _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
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