There has been some follow up research ( some in Scotland) but nothing as large as Follow Through. Another thought that your question brought to mind, is the ability grouping that is done in DI. When I went to observe a DI school, there were four second grades in which students were placed by ability, then within those second grades the students were divided into four ability groups. How did that affect the research results? Another thing to throw into the mix is the importance of correct pronunciation of the words. If children read the words incorrectly, the sentence is reread and reread until it is read precisely ( you might want to check Precision Teaching). So, is it the phonics scripts that make the difference? The decodable text? Or is it the two grownups that affect the results? Is it the compliance? Is it the ability grouping? Is it the rereading? Is it the coloring of the worksheets that the students do that are not in the reading group at that time? ( Isn't coloring supposed to be therapeutic?) Research with little kids is messy, like I said. Nancy In a message dated 2/22/2009 12:37:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, elwaingor...@cbe.ab.ca writes:
Good comments, Nancy. I was not aware of the two teacher in the classroom requirement. Does any classroom have this for long?? It would make sense that the kids do better or respond better with two adults in the classroom than just one. And, I think doing DI in a classroom of children who have been exposed to teaching and learning that promotes questioning would be interesting. Has there been follow-up research done to the 40-year old study? Elisa Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp 00000003) _______________________________________________ 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. **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000003) _______________________________________________ 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.
