You might check out the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) and the What Works Clearing House (WWC). Our school is in its fourth year of using the HM reading program with our 5th & 6th graders and while we now have a "scope and sequence" I still think there are too many variables when looking at our NWEA and NECAP data. Overall our general education population's scores are rising but our special education population's scores are not. You might or might not be surprised to find that the evidence that was collected to "support" HM's claims was derived from faulty studies--too many variables.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lisa Glos Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:22 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] documentation about effectiveness of Houghton Mifflin Reading Program I am sure that this has been answered before and I apologize for the repeat, but I was wondering if someone could help me find documentation about the effectiveness of Houghton Mifflin's Reading Program. The programming committee at my school is looking at programs for next year and beyond. The problem is, they chose two teachers to be on the committee and they have 3 years experience between them (all at this school). When I expressed my concerns to the primary teacher on the committee she mentioned that they are thinking of keeping HM. I know that I have a problem with 'boxed' programs because I don't believe that any one program meets all of the needs of our students, but I want to come with documentation to support my opinion; and my principal takes research over anecdotal information about how a program works in our classrooms. Thanks Lisa Lisa Glos Instructional Support Teacher Patterson Park Public Charter School Baltimore, MD [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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.
