What is MT funding? On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:53 PM, Barghini, Gina <gina.bargh...@bsd7.org>wrote:
> I would be really interested in hearing how your schedule works seeing so > many children and providing 1:1 reading recovery services. I am also trained > and also received small literacy training in Arkansas. I just returned from > a RTI training and the presenter was not advocating 1:1 services and since > moving to MT funding is different and I am no longer able to service > children using either program. Please share more how you are able to serve > so many. Thanks. > > > From: Jeanne Crider > [mailto:jeann...@charter.net] > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies > Email Group [mailto:mos...@literacyworkshop.org] > Sent: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 > 19:20:29 -0600 > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Recovery > > > > I am a Reading Recovery teacher. Do you really think that helping the > most > > struggling 1st graders is a waste of money? Do you think that these > > students would make greater gains being in a small group or remaining in > the > > > > classroom alone? Children in Reading Recovery have a program > specifically > > designed for them. It looks at their strengths and builds on them. In > the > > classroom, teachers don't have time to focus on one child with such > > intensity. They don't have the time to spend helping the child learn in > the > > > > way that is best for them. Classroom teachers have too many other kids > who > > each have their own needs. Untangling the most confused 1st graders is > > certainly worth it in my opinion. By the way, I see more students in a > day > > than any of the first grade classroom teachers have in their classroom. > I > > work hard each and every day to meet the needs of my students. I'm sorry > > you had a bad experience. I guess it was a good idea that you left if > you > > don't believe in the philosophy. Maybe you should examine your own > teaching > > > > if the 3 students made no gains in your 2nd grade classroom. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Susanne Lee" <susannelee...@yahoo.com> > > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 8:01 PM > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Recovery > > > > > > I did reading recovery for one year. I agree, it is a very expensive > program > > > > to serve just a few children. We did find gains, but I also noticed that > > when they went to 2nd grade (I went to 2nd grade also), they did plateau. > In > > > > fact, last year, I had 3 of my reading recovery kids and none of them > gained > > > > a reading level during the year. I didn't believe in the philosophy of > the > > program and that is why I left after one year. I also felt in the second > > half of the year when i did reading recovery, I was more of a special ed > > teacher than anything else. I am not a huge advocate of the program, as > you > > can see........ > > > > --- On Wed, 9/23/09, swalte...@san.rr.com <swalte...@san.rr.com> wrote: > > > > > > From: swalte...@san.rr.com <swalte...@san.rr.com> > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Recovery > > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > > Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 8:10 PM > > > > > > > > We have two reading recovery teachers. Many of us feel that they do not > > service enough kids. > > Meeting kids one on one is not the best use of man power for our needy > > school, > > > > We find that many of the kids that are exited plateau in 2nd grade. > > > > ---- Hillary Marchel <march...@hawthorn73.org> wrote: > > > > What are your feelings about Reading Recovery? Thanks, I know your > > > > all busy. 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