Woo Hoo!!! Found it. It's on the Reading Rockets website article #96 think you can download it!
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/96 Title of excellent article: "The Six T's of Effective Literacy Instruction" This is one of the best summaries I know based on research of very effective teachers (as measured by recommendations of families and principals and test scores). I so agree witht everything here. And the book I recommended (What really matters... ) will provide many many research citations....in fact leads you to a website with extensive and complete bibliographies of the research supporting. Allington is famous for NOT being biased in his approaches.....basing his recommendations on research and his actual experience through a lifetime of finding what works best with struggling readers. He comes out on the progressive end of the balance (e.g cares about equity and is constructivist in theoretical approach) but he is not a "purist" in thinking there is only one right way. On 11/29/10 4:07 PM, "rr1...@aol.com" <rr1...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > Sally, Would you happen to know exactly what book title has the information > about students reading at least one hour during the school day? > > Thanks! > > Rosie > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sally Thomas <sally.thom...@verizon.net> > To: mosaic listserve <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Sun, Nov 28, 2010 12:22 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] readers workshop approach > > > Use Richard Allington's work. Lots of research that says children need to > > be reading (not doing reading stuff) AT LEAST one hour a day at school and > > they need to be reading books that are at their "just right" level. His > > latest is on response to intervention but his overall book that summarizes > > research in reading is excellent. It would be a great book to read as a > > staff or to hand a principal. (note this doesn't specifically support > > reading workshop BUT reading workshop is a structure that can allow a > > teacher to implement the findings of research, ie an emphasis on actually > > extensive reading AND reading at appropriate levels for each child.) > > Sally > > > > > > On 11/28/10 6:53 AM, "rr1...@aol.com" <rr1...@aol.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> I am trying to convince my principal that our current literacy instruction >> is > >> ineffective and should be abandoned. We currently use a basal series, and > >> leveled readers from the series. Students work on stations while I teach > >> small groups. There are so many problems with this concept... > >> > >> I have students who read at the Premier level up to 8th grade, yet they are > >> all taught from the 4th grade basal. > >> The stations are basically busy work, not matter what I do to differentiate > >> them, and everything has to have a product (which means lots of wasted copy > >> paper) > >> About 6 of my 22 students do not finish or turn in their weekly stations > >> There is absolutely no time for actual reading > >> The lowest leveled reader that came with the series is 3.5 reading level, >> this > >> does not help the 5+ students I have that read below that reading level > >> I would like to introduce readers workshop but need some research to prove my > >> point. Does anyone know where I can locate some? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Rosie > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
