Connie Juel has studies out that show that if kids are behind in first grade- there is very little chance of them catching up- also look at Marie Clay's work and go to the Reading Recovery Site- I believe they have several research studies that support early intervention.
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Mena <drmarinac...@aol.com> wrote: > > I have a past grad student who is now working for a Title I Migrant > Program. She is the Reading Resource teacher for all elementary schools in > the area. She sees a desperate need to tutor second graders inreading. > SES and the schools currently tutor only tested grades. Although research > shows that second grade is a where students fall behind, they are not > tutored at this time due to funding. Does anyone know of research that > supports tutoring for second grade. It has already been brought to her > attention that some of the migrant students (according to their predicted > levels of reading due to their diagnostic tests) infirst and second grade > are struggling with reading at this time. The diagnostic predictions are > very low ( 60%>). From, Mena > > > Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. > Florida Atlantic University > Dept. of Teaching and Learning > College of Education > 2912 College Ave. ES 214 > Davie, FL 33314 > Phone: 954-236-1070 > Fax: 954-236-1050 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diana Rea <d...@mtv80.org> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group < > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Thu, Dec 15, 2011 1:23 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Enrichment for Middle School > > > I have recently discovered the website Lit2Go. It is a free online > collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can: > > - Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go, > - Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer, > - View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen, > - Print out the stories and poems to make your own book. > > You can search by author, title, reading level and subject matter. I also > use Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) with RtI groups. It has > complete lessons for the big 5 areas, and it's also free! > > Diana > Instructional Coach > Illinois > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 3:27 PM, <mrsjro...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > Next semester, I will be doing a reading enrichment block with students > who > > are fair to good readers but they need a little extra boost with > > comprehension to become much better readers. I will have from 5 - 10 > > students per > > block - one block each of sixth and seventh grade. > > > > I am thinking that I would like to use short stories, short non-fiction > > passages and possibly short novels to hone their comprehension. > > > > I have no budget to work with so I am looking to put together my > materials > > and I really appreciate any and all ideas fro this particular assignment. > > > > Thanks, > > > > June > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
