For research support, she could check the work of Matt Burns; Minnesota Center for Reading Research's co-director at the U of M, specializing in RTI and early intervention. Also, Richard Allington's research advocates Reading Recovery for first grade, along with the high need for early intervention with struggling readers. Is the Migrant Program targeting second grade to allow time for language acquisition?
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:25 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 > > -- *Cindy Brovold* *Reading Coach* *763-389-6940* "Literacy is not a luxury; it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens." *President Clinton* _______________________________________________ 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
