Linda, I don't get to use much volunteer help in my Title 1 setting--time
frames are sticky. I did use them much as you suggest when I taught a regular
classroom. We do train "educated" volunteers to work in our after-school
reading intervention program. There is always good reason for car
Hi Cathy, The thing that made doing observations easy and non-threatening
for both my EAs and me was using the basic lesson plan I'd taught them to use
as the format for observation. I also made sure to find several things to
praise first, and then would ask questions about anything that I f
Thanks, Terry and Linda. I agree 100% with both of you and everything you
say.
Linda - I like the phrase 'pause-prompt-praise' - I needed something easy to
put in volunteers'/EA's brains.
Terry - your third point of mini-observations is my biggest discomfort. Can
you speak more to that?
Th
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Renee wrote:
> This is a very short article that speaks to the power of independent
> reading. We've had discussions here over time that include a fairly wide
> variety of philosophies about independent reading time. This is worth your
> time. Look at how much tim
Terry,
I leave in your full comments on EAs. Great suggestions especially with the
amount of back and forth interaction you have detailed. Interesting comment
re Allington -- also a longtime favorite of mine -- that he disagrees with
EAs for assisting weaker students. I know one of his major point
On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Beverlee Paul wrote:
"... another teacher and I compared results for eight years since neither
> of us could convince the other we knew a better way. She taught spelling
> with workbooks. I taught no "spelling" in her way of thinking. No formal
> spelling program
Hi Cathy, I'm sorry I'm so slow getting a response to you. Life's been very
hectic, as you know from the teaching at the end of the year perspective.
As for supervising EAs, I've found it to be one of the most rewarding parts
of my job as our school's Title 1 teacher/Literacy Specialist
