Renee,
I am a retired teacher and I found these same problems when I taught. I
think it comes from adults in the child's life who are controlling and do
not allow the child to learn by mistakes. I once had a child (boy) in my
first grade classroom who was held back because of failure to perform
Tammy,
How lucky you are to have colleagues who will help you with your son. When
my ADHD daughter was in fifth grade her teacher, upon looking at her psych
report and IQ ask me if I thought she was really that intelligent! I almost
went ballistic on her. My daughter's IQ was 130. But it was ha
Lori and Patricia,
You may both benefit from exploring the website for the International
Dyslexia Association. They have links to resources and articles and
regional/local organizations that can offer you support in your educational
journey. I've had several students with dysgraphia/dyslexia a
In the school district from which I'm retired we were required to have so
many hours of training each year. We had professional growth contracts we
kept and our school system provided staff development which they required us
to attend during the school year. In the summer months they also offer
Wilson and Saxon and Sonday are programs designed to help students with
phonics. They are specifically for struggling readers or students with
learning challenges. They are based on the methods and philosophy and
research of Dr. Samuel T. Orton and his assistant Anne Gillingham. To become
cert
am?
Hello Deidra,
Where in can I find college or university that offers the Wilson and Saxon
and Sonday course? Do you know if it is offered in Austin Texas? What
about Canada?
Thanks,
Paula
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From: djchan
Date: 26/06/2009 8:53:31 AM
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehen
Maybe I didn't read correctly, but I understand Shanahan to say that the new
language (language structure and meaning in context) isn't "an improvement
because the new wording won't
be well understood by most teachers". I don't think teachers are the only
ones who will have problems with that la
money trying to educate parents
about the fab five: Phonics, Phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and
comprehension; it seems counterproductive to change the wording now.
Ann
Early Elementary teacher
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http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/21/schools
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To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Sent: Wed, Jul 1, 2009 9:41 am
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tochnageReadingFirstfunding
Have you read his other books--"The Tipping Point" and "Blink"? They are
also great reads.
Deidra Chandler
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Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 1:14 AM
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Wow! That response goes right along w
I will be starting Outliers probably next week. Can't wait to read it. I
thought Blink was very interesting and enjoy the way Gladwell presents
information. Hope you enjoy it also.
Deidra Chandler
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Well, it could be taught as language, but it's still phonics and a very
important component of reading. We teach comprehension strategies, and
thinking aloud strategies, writing strategies, yet we don't want to teach
decoding strategies? And we wonder why our society has literacy issues!
Phonic
Elisa,
I'm sorry you inferred from my ramblings that I think teachers on this list
don't want to teach phonics. As someone posted earlier, I believe we all
agree that it needs to be taught, the vehicle for it's delivery is
different. I am a huge advocate for direct instruction for those who are
Elisa,
I guess that sentence did imply that, but it was meant as a more generic
response to teachers who don't like teaching phonics because it's boring or
they don't comprehend the importance of it. So many teachers on other
mailrings complain about teaching phonics because all they have is an
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Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] phonics instruction--long
Elisa,
I guess that sentence did imply that, but it was
: mosaic-bounces+lstewart=branford.k12.ct...@literacyworkshop.org
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Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] phonics in
Beverly,
I am not a consultant for schools. I am a retired public school teacher who
currently teaches developmental reading at a community college. I was
involved in a discussion recently about phonics and the need for some
students to receive direct instruction in phonics to improve their rea
looking for is very familiar with Reading
Mastery. Is that you? Bev
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From: "djchan"
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:58:00
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email
Group
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC]
Renee,
I find this statement interesting. Aren't you giving too much credit to the
politicians who constructed this bill? I'd think they were too busy
pocketing the money from all the publishing companies to think that deeply
about a bill. LOL!
Deidra Chandler, NC
MA Early Childhood Ed
MA Readi
I am thinking of two things. 1) If/when he tries to sound out parts of a
word does he blend them in a different order or the same order as he sounded
them out?(Are the sounds transposed or left out of the word when trying to
blend back together? For example, when taking apart the word stop, doe
It is a standardized test made by our state testing department and based on
our state curriculum. All tests in NC are developed by our state based on
the curriculum goals for that grade level or subject. NC also gives a
narrative writing test in fourth grade. Middle schoolers and high schoolers
Beverlee is correct. The average age for children internationally to learn
to read is 7 or 8. In America the average age children read is 6. Some read
earlier and some later. It is strictly developmental. The parents should not
pressure him at all, but they should continue what they are doing. O
different
circumstances, as in replace balanced literacy with a prescribed
same-page
literacy program, this could be my own idea of hell on earth as a
teacher.
Lori Jackson
District Literacy Coach and Mentor
Todd County School District
Box 87
Mission SD 5755
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Lori,
To me, that sounds like insufficient training in literacy. A teacher may not
need to be 'on board' with the program, but they should definitely be using
appropriate and research supported teaching methods for literacy. If they
don't, then whose responsible for the training that they shou
I'm also chiming in here because I think at the beginning of a book
study some children may need the structure of the jobs to help them focus. I
say this because I am teaching developmental reading in the community
college and I deal with adults who don't know how to discuss anything in
dep
I found this site by using Google. It seems to be what you are needing. I
hope it helps.
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20084016/index.asp
Deidra Chandler, NC
MA Early Childhood Ed
MA Reading
MultiSensory Structured Language Intervention Tutor
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From: "Beverlee Paul"
OK, Here's another site with more definitive evidence. This appears to be
the final report and does show no significant gains in comprehension.
http://www.abtassociates.com/Page.cfm?pageid=40811
Deidra Chandler, NC
MA Early Childhood Ed
MA Reading
MultiSensory Structured Language Intervention
Here is an article by Stephen Krashen from Reading Today summarizing the
reports findings.
http://www.sdkrashen.com/articles/failure_reading_first/failure_reading_first.pdf
Deidra Chandler, NC
MA Early Childhood Ed
MA Reading
MultiSensory Structured Language Intervention Tutor
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