I would greatly appreciate any suggestions/ideas/etc. from secondary/middle
school teachers on how to encourage my middle schoolo/secondary content
pre-service teachers to get serious about reading and writing across the
content areas in their classes.
Many thanks.
Mary
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Our college's professional program requires pre-service teachers in the
classrooms from first semeseter of junior year through last semester of senior
year; in addition, the college/universities under our Board of Regents must
guarantee each pre-service teacher spends a minimum of 900 hours in
Philomena,
Thanks. I had planned on doing it. I told a few last spring when I taught a
seminar class; I think MOSAIC is a wonderful website.
I am sure teachers in our area are not cognizant of the site and I'll spread
the word.
Mary
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From: Mena
Date: Monday, July
Folks,
I thoroughly enjoy and LEARN from your responses on this website. This fall I
will teach an undergrad class in Reading Assessment and Prescription (I
didn't dream up the title) to senior teacher candidates. (I typically have
taught graduate courses.)
I am enthralled with the
I'm concerned that we seem to be looking for quick fixes to help struggling
readers. My experiences tell me that a quick fix or a program doesn't
exist.
It's about assessment, diagnosis, and prescription for struggling readers.
Providing background information, building vocabulary,
Karen,
Has your son spoke with the Office of Disabilities at the college? They are
most helpful and can recommend avenues to pursue. If he has been legally
disagnosed as having a learning disability, he can receive services of OofD and
because of their efforts, his work can be modified and
Karen,
After you and he read the material, have you thought of using 4x6 cards and
asking him to draw what he comprehends? That might help him visualize what
he reads. Then, askiing him to describe the drawing in sentences and using
them to study from? Just another idea!
Good Luck.
Mary
