[MOSAIC] Special Education Reading Programs

[Ljackson]

This is incredibly well stated and I could not agree more.  

Lori


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From: MrsJRoman at aol.com
To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org
Date: Sunday, 2007, 23 Of December 05:41
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Special Education Reading Programs

> Here is my take on this question.  There is no one program that will  meet 
> the needs for all of your students.  Currently, one third of my 6th  grade 
> resource reading skills are struggling to decode very simple words yet  their 
> comprehension is great.  Another third are great at decoding but  struggle with 
> fluency and comprehension and the remaining third have some basic  skills in al 
> areas but lack motivation to make great strives in reading even  though all of 
> them have the potential. 
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> I have tried lots of programs.  Some of them include, Edmark, SRA,  Direct 
> Instruction, Barnell Loft, Houghton Mifflin, Susan Barton, Reading  Counts, 
> Wilson, and many, many more.  Most of tem help a certain  group of students but 
> none of them help them all. 
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> We have to meet the needs of the individual students wherever and whatever  
> they may be.  I don't believe there is a canned program around that can do  
> that.  What works best for me after almost 34 years of teaching is using  
> authentic texts that grade students interest and then help plug in the  gaps for 
> individual students.  For example, in January, we will begin a  biography unit  
> starting with Lance Armstrong because I know that all my  students have schema 
> for bike riding.  WE will start out using the short  text from ZB's Read for 
> Real as a whole class read aloud and then we will have  word study, partner 
> read, and writing to compliment this study based on the  needs of the students.  
> WE will break into small groups and have students  do further research and our 
> culminating activity will be a revised version of  the old game show To Tell 
> The Truth where each group of students selects one  team member to be Lance 
> Armstrong and one student to be on a panel of  judges.  Each team submits a 
> battery of questions and the team that  produces the most authentic Lance Armstrong 
> will win some sort of predetermined  prizes.  But throughout the journey - 
> each child has been working on his or  her particular needs using whatever 
> modality is most usable for him or  her.
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> Canned programs are easier for the teacher but not the best avenues for  
> unique individuals.  Sorry this is so long but I had to say my peace.
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> June SPED Resource  /  6 KY
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