[MOSAIC] Three questions

[Carol Mauer]

Good Morning,

Our corporation is currently using a tier-3 remediation program called SRA. It targets 1st - 3rd grade students. The intermediate version is Corrective Reading. You can get more information about the programs on the" Florida Research for Reading" site. We are currently in our second year of SRA. It has proven to been highly successful. We are just beginning to implement Corrective Reading. The research supports both programs. Neither program  is intended to replace the grade level reading instruction. It is in addition to this instruction. We also implemented a Book Buddy program for 2nd grade students who are reading below grade level. An identified student is paired with a community member or team of people. One person from this team meets with the student for 30 minutes, four days every week. We are seeing tremendous results from this program as well.

Repeated reading is a strategy supported heavily by research. This will target fluency and automaticity immediately, as well as sight word recognition. We have used poetry; however, Reader's Theater seems to appeal to children even more. Both texts are sent home as part of their homework. I would suggest getting a baseline for their fluency. It can then be assessed as you do reading conferences with them to ensure that the intervention is successful. Be mindful that just building fluency does not address comprehension. Therefore, it should be a very small portion of your reading instruction. 

Have a great weekend!

Carol

Carol A. Mauer
BCSC Literacy Coach
Lincoln School, Home Base
(812) 376-4447
 
"The wisest mind is one that is open to new ideas."


>>> "Carolyn Heaney" <carheaney at hotmail.com> 10/11/2007 2:35 PM >>>



Hello All,

First, I would like to thank all of you!  I have learned so much by reading 
your postings over the last few months. I have not participated much, as I 
feel like I have so much to learn first. However, I have some questions and 
I figured this was the perfect place to go!

My first question: Is anyone familiar with the Tucker signing program to 
teach decoding? What do you think?

My second question:  I have a bunch of second graders who really struggle 
with decoding and automaticity. Does anyone have any suggestions of good 
programs/resources to look into for them (something I could do out of my own 
pocket)?

Last question:There is a program for higher level kids who struggle with 
decoding that one listserv member uses.I cannot remember the name of the 
program. It teaches how to determine which syllable to place emphasis on. 
What is that called? How young can children begin with that?

Thank you for taking the time to read and share! What a wonderful learning 
community this is!! :)

Carolyn



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