Tuesday, August 16, 2011
eenie meenie miney moe
After looking at reading programs on line, I am so very happy I am not in charge of picking the "right" one for my school. It seems as though it is geared mainly for elementary school ages, not for high schools. It also seems as the programs are one size fits all. I am sure there is a way to customize to some extent but how do you know unless you purchase the program or know a system that has utilized and is willing to recommend the program. Do the companies not realize we have problems in high school? Do they assume everyone can read on or above level when they arrive in high school? This is frustration talking not anger. I am sure we are not the only community that is seeking to improve.
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The difficulty is the program developere don't know what to do formiddle andhigh school. I attended an Alliance for Education meeting in Washington about 6 years ago and sat with Michael Pressley and Elizabeth Moje. The chairman of the Alliance came over to speak with Dr. Pressley annd after he left I commented that schools want to do the right thing, and wondered why nobody would just tell us. Dr. Pressley told me that it is because they really don't know how to fix older students reading difficulties. The school schedules, required Carnegie units, and mandatory outcome results all combine in a catch 22 situation. This may be something we can work on as a team to find several possible solutions for our county.
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