Jparker
02-02-2002, 12:15 PM
Copied from ReadingOnline.org - I found this post on ReadingOnline, and I am sharing in the formus I usually read, I think it is right-on
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My Yahoo news service directed me to a headline (I think
from a recent newspaper article). The headline read “New
Reading Intervention Program Bucks 'Quick Fix' Trend;
Schools Across Country Find Solution to Improve Test Scores
and Change Lives”.
Link to Story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020201/mnf007_1.html
My attention was immediately peaked because as a curriculum
consultant I am in a growing minority who is pushing to
stay away from the “GAIN 2.5 YEARS OF READING ABILITY IN 25
HOURS”, reading programs. I think immediate gains are good
but must be sustainable to be effective.
Upon review of the article I found the developers of the
program were saying what I wanted to hear “We are in this
for the long haul, to help student become better readers,
the short term gains often achieved by students using our
program are encouraging but it is the long-term result we
are seeking”.
After reading such a profound statement I was not surprised
to find Dr. John Manning, Professor of Reading, and former
President of the IRA being touted as the designer of the
programs pedagogy.
Hats off, one more time, to Dr. Manning! 50 plus years of
teaching us all to be better reading teachers, and he is
still changing with the times but holding on to his
convictions.
Lets hope some more of these “Learning Companies” figure it
out.
dhorton@australia.edu
Yahoo Biz - Changing Lives
Posts on this thread, including this one
Former IRA President - Gets it right , 2/02/02, by The B From T.
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My Yahoo news service directed me to a headline (I think
from a recent newspaper article). The headline read “New
Reading Intervention Program Bucks 'Quick Fix' Trend;
Schools Across Country Find Solution to Improve Test Scores
and Change Lives”.
Link to Story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020201/mnf007_1.html
My attention was immediately peaked because as a curriculum
consultant I am in a growing minority who is pushing to
stay away from the “GAIN 2.5 YEARS OF READING ABILITY IN 25
HOURS”, reading programs. I think immediate gains are good
but must be sustainable to be effective.
Upon review of the article I found the developers of the
program were saying what I wanted to hear “We are in this
for the long haul, to help student become better readers,
the short term gains often achieved by students using our
program are encouraging but it is the long-term result we
are seeking”.
After reading such a profound statement I was not surprised
to find Dr. John Manning, Professor of Reading, and former
President of the IRA being touted as the designer of the
programs pedagogy.
Hats off, one more time, to Dr. Manning! 50 plus years of
teaching us all to be better reading teachers, and he is
still changing with the times but holding on to his
convictions.
Lets hope some more of these “Learning Companies” figure it
out.
dhorton@australia.edu
Yahoo Biz - Changing Lives
Posts on this thread, including this one
Former IRA President - Gets it right , 2/02/02, by The B From T.