[LIT] Struggling MIddle School Readers

[Janet Smith]

Pat, I have had at least one Reading Intervention class for the past two
years, and this year I will be having two. The first year I really
floundered.....tried to make it "fun" and do some novels, etc. That did not
work at all. So last year I tried to make a routine that would make the kids
feel safe, but not punished. I did a vocabulary activity (including a SHORT
worksheet , modeling state questions) on Monday, some short text from
magazines on Tuesday, some extended response questions on Wednesday, and
some personal responses to articles (including compare/contrast, questioning
 visualizing, connecting) on Thursday. If everyone was there every day, and
tried to complete the work, on Friday I gave them a day to play chess,
scrabble, or do jigsaw puzzles. These activities are excellent for
concentration and problem solving. I had a very successful year with the
kids, and all but one passed the Ohio State Reading Achievement Test. When I
use short text, I often use magazines from Scholastic. Hope this helps.
Janet...Ohio 8th Grade Reading
 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: PAltm81324 at aol.com
Date: 8/8/2007 4:23:50 PM
To: lit at literacyworkshop.org
Subject: [LIT] Struggling MIddle School Readers
 
I just received my schedule for the next school year. I will have three 8th
grade AIS (academic intervention services) classes. These students are the
lowest regular ed readers on the grade level. Class size will be kept small.
These
kids will be missing some of the more fun classes (technology, art etc) to
take this reading course.  I would love to hear how other middle school
teachers
would work with this group.
 
Pat - NY
 
 
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