I received a phone call from a fellow teacher the other day. As we greeted each other, I asked the usual "How are you doing?' Her response is the topic of the day...."I'm frustrated!" After hearing her story, I found myself shaking my head in disbelief. I simply just cannot understand, why our education system(s), teacher(s) continue to pass children along knowing they overwhelming are not ready.
My fellow colleague has found herself in a situation that I am sure more educators are finding to common nowadays...not being able to teach students on grade level. As a second grade teacher, she will have to start her class with the fundamental basics of reading- learning letter sounds!
In a educational system where accountability is so rampant, how was it not identified and dealt with (1) in the classroom, (2) at school, (3) at home? Fundamental research identifies understanding the relationship between letter names and the sounds they make as a pre-cursor to reading success.
Well, after venting about the problem, I offered some tried and true strategies to use with her students along with identifying resources that should be available at the school.
For parents and caregivers who want to pave the road to reading success here is a link that offers suggestions and tips on what to look for in a classroom that focues on literacy.
No comments:
Post a Comment