My reading journey with my youngest child started in kindergarten. He knew snap words, letter sounds, and we worked on phonics at home. He couldn't pick up reading at all. He would guess his way through and use the pictures to help him figure the words out in a book. I know they use cueing as opposed to decoding. I feel like he keeps leaning on the cueing instead of trying to decode words.
I had to purchase a phonics program and my son is improving in his reading, but still struggling with spelling. It's really distressing.
The thing is he doesn't qualify for any kind of intervention. I honestly couldn't imagine a child needing to be any worse than what my son was at the beginning of this year to get services. How did they even get promoted to first grade?
I think the teacher's hands are tied and I don't blame her for his issues. I know she prefers Orton Gillingham. She previously used that method at her last school.
Why are schools so committed to using programs that are not backed by science and research?
I listened to a podcast where a teacher refused to use a curriculum (direct instruction) because she didn't like George W. I understand not liking a president (not a fan of George W. either), but why is education so political? She kept using her previous curriculum even though it was proven ineffective.
I feel like everything is so political these days even when it clearly shouldn't be. Wear a mask - you're a liberal... complain about a curriculum and you're a republican. It's very weird how connected the public schools are to politics and vice versa. It's like the kids who struggle are truly just an afterthought.
Submitted January 11, 2024 at 12:43PM by Sudden-Soup-2553 https://ift.tt/9jgTr06
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