tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post116102263404387504..comments2024-03-02T15:23:18.091-05:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: Former Staffer Rips Washington Post's Coverage of Reading First CoverageKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-31106182086628277632008-04-15T21:48:00.000-04:002008-04-15T21:48:00.000-04:00I teach in a Reading First school. It's a nightma...I teach in a Reading First school. It's a nightmare. We all want it out. Of course, we're a white school in a wealthy city in the Finger Lakes region, and Reading First is meant for low-income, minority schools with underqualified teachers. Middle class kids read better than impoverished kids because they have better language abilities and skills. Bingo. That's all reading is. I teach reading to Special Ed. kids, and I have a Masters in literacy as well. The trick? There isn't any. Teaching reading is pretty simple, but you have to do it on a kid by kid basis. Some need explicit phonics like SFA, but most don't. I'm right about this, and since most reading professionals back me up, I sleep comfortably at night ignoring Reading First.Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15137718596478178962noreply@blogger.com