survey of what you use for teaching programs

I don’t use a “program.” I have not found a “program” that generally offers enough contact with skills as they are taught, esp. math programs. The typical two-page lesson, with workbook or practice follow-up is no where near enough. I find myself creating my own math materials by the score. My students might need 5-10x or more the practice to master a skill.

As an aside, I read a study of teaching a skill (similar to reading, but not reading) to an LD group and nonLD group. The researchers concluded it took about 100x more trials for the LD group to learn and even then they did not perform the task as accurately as nonLD! I need to pass that out to administrators and to the elected officials who are wondering why our outcomes are not better. It takes a fair bit of teaching and guided practice for seriously LD students to get certain things. Now, I refer to children who might be characterized as having double-deficits.

For reading I also don’t use a program. I have “Project Read” and Language. This year I have bought reprints of the old (1960s) Sullivan Programmed Readers for about 5 students. WOW! This program is making a difference for these students. The developers of this program understand the 100X need and it is built in. I have students who were totally disfluent (sounded out every word over and over and over again) actually begin to read fluently. I can’t praise this program enough. It is not, however, the whole program for me.

I create my own spelling lists, though this is getting tiring and very time consuming in a K-6 resource room setting. I need a program I can use, but I don’t think I have the $$$$.

High School Level
Math—Saxon Math books
They repeat concepts in subsequent lessons.
Also, I have a lot of stuff I have made myself.

Reading and Spelling
Language! program covers it all.

I have never heard of it. Is there an internet site I can learn more about it? Thanks.

anitya, I have been trying to find information about the sullivan program readers and I can’t seem to find anything on the internet. could you direct me to how I could learn more about it, or how to order it? thanks

I have them at school, Phoenix Learning Systems, I think. I need to get the address or something and get back.

NT

They are located in New York and St. Louis and there is not an address or a phone number on the books. So, I might try a “google” search under their name, see what you get, or a call to the “1(800)” operator to find a phone number in either city. good luck. I need to find them, too so I can order more.

… what do you need as far as spelling lists go? I’m putting together some for another project — if they’re similar at all it wouldn’t be too hard to siphon something useful off your way:)

You are kind to offer. I am using lists based initially off “Project Read” lessons. Later I go to lists based on common suffixes for my advanced students. I like the AVKO program. I need to buy some of that to trial it, doesn’t seem to be $$$$$$, but my budget is about 1/2$.

Anitya wrote:
>
> I don’t use a “program.” I have not found a “program” that
> generally offers enough contact with skills as they are
> taught, esp. math programs. The typical two-page lesson,
> with workbook or practice follow-up is no where near enough.
> I find myself creating my own math materials by the score.
> My students might need 5-10x or more the practice to master a
> skill.
>

Anitya, you are right on teh spot!!! Why other teachers did not learn it yet….

But I acctually wanted to ask you; where did you buy the Sullivan Programmed Readers from? My son reads 3.3 G level and I am constantly looking for reades for him. He now reads “Magic Tree House” series, but I am afraid he is mostly building sigh vocabulary since the words are almost identical from book to book.

Thanks, Ewa

> For reading I also don’t use a program. I have “Project
> Read” and Language. This year I have bought reprints of the
> old (1960s) Sullivan Programmed Readers for about 5
> students. WOW! This program is making a difference for
> these students. The developers of this program understand
> the 100X need and it is built in. I have students who were
> totally disfluent (sounded out every word over and over and
> over again) actually begin to read fluently. I can’t praise
> this program enough. It is not, however, the whole program
> for me.
>
> I create my own spelling lists, though this is getting tiring
> and very time consuming in a K-6 resource room setting. I
> need a program I can use, but I don’t think I have the $$$$.