Exciting New Study

So, I have the opportunity to participate in a study on an new intervention program.  One of the local universities has teamed up with another large university in the mid-west to develop an ELA intervention program.  This week I went and got trained in the program and will start implementation this week after some testing.  The program is for small groups of struggling readers and focuses on phonemic awareness, phonics, and comprehension with a few other components as well.  It is exciting to be on the ground level with a study like this.  If things go as planned, then this program will be opened up to the public.  Maybe I will be famous some day!

... The sub said the students were a picture of good behavior and that she had no problems with them at all... I don't believe here.  One talk with one of my students confirmed my suspicion!  Don't know why subs feel like they need to say stuff like that.  Maybe they feel like it reflects back on them in the kids are rowdy??  I would rather have a honest answer.

So... after a bit of silence I am back in the blogging saddle.  This time I am in a different school district in a different part of the state, but, I have the same desire to reflect on what I am doing and how I can better meet the needs of my students.  I am looking forward to the reflective process here at my new school.

So many things are different about my new placement.  After 15 years of doing things the Woodcrest way, I am really feeling the change in simple things from how kids line up at the playground, to the format of district testing.  One thing I take comfort in, is all the time that I have working with kids.  Our systems may change, our way of teaching may change, but that kid in front of you is still a kid that needs what they need.  A better way to phrase it may be that the tools change, but the job remains the same.

Here is goes!