Comments on: Bogus Bowl II http://TeachEffectively.com/2008/02/07/bogus-bowl-ii/ Evidence-based teaching methods for helping students who are at risk for school failure or who have disabilities. Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:30:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: lgm http://TeachEffectively.com/2008/02/07/bogus-bowl-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-68948 lgm Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:22:36 +0000 http://TeachEffectively.com/2008/02/07/bogus-bowl-ii/#comment-68948 "It would not be fair" as in the situation we had in third grade: It wouldn't be fair to allow your child to be working at his instructional level in ________ subject because the class is for ALL students, and some cannot work at that level. Never mind that the students that aren't on grade level are either classified and receive pullout and push in services because they are three years below grade level academically or are eligible and receive rTi & Reading Recovery, and have specialists to work with them to develop their vocabularies. And never mind that last year's class wasn't a sped included class, so my kid now has an unfair advantage since his class did grade level work last year, which the current teacher wants to repeat this year, right down to the same units in the LA workbook. “It would not be fair” as in the situation we had in third grade:
It wouldn’t be fair to allow your child to be working at his instructional level in ________ subject because the class is for ALL students, and some cannot work at that level. Never mind that the students that aren’t on grade level are either classified and receive pullout and push in services because they are three years below grade level academically or are eligible and receive rTi & Reading Recovery, and have specialists to work with them to develop their vocabularies. And never mind that last year’s class wasn’t a sped included class, so my kid now has an unfair advantage since his class did grade level work last year, which the current teacher wants to repeat this year, right down to the same units in the LA workbook.

]]> By: HL Foster http://TeachEffectively.com/2008/02/07/bogus-bowl-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-63590 HL Foster Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:03:31 +0000 http://TeachEffectively.com/2008/02/07/bogus-bowl-ii/#comment-63590 How about: Just because you're absent due to chronic illness doesn't mean that I have to make any allowences for you missing the material... How about: Just because you’re absent due to chronic illness doesn’t mean that I have to make any allowences for you missing the material…

]]> By: Darla Hatton http://TeachEffectively.com/2008/02/07/bogus-bowl-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-63587 Darla Hatton Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:07:11 +0000 http://TeachEffectively.com/2008/02/07/bogus-bowl-ii/#comment-63587 That developmental delay excuse is a large burden to bear, especially when you consider what the research demonstrates. According to Susan Hall on SchwabLearning: "The three key research conclusions that support seeking help early are: - 90 percent of children with reading difficulties will achieve grade level in reading if they receive help by the first grade. - 75 percent of children whose help is delayed to age nine or later continue to struggle throughout their school careers. - If help is given in fourth grade, rather than in late kindergarten, it takes four times as long to improve the same skills by the same amount. Here is a link to the full article: http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=349 That developmental delay excuse is a large burden to bear, especially when you consider what the research demonstrates.

According to Susan Hall on SchwabLearning:

“The three key research conclusions that support seeking help early are:

- 90 percent of children with reading difficulties will
achieve grade level in reading if they receive help by
the first grade.
- 75 percent of children whose help is delayed to age nine
or later continue to struggle throughout their school
careers.
- If help is given in fourth grade, rather than in late
kindergarten, it takes four times as long to improve the
same skills by the same amount.

Here is a link to the full article:

http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=349

]]> By: KrisD http://TeachEffectively.com/2008/02/07/bogus-bowl-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-63586 KrisD Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:56:26 +0000 http://TeachEffectively.com/2008/02/07/bogus-bowl-ii/#comment-63586 You forgot the ones that parents of kids with dyslexia and related learning differences hear the most often: He's really smart because he sets up all the technology in the classroom (or insert other talent here). He can do it if he wanted to. He's just lazy. You forgot the ones that parents of kids with dyslexia and related learning differences hear the most often:

He’s really smart because he sets up all the technology in the classroom (or insert other talent here).

He can do it if he wanted to.

He’s just lazy.

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