Publication Date
7-1-1982
Abstract
Based upon data from the preceding year, the teachers form reading groups, hand out the basals, and jump right into reading instruction. There are several disadvantages, however, in initiating a reading program in this manner. First, records indicating prior placements may not be accurate predictors of current placements: past reading group assignments themselves may have been inaccurate, and/or children may have regressed ( or possibly progressed) in reading ability over the summer. Second, teachers need time to get to know each individual child and his/her reading strengths and weaknesses before determining an instructional level and assigning him/her to a reading group. And third, students need time to readjust to school and "warm up" their reading skills before they can be expected to perform effectively in a rigorous, developmental reading program.
Recommended Citation
Baumann, J. F. (1982). Getting Started in the Fall: Organized Reading Instruction. Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts, 22 (4). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/reading_horizons/vol22/iss4/2
