Wilson Reading

I asked one of my colleagues, Patti Mastropolo, to share with you her curriculum at our school. She uses the Wilson Reading Program. 

•              Hello, my name is Patricia Mastropolo. I have been teaching at Greenway Middle School for 4 years. I am originally from Rutherford, New Jersey and started my teaching career in the Bronx, NY. I graduated Arizona State University and completed a Master's in Education from Walden University. I have three dogs, Igby (chihuahua) Sonny (French Bulldog) and Bella (Carolina dog). Some of my interests are: traveling, reading, volunteering, fashion/beauty and spending time with friends and my family!

•              The Wilson Reading Program is extremely structured and instructed in small settings. Students will study the structure and science of the English Language to develop their own reading skills.

            

              The Wilson Reading Program addresses the areas of:

             

            1. The sound and symbol relationships of the English alphabet

            2. Decoding

            3. Spelling

            4. Vocabulary Development

            5. Sight Word Instruction

            6. Comprehension

            7. Fluency

                       The reading lessons are designed systematically, directly, and employ the use of multiple senses. The lessons progress in difficulty as each reading level is achieved.

                           Vocabulary is very important and we follow a certain formula in our Wilson class.

                         Step 1: Read and write vocabulary word.

                         Step 2: Find meaning/define.

                         Step 3: Make a well-structured sentence using the vocabulary word.

                        Step 4: Draw a picture of the word or a picture of the vocabulary word used in a sentence.

                        Step 5: Invent a physical sign/movement demonstrating the vocabulary word.

The Wilson Reading System is a research-based reading and writing program designed for students (grades 2-12 and adults) who have difficulty with decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling). It is a complete curriculum that has 12 steps, beginning with phoneme segmentation. Its main goal is to teach students language and word structure through a carefully planned program. The program was developed in Massachusetts in the 1980s by Barbara A. Wilson, based on knowledge gained from working with adults with dyslexia using Orton-Gillingham methodology at Massachusetts General Hospital's Language Disorders Unit, and with students in an after-school reading clinic founded with her husband, Ed Wilson. The Wilson Reading System, published in 1989, is now commonly used in various settings throughout the United States and several other countries.

For additional information, go to the website:  www.wilsonlanguage.com

          

         

Read 180

You may think it's too late, but it's not. The deadline for entering your Read 180 students in the Read 180 All Star's is March 16th. I am still in the process of entering 7 of my students. Everything is completed online. The student will have to write a paper (75 words minimum) about what Read 180 means to them. The student's parents will have to sign a parental form that you can fax to Scholastic. You have to download their SRI growth chart and a picture of them. I am still in the processing of taking their pictures today. You will also have to write about each of your students. 

The only problem I am having is downloading their pictures. Apparently my pictures are too big. I'm waiting on my tech guy to come help me. So hopefully I will finish today. 

If you are interested, do the following:

1. Go to this website:   http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/read180/community/honorsawards/

2. You will need to check your SRI's and see who has gained over 150 lexile points.

3. Send parental permission forms home with them and tell them to write a paper about what Read 180 means to them.

4. You will need to follow the online process and fill in all the information. 

5. If one of your students is chosen, they will receive a check for $1200.00. You will receive $1000 worth of Scholastic products.

If one of your students win, please let me know. Good Luck!!

Also, next week I am on Spring Break-so no blog next week.