San Diego Unified might have their act together this year. I received no calls about long term subbing for the first month of school. Who knows I might be called yet.
While cleaning out my library I found materials another teacher passed on to me. I am so excited. All summer I have been helping a soon to be 3rd grader on how to improve his reading. I have been working on phonics and sight words. It was an entire package of Phonics for Teachers and Parents by Phyllis E. Fischer. I even have a 3.5 disk and a tape with it. Now I need to find someone who can red the disk and put it on a CD for me.
I still have too many books to organize. Do I organize by reading ability or by topic? I think I should have a librarian friend come over and give me some help.
I did find an interesting article called "Researchers hoping to overhaul 'special ed'. Kansas University will be doing some research in the area. Wayne Sailor feels that special programs are like silos. They are each operating independently of each other: The gate or honor program, English as a Second Language program, special education, etc. The article mentions one in California and I think it is probably San Diego Unified or some Charter schools.{ LJWorld. com August 25, 2013}
Some schools have already started but just a reminder, a teacher can offer hope to a student which sometimes can be their greatest gift.
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