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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that TOTM can be poorly implemented (what program can't?), but I feel -- in my child's instance -- after 1.5 years with good teachers, he and his classmates, most of whom are low-income, will be on equally steady footing for K. Not only will they 'know' the basics - alphabet, simple math, sight words, but more importantly they've all been through the 'self-regulation' drills for two years, which really helps the kids with all aspects of behavior. When I toured Cleveland (last year) they had only 1 classroom using TOTM and while the teacher might have been good, she couldn't articulate why she was doing what she was doing. I had the impression she had gotten 2 days of training and then no support / back-up and that the administration was at all committed to the program. I think TOTM works best when all classes do it, it has administration support, and teachers can share ideas and resources. [/quote]
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