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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 23 years teaching elementary students within FCPS. My MA is in reading and literacy. I don't tutor often, but $40/hr is what I would ask. Sometimes I find that an hour is too long for the little ones and adjust accordingly. [/quote]

In which reading programs do you have certification?[/quote]

Please clarify what you mean by "reading programs". Are you referring to things such as LLI, Literacy, Read Naturally, etc.?[/quote]

Wilson, LMB, Barton, RAV-O[/quote]

I am not cerified in any of those reading programs. Quite frankly, I don't know any of my colleagues who are cerified or even familiar with most of those.[/quote]

They are some of leading programs for targeting the various forms of dyslexia.  It concerns me that a teacher with an [i]MA[/i] in reading and literacy is not familiar with them.  It highlights the problems students with dyslexia have in this area. [/quote]

Is your tutor currently a general ed classroom teacher?[/quote]

The PP, who indicated that she was a teacher for 23 years with a MA in reading and literacy and a reading tutor, said she was not familiar with the programs mentioned.  In addition, she stated incorrectly (and ignorantly) that dyslexia was a severe learning disability when the vast majority of people with dyslexia are in the mild- moderate range.

IME and unfortunately, this is typical in this area.  The lack of knowledge about dyslexia in the schools here is astounding. [/quote]

I am the one (a "he" BTW) who has been with FCPS for 23 years and has a MA in reading and literacy. I am a general education classroom teacher. I am not a reading specialist. I do not have the courses to be a reading specialist. I have never [i]advertised[/i] myself as a [i]reading tutor[/i]. I doubt if the reading specialist at my school is familiar with the programs you mentioned. [i]Somebody else[/i] stated that dyslexia was a severe learning disability. That was not me.

As a general education teacher, it is true that I am not familiar with the programs you mentioned. [i][b]I would bet that if you surveyed 100 classroom teachers, at last 95% would not be familiar or certified with those that you mentioned.[/b][/i] I am familiar with Language, LLI, and Read Naturally. [/quote]

And that is a huge problem.  However, experienced ES teachers in ES should have expereince with Wilson as Fundations was the "it" program when my DC was in 2nd grade.  One in five students have a problem with reading, teachers need to be trained in recognizing it and ameliorating it. [/quote]

[i]You[/i] can think that they [i]should[/i], but they don't. There are many programs that focus on specific needs that particular parents think should be used to address their children's needs, but in reality it's just not practical.[/quote]

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