Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h2JIDRH04345; Wed, 19 Mar 2003 13:13:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 13:13:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <49092982-5A36-11D7-A00B-000A95670234@lmi.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Maureen Carro <mcarro@lmi.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4089] RE: Block Scheduling X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.551) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 2210 Lines: 52 Hi, I am an educational therapist working now in private practice. I have not worked with a prison population but did work extensively for a number of years with Welfare to Work clients who had similar learning issues. I worked 2 hour sessions twice a week, quite effectively for those who had regular attendance. Persons with ADHD /ADD often have trouble initiating and shifting tasks, so the 50 minute periods often have them shifting before they have gotten much out of the session. I find these issues are equally problematic to "sustaining" attention. Also, many have other learning issues that have been unidentified or "masked" by ADHD. On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 08:07 AM, Marie Doerner wrote: > In our high school program, we have two hour classes daily for 9 weeks > which > gives students one semester credit. It has been very successful. It is > relatively quick for students who can take two classes and so get two > credits in nine weeks. Compared to our open labs, this class has much > better > retention and pass rates. > > Marie Doerner > San Diego Community College > Centers for Education and Technology. > > -----Original Message----- > From: mag [mailto:mag@sover.net] > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 2:54 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-LD:4087] Block Scheduling > > > Hello! > I work in a prison setting with incarcerated youth under the age > of 22. We used to have primarily long-term offenders. Now we have a > number of short-term detainees as well as long-term guys. We honor any > high school credits previously earned and put them in classes to finish > up the rest of the 20 they need to graduate. It has been estimated that > 49% of the students have a prior history of ADD or ADHD. Many were > special ed. students. In order to help the short-termers earn credits > faster it has been suggested that we go to a block scheduling system, > holding 2 hr. classes three or four times a week instead of the current > 50 minute classes. I'd like to hear pros and cons about using block > scheduling with this population from teachers who have tried it in > their > settings. Please respond to: jdickins@doc.state.vt.us Thanks! >
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