RISES II: READING/WRITING IT'S SO EASY TO
SEE
Developed by Dr. Ellyn Arwood, CCC-SLP and
Ilene Unruh, M.S.
Teachers, specialists, Administrators, parents. . . . .
Do you have students in third through sixth grades who find reading and/or
writing tasks painful?
They don't have to be . . . .
Imagine a setting where the students not only look forward to reading
and writing but choose those options as their free choice activities. Imagine
an approach that creates so much
enthusiasm in the students that their excitement spills over to other students
who then request to be included in these reading/writing sessions. Imagine
the sense of pride in these students who successfully and independently
write and read.
This is reality . . . Not imagination.
Six years ago Ilene Unruh began using Dr. Arwood's RISES approach with
groups of intermediate students (third through sixth grade) at her school.
Soon Ilene's colleagues were asking her to work with other groups of students
using the same approach. After a while these colleagues found the RISES
process so straight-forward that they began to implement Ilene's materials
themselves with their own groups of children.
If you know a student who , , ,
- struggles to "read" his homework
- is embarrassed to read aloud at school
- has to read and reread the book before it makes sense
- spends excessive time on reading assignments
- says the words on the page but then does not remember what was read
- prefers to be read to aloud
- cannot take a test or complete a worksheet because he does not understand
simple written instructions
Then RISES II is meant for you!
RISES II is published as one convenient spiral bound book. Each 8.5"
x 11" book contains three sections: 1) a guide for facilitating this
innovative user-friendly approach to reading and writing; 2) twenty-five
reproducible content-rich situational pictures with matching story scripts;
and 3) additional reproducible pages that augment the story writing/reading
process.
RISES II works because the "easy to use" instructions are built
into the picture/story script process. The thought-provoking questions provided
in the scripts function as springboards to creativity. A teacher, parent
or volunteer provides guidance and encouragement as students create the
form, direction and substance of their story.
RISES II is a logical choice because it . . .
- works for students with a wide range of reading/writing abilities
- provides success for students with known learning disabilities
- motivates naturally gifted students who have little or no
difficulty writing stories
- capitalizes on a fun stress-free way to turn your student into a reader
and writer
- unleashes student imaginations to develop conventional stories that
can be understood by others
- inspires students to refine their writing style for power through excellence
in content, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and format
- suggests to students that they are authors because putting their ideas
into writing allows someone else to read and share in those thoughts.
Although RISES II has been field tested with students in third through
sixth grades, it can also be used with middle school, high school, and post-school
age students who have not developed literacy skills. In addition, although
RISES II has been tested in classroom and small group settings, the clearly
presented instructions for the materials would allow parents, tutors, and
others to use RISES II one-to-one with a specific student who struggles
with reading/writing. |