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Now on New Hampshire outlook-- a new way of educating students, we'll explore Real World Learning. Also ahead: |
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A New Hampshire program that offers HELP to young students struggling with reading and writing. |
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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. There's an education reform movement underway in New Hampshire and it's not about school funding. "Real World Learning" is being discussed by teachers, administrators and policy makers - most recently at a conference in Concord last week. The idea is that students who participate in activities outside of school such as athletics, music and travel may be learning enough to earn school credits. So a flute player who spends an evening performing with a community orchestra could be credited at school. While the idea of internships or career education is not new, it is getting a boost by many people in the state including State Board of Education Chairman Fred Bramante and Governor Craig Benson. Here's what the Governor had to say at last week's Real World Learning conference. |
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Here to talk about education reform and "real world learning" are NH's Education Commissioner Nicholas Donohue, and State Board of Education Chairman Fred Bramante. Q FRED BRAMANTE: "Thinking outside the Book", is the name attached to the latest Education Reform Plans. In promoting the plan you've talked about:. " Changing the role of public schools from DELIVERERS of Education services -- to OVERSEERS of student learning." What exactly did you mean by that? |
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Q Commissioner Donahue: In conference last week you asked participants to identify ISSUES: the kinds of things that get in the way of CHANGE. What were some of the answers you got? What are the biggest obstacles? Q Some of the ideas floated, Better Pay for Teachers, increased focus on early education. Taxpayer Support is critical to reform. What about the funding component -- have you looked at costs to some of the suggestions. are they feasible? Q Fred Bramante: You've said EVERYTHING is on the table, including changing the school calender, maybe Experiment with longer days or year-round school. Is there a lot of support for that among teachers? QCmsr Donahue: Let's talk about teachers. NEA New Hampshire says art, music and gym teachers are nervous about their jobs given talk of "Real world learning". Should they be? Q Fred Bramante: Real World Learning -- where the classroom is the world. Sounds good -- but, what about accountablity. How do you measure if a child's internship or work-study is equivalent to a class. Are there standards? Q One concern: School Boards wanting to cut costs might find it easier to let PARENTS pay fo non-academic experiences -- music lessons, art etc. -- which means students who need it most, won't be reached? Q Case example: Your child is floundering in local public school -- maybe he or she needs a smaller class, they might have a different learning style -- even by the victim of bullying. In NH --what are your options as a parent. Vouchers were defeated in the legislature. Neighborhood schools still defines much of our public education landscape -- but variety being embraced in form of year-rnd schools, charter schools, magent schools Q How does "Real World Learning" reconcile with the President's "No child Left Behind" policy? |
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Leaders from several cities and towns took their call to Concord Monday morning urging lawmakers to REJECT a new school funding plan that has their communities getting less aid. The mayor of Manchester was among those on hand. who said he was outraged that a few Republican legislative leaders came up with the plan last week in secret. Manchester stands to lose six-million dollars under the proposal. Republican leaders devised the proposal after the Attorney General said the other plan was most likely unconstitutional. The legislature meets Tuesday to take final action on bills for the session-- including the school funding measure. |
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If a child enters first grade and has trouble reading and writing, a New Hampshire program can help. The program is called "Reading Recovery." Producer Chip Neal revists a story from the Center School in Hampton where he learned how Reading Recovery works. |
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"I LIKE GREEN BEANS. I LIKE ORANGE BEANS." WELL, DANNY HAS HAD SOME SPEECH ISSUES. HE HAS BEEN IN EARLY INTERVENTION SINCE BEFORE HE WAS TWO. SO I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED WITH HOW HIS ABILITY TO READ. HOW THAT MIGHT AFFECT HIS ABILITY TO READ. "I CAN GO TO THE LIBRARY." Reporter: WE'RE WATCHING FIRST GRADER DANNY DORSON WORK WITH HIS READING RECOVERY TEACHER INSIDE OF AN OBSERVATION ROOM, EQUIPPED WITH ONE-WAY GLASS. "GO TO THE STORE." DANNY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH READING AND WRITING. LETTER RECOGNITION. HE WOULD KNOW A LETTER ONE WEEK AND NOT THE NEXT WEEK. HIS SOUNDS SOMETIMES WERE DIFFERENT. OR HE WOULD ACTUALLY OMIT LETTERS OUT OF A WORD. Reporter: AND THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS MADE DANNY A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THE SCHOOL'S READING RECOVERY PROGRAM. AN EARLY READING AND WRITING INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES AT-RISK FIRST GRADERS WITH DAILY ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE THEIR LEARNING, SO THEY CAN CATCH UP WITH THEIR CLASSMATES IN 12 TO 20 WEEKS. ;;; GWELK WAS SIX TO. Reporter: READING RECOVERY WAS DEVELOPED IN THE MID-'60s IN NEW ZEALAND BY DR. MARIE CLAY, AN EDUCATOR AND RESEARCHER WHO FOUND WAYS TO DETECT CHILDREN'S EARLY READING DIFFICULTIES. SINCE IT WAS INTRODUCED 1984, DR. CLAY'S READING RECOVERY PROGRAM HAS HELPED MORE THAN A MILLION FIRST GRADERS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND ACTUALLY WHEN YOU SPOKE ABOUT MARIE CLAY, THAT'S HOW SHE REALLY DEVELOPED THE READING RECOVERY LESSON, THINKING ABOUT WHAT GOOD READERS DID, AND WHAT SHE WANTED TO DO WAS HELP CHILDREN THAT WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY MAKE THOSE SAME MOVES THAT THE GOOD READERS MADE. SO IN ONE WAY, IT'S TO GET HIM TO READ TEXT AND UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT CERTAINLY CARRIES MEANING AND YOU USE EXPRESSION AND INTIMATION, AND THAT ALL HELPS YOU TO UNDERSTAND IT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU READ. "COME IN THE. NO, SAID DAD." ;;;; WELL, HE GETS A PACK AT HOME EVERY NIGHT. AND IT HAS ABOUT THREE TO FOUR BOOKS IN IT. AND WE READ THE BOOKS EVERY NIGHT. HE READS THEM TO ME. AND THEN HE ALSO HAS A WORD ENVELOPE THAT'S A SENTENCE. THAT'S CUT UP IN PIECES. AND HE NEEDS TO ACTUALLY SAY EACH WORD AND THEN PUT IT INTO A SENTENCE. THE GWOLP WAS SIXTY-SIX THE LESSONS BEING ONE-ON-ONE, IS THAT I THINK PERFECT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ARE, BUT I REMEMBER HAVING TO READ OUT LOUD IN FRONT OF A GROUP. AND IT'S VERY INTIMIDATING. SO I CAN JUST SEE THAT HIS SELF-CONFIDENCE IS BUILDING. IF THEY DON'T GET THIS INTERVENTION EARLY ON, I MEAN, THEY REALLY STRUGGLE AND THE GAP WIDENS THE FURTHER ALONG THEY GET IN SCHOOL, AND THE HIGHER UP THEY GET IN GRADES. AND IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE LITERACY IS YOUR WHOLE DAY. I MEAN, IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING; READING, WRITING. I MEAN, IT GETS INVOLVED IN THE SCIENCES AND THE SOCIAL STUDIES AND THE MATH. Reporter: AND HOW DO READING RECOVERY STUDENTS DO ON THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT TESTS? ;;;; IF THEY ASK A MAJORITY OF THE CHILDREN WHO'VE HAD READING RECOVERY LESSONS AT SCHOOL SCORE AT BASIC AND ABOVE AND THEY STARTED OUT AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THEIR FIRST GRADE CLASS. NICE JOB. Reporter: SO DANNY IS GOING TO BE WORKING VERY HARD WITH MRS. REYNOLDS, HIS READING RECOVERY TEACHER, A HALF-AN-HOUR EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT 20 WEEKS. AND THEN, HE'LL COME BACK AND SEE HOW HE'S DOING. ;;;;CLEAR SEE THAT? DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO LOOK, BECAUSE YOU KNEW HOW TO DO IT. OKAY. READ YOUR STORY. "I WENT TO MY COUSIN NEIL'S HOUSE TO GO SLEDDING YESTERDAY." THE OTHER DAY WHEN I CALLED HIS READING GROUP UP, WE WERE DOING SOME SKILLS THAT WE WERE TARGETING ON IN PHONICS. FROM THE STORY, WE WERE WORKING ON ENDINGS. AND IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT TASK IN FIRST GRADE. IT'S ALMOST A SECOND GRADE SKILL. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ENDINGS THAT YOU CAN PUT ON THE WORD, "PUT." SO, DANNY ACTUALLY FOUND IN THE STORY, HE FOUND "PUT," HE FOUND "PUTS," AND HE FOUND, "PUTTING." SO THEN I SAID, "WELL, HOW DO YOU SPELL PUT, DANNY?" AND HE SAID, "P-U-T." SO FROM WHAT HE NOTICED ABOUT PUTTING, AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS. HE SAID, "YOU HAVE TO DOUBLE THE "T" AND ADD "ING." SO THE CONNECTIONS ARE JUST UNBELIEVABLE. AND HE'S HAPPY AND HE'S TALKING MORE. WHEREAS BEFORE, HE WAS A VERY SERIOUS, LITTLE BOY, AND HARDLY CONTRIBUTING IN ANY FACET OF THE DAY. I VOLUNTEER IN HIS CLASSROOM. AND I'VE SEEN. WHAT I DO IS I READ WITH THE CHILDREN. AND I'VE SEEN HOW HIS. HIS SKILLS ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. COMPARED TO, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE CLASS, HE'S DEFINITELY RIGHT UP THERE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, IF NOT BEYOND. IN ANOTHER WEEK, HE WILL BE DISCONTINUED FROM READING RECOVERY. WHAT THAT MEANS IS HE HAS MADE. HAS ACCELERATED HIS READING AND WRITING, SO THAT HE IS NO LONGER GOING TO NEED THIS SUPPORT. HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN A GROUP IN HIS CLASSROOM, WHICH IS CONSIDERED AN AVERAGE. IN THE AVERAGE RANGE OF PERFORMANCE IN A FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM. Reporter: SO IS THE STATE IN THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL? WELL, THE LAW IS THERE THAT SAYS THE STATE WILL PROVIDE THE TRAINING TO DISTRICTS THAT WANT IT. AND THE STATE'S BEEN AT IT FOR 12 YEARS NOW. Reporter: AND WHAT IS DANNY'S FAVORITE BOOK RIGHT NOW? "BARRON, THE RESCUE DOG." Reporter: WHAT'S THAT ABOUT? A RESCUE DOG. Reporter: WHAT DO RESCUE DOGS DO? FIND PEOPLE. "BARRON IS A GERMAN SHEPHERD. HE IS A RESCUE DOG. TODAY, BARRON IS HELPING HIS MASTER TED FIND A LOST GIRL." |
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That is it for this edition of our program. For information and links to our guests and interviews, connect with us on-line at nhptv.org. Join our online discussion and tell us what's on your mind. You can also find streaming video of all our broadcasts. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - a look at the housing crunch some say could spell big trouble for the future of the Granite State economy. |
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I'm Beth Carroll. Thanks for watching. We'll see you next time. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. How the price of property and housing in New Hampshire could have an impact on the state's economy. Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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A lot of us are old enough to remember when milk was delivered fresh right to your door. Much has changed since those days. The Museum of New Hampshire History is hosting an exhibit entitled "From Dairy to Doorstep: Milk Delivery in New England from 1860 to 1960. Chip Neal took in the the exhibit. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/24/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 1:25 minutes Now on New Hampshire outlook-- a new way of educating students, we'll explore Real World Learning. Also ahead: A New Hampshire program that offers HELP to young students struggling with reading and writing. Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. There's an education reform movement underway in New Hampshire and it's not about school funding. "Real World Learning" is being discussed by teachers, administrators and policy makers - most recently at a conference in Concord last week. The idea is that students who participate in activities outside of school such as athletics, music and travel may be learning enough to earn school credits. So a flute player who spends an evening performing with a community orchestra could be credited at school. While the idea of internships or career education is not new, it is getting a boost by many people in the state including State Board of Education Chairman Fred Bramante and Governor Craig Benson. Here's what the Governor had to say at last week's Real World Learning conference. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Craig Benson\NH Governor |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/24/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 15:30 minutes Now on New Hampshire outlook-- a new way of educating students, we'll explore Real World Learning. Also ahead: A New Hampshire program that offers HELP to young students struggling with reading and writing. Here to talk about education reform and "real world learning" are NH's Education Commissioner Nicholas Donohue, and State Board of Education Chairman Fred Bramante. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Nicholas Donohue\NH Commissioner of Education Fred Bramante\Chair, State Board of Education |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 05/24/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 7:05 minutes Now on New Hampshire outlook-- a new way of educating students, we'll explore Real World Learning. Also ahead: A New Hampshire program that offers HELP to young students struggling with reading and writing. If a child enters first grade and has trouble reading and writing, a New Hampshire program can help. The program is called "Reading Recovery." Producer Chip Neal revists a story from the Center School in Hampton where he learned how Reading Recovery works. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Debra Dorson\Danny's Mom Dr. Marie Clay\Founder Karen Reynolds\Reading Recovery Teacher Cindy Arlington\Classroom Teacher Helen Schotanus\NH Department of Education Chip Neal\NH Outlook Cindy Arlington\Classroom Teacher Debra Dorson\Danny's Mom Karen Reynolds\Reading Recovery Teacher Helen Schotanus\NH Department of Education |
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The exhibit was produced by the Sociey for the Preservation of New England Antiquities and curated by Judith Moyer. There's plenty of time to take in the show -- which will run through Jan. 2nd at the Museum of New Hampshire History in Concord. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. . Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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Monday, May 24, 2004: We recorded the show early at 4pm to accommodate our discussion guests. All the elements of the show were ready to go at that time so we recorded the entire program. We were done well before 5pm. |