It's a HUGE problem, that's certain.  I've known people who have still been
assessing individual students' reading strategies and needs well into
October, considering it definitely worth the time.  But this is in elementary
school, where teachers have the same kids for a whole year.

Connie

Dr Caroline Chesebrough wrote:

>         Many of us try to guide reading instruction according to students'
> individual needs as we do with writing. Our major problem, however, is
> that  we have fairly large classes. This class size problem is accentuated
> by the fact that increasing numbers of our children come to school without
> the necessary skills for independent work.
>
>         Caroline