Another one I wanted to share with you! I think Jack silently reading by himself in bed is a great activity for him!
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Bill Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Part of the problem is not how well they read ORALLY, but how they read in > their heads. I've been keeping data for years and I find that the ones who > can't comprehend well, but read aloud well, read SLOWER in their heads. The > ones who can't read fluently out loud and comprehend it, read as slowly in > their heads as they do orally. Doing time drills where they silently read > helps....had one kid this year go from about 100 words a minute to 300 a > minute and went from late 2nd grade level to almost 6th. He still reads > aloud slowly, but in his head he's a reading maniac! (Had 156 AR points last > 9 weeks!) > > Bill > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Laura Cannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 12:44 AM > Subject: [MOSAIC] fluency > > > > > > > > I think that each teacher really just needs to know his/her students and > > then determine if fluency is going to determine instructional or > > independent > > levels. > > > > > > > > I agree completely with this-some children will never read fluently orally > > but their comprehension is good. I think comprehension is the most > > important factor in determining reading level. The other extreme is very > > fluent readers whose comprehension is minimal. > > > > Laura C > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
