From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ".One of the recent posts suggested kids read more slowly in their heads but this one really zoomed! "
Clarification: I did not suggest that kids read slower mentally. They should be reading twice as fast mentally since the mouth can only "read" (verbally pronounce) only about 150-200 words a minute. Mentally, they should be at 200 or more. Show a sign such as "Do Not Step on the Grass" and see how long it takes them to read it mentally....won't take but 1 or 2 seconds. At 6 words per second, it becomes 360 words a minute. At 6 words at 2 seconds it becomes 180 words per minute. That should give you a range. If they can understand you speaking as fast as you can, they can read mentally at that speed. Too many teachers tell them to slow down to pronounce the sounds when the kids should be reading text at the speed of spoken words. As far as "comprehension" is concerned. I've had students who barely speak English answer comprehension questions. They learn to look for key words in a question and find the same words in the text. Answering questions isn't comprehension. Can she repeat the information to you? Can she answer the questions WITHOUT looking back at the text? That will tell you whether there is comprehension.... Bill _______________________________________________ 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.
