I wonder if it isn't also effectively addressed when punctuation and sentence structure is taught as a composition skill in writing workshop. Katie Ray talks about this, how making these decisions as a WRITER informs your READER and maintains your MESSAGE. So if we get beyond thinking about periods, commas, clauses and phrases as an editing issue and help kids think of them naturally as composition tools, won't that positively impact them as readers as well?
On Wed, 23 May 2007 07:00:01 EDT , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: > >In a message dated 5/22/2007 11:00:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >have a student now who reads beautifully. But, >when I ask her what she thinks about what is going on in her book, she has >nothing to say. She can answer specific questions about the text, but any >deeper meanings or "thick" questions seem to baffle her. But, there is no >way that I would focus on fluency with her. > > >I agree I would not work on fluency with a child who reads well and can >retell what they have read. The point of a workshop model is to >individualize >the instruction to meet the needs of the child. The reality of reading >though >is that many children need instruction in how to read text using the text >clues provided by the author - punctuation, phrasing, meaning, dialogue, etc. > >Much of this instruction falls under the fluency umbrella. The research is >there to support instruction in the 5 dimensions of reading. I don't >advocate >having kids just read for one minute and timing them. I do advocate fluency >instruction within the reading workshop that teaches kids to read like >writers and use the text cues provided by the author to make meaning of text. > This >is necessary for most children I have taught to some degree. Many need more >than others, some need little. Listening to them read orally is a window >into what is going on and often can help us see where meaning is breaking >down. > >Laura > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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.
