Lori -- what you describe seems very sound to me -- repeated readings for an authentic reason. I know when I read poetry I can never a poem once and get all that I would like from it. As I read it and reread I begin to notice things such as the poet' s use of rhyme, rhythm, repetition of words and phrases, alliteration, figurative language. I often think of this process of repeated readings and exposures to texts in much the same way as coming to like a song. Often when i hear a song the first time it may not grab my fancy. Yet, after hearing the same song on the radio over the course of week, by Friday it often becomes my favorite song of all time. The repeated exposure leads to deeper levels of examination and comrpehension. Timothy Rasinski 404 White Hall Kent State University Kent, OH 44242 330-672-0649 Cell -- 330-962-6251 FAX 330-672-2025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] informational website: www.timrasinski.com professional development DVD: http://www.roadtocomprehension.com/ <https://exchange.kent.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.roadtocomprehension.com/>
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of ljackson Sent: Mon 7/9/2007 8:28 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Repeated Readings for Fluency - Question for Tim I'm not Tim, but this issue rereading with older readers came up in discussion at a PEBC Institute last winter. The exceptional middle school teacher I observed talked about the importance of giving kids authentic purposes for rereading. As an example, we might first read a story to get the gist of the plot and other story elements. We might then reread the text for specific information that supports inference into character. When I think about the role of shared reading (which was by nature rereading in my classroom), we did approach each day's rereading with a very different text. Today as we share this reading, I want you to be thinking about... Words that rhyme, word choice, how to dramatize the piece, craft, etc. Lori On 7/9/07 4:58 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dr. Rasinski, > I appreciate so much being able to talk to you directly. My first issue in > reading all of the Mosaic responses and questions concerns the definition of > fluency from your perspective. > > Secondly, I would like to talk about a child that I work with. She is > entering fourth grade. She reads (DRA level 28) She reads with meaning on a > literal level, but needs guidance and support with inference. Her decoding > is in > many cases hesitant. I have found that rereading is very helpful, but the > rereading we do is not necessarily authentic. I just explain to her that by > rereading something, she will become a more fluent reader and she does it and > does it well. She appears to feel really good about rereading something > better each time she does it. > > How important is it for rereading to be for authentic purposes such as > reader's theater etc.? If a child understands the purpose, isn't that > enough? > > Thank you, > Maxine > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com > <http://www.aol.com/> . > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ 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.
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