Tammy, What I think is that we really can't know what is going on in a child's mind. But I can speak for myself:
When I am not fake reading (and yes, I can do that too), I understand what I am reading silently much more than what I am reading aloud. That's if all things are equal, of course, and I am equally engaged. But that's just me. Renee On Jul 17, 2007, at 8:29 AM, tdbell wrote: > Hi, > I have been listening to the conversation about silent vs. oral > reading comprehension. Many of you seem to feel that students > understand better when they read orally and I agree with students that > are reading on grade level or above. However, my struggling readers > frequently don't get it at all, unless they read it out loud. They > will be reading something and just struggling away, but when they read > it out loud, whether to themselves, myself, or my aide, it is like a > light bulb goes on. I don't have to say anything,they just light up! > Wow, so that's what it says! > > It seems like they are much more focused when they are reading out > loud. I think when they are reading silently their minds wander more > or they may just be fake reading. I know for myself even (and I am a > very fluent reader) if I am reading something very technical or overly > complicated, I will read a bit of it out loud. I think that way I > hear it as well as see it. > > What do you think? > Tammy > 4th, TX > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sent via the WebMail system at awesomenet.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > "We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say, 'It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.' Then there are those, who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes." ~ Fred Rogers _______________________________________________ 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.
