It is an issue we deal with in our district constantly--this idea of teaching at a student's instructional level when it is far, far below their ability to decode as well as their grade level. It is really hard to match these students to texts without insulting them -- I hope that makes sense, I mean in terms of content. Clifford isn't cool. One thought might be to work with graphic novels, although you will have to be careful as the content can be quite sophisticated with these. There is a series of kitty graphics, I want to say 2nd grade levelish and very pink, if she is that sort of girl. Maybe someone can help with that series.
Lori On 2/12/08 5:39 PM, "K Dombroske" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your feedback Lori. That was extremely helpful because I was not > clear on one thing. The student I have is definitely NOT comprehending > written or oral text. She can decode at the 4th grade level, yet she is not > comprehending. I need to pull out her DRA (this was my first experience with > this assessment, which I value since it is so thorough) and really study the > parts after the miscue analysis. After analyzing the info, I'll see if I can > give her a DRA at a lower level, but I think we only have down to 3rd grade. > Thanks for bringing this issue to my attention. Maybe we need to be using > lower level texts with her, maybe some early primary picture books, and > focusing more in depth on developing her comp strategies. Thanks again. > ~Kecia > _______________________________________________ > 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 July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ 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.
