I like the analogy to a river better, rapids and shallows, changes speed with purpose and to create mood.
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: kim lum <kimm...@gmail.com> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Date: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency Question > I teach second grade and one of my darlings was reading successfully on AR > tests but not fluently on the dibels tests. I talked with him about reading > like water flowing out of the faucet. I asked him to read for a bit each day > so we could hear him together. Sometimes I would reread parts and ask him to > read it like I had. This seemed very helpful. He now scores benchmark in his > fluency. > > Also I believe he is a perfectionist. I talked with him about it being AOK > to make a mistake. Hope this is helpful. > > Kim > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Melissa Kile <tchkg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I may be opening a can of worms, but if she reads well silently, has good > > comprehension, and uses higher order thinking skills, why does she need to > > read smoothly aloud? There aren't too many professions that rely on fluent > > read-alouds---ours and broadcast journalism come to mind. Don't we spend > > most of our reading lives reading silently? > > > > Thoughts? > > > > Melissa/VA/2nd > > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Jennifer Olimpieri <ojen...@sbcglobal.net > > >wrote: > > > > > I have a student that reads well silently, her comprehension is fabulous, > > > higher order thinker. However, when she reads orally, it is very choppy. > > I > > > happen to be friends with her mother and she is frustrated because she > > has > > > addressed this issue for the last couple of years and basically the > > school > > > isn't doing anything anymore. The child is currently in fourth grade, > > > received small group instruction is 2nd and 3rd grades and her mother > > also > > > paid for her to have vision therapy. Nothing seems to help improve her > > > fluency since it is not impacting her comprehension. Can anyone give me > > some > > > suggestions on how I may help this child. > > > > > > --- On Tue, 4/7/09, Jennifer Hartkopf <jen7182...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > From: Jennifer Hartkopf <jen7182...@yahoo.com> > > > Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Comprehension > > > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > > Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 10:27 AM > > > > > > Hi! My name is Jennifer and I am currently a student at Wayne State > > > University. > > > I recently read an article that I found to be true in the class that I > > did > > > my > > > pre-student teaching. A lot of students would read with fairly good > > > fluency, > > > but when confronted with comprehension and critical thinking questions > > they > > > were > > > unable to participate. Is this a problem in other classes and are there > > > strategies/activities to try to overcome this? I would like to have > > strong > > > readers as well as strong comprehenders in my classroom. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Jennifer Hartkopf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
