I had success with Timothy Rasinski's Fluency Development Lesson. It is basically a structured repeated reading of a short poem. If you can get your hands of his book The Fluent Reader , you will see it clearly described. The book has many other wonderful ideas for improving fluency!
Maura 5/NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "L Stewart" <lstew...@branford.k12.ct.us> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 12:41:39 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [MOSAIC] fluency and grammar I am teaching a struggling group of third graders this year. They fall down on fluency because they are reading so slowly. It is not so much that they don't know the vocabulary. Any suggestions on how to build fluency with third graders? In the past I have used Reader's Theater, choral reading (poems in two voices) and buddy reading. I am looking for anything else you might suggest. Thanks. Also, do any of you use a program for old-fashioned grammar (writing mechanics) or do you strictly do that through your individual conferencing and mini-lessons? Thanks. Leslie R. Stewart (203)481-5386 X310 FAX (203)483-0749 lstew...@branford.k12.ct.us<mailto:lstew...@branford.k12.ct.us> Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Dr. Seuss _______________________________________________ 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.
