I totally agree.....I am 47 and a curriculum specialist. Two of the most dedicated, innovative, and effective teachers that I have ever worked with in are in their 50's and I would hold their practices up to anyone else on the planet. Age has absolutely nothing to do with teacher effectiveness. Experience is the root of great responsive teaching.
--- On Tue, 10/11/11, Patricia Kimathi <pkima...@earthlink.net> wrote: From: Patricia Kimathi <pkima...@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] fluency measures To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 2:32 PM We had to do Dibels on the computer. I am not sure what was measured my ability to move on the computer or the students fluency. I did a comparison with a cold a warm read. Does anyone have a fluency letter they use for home practice for parents. PatK On Oct 11, 2011, at 4:34 AM, Conner-Righter, Mary wrote: > Just a question...We use DIBELS oral reading fluency passages to measure > students' reading rate in grades 1 and 2. These readings are considered > 'cold' reads because the students do not preview or practice the passage. We > also have district assessments which include a fluency/rate passage for > grades 1-4. The discussion has come up that perhaps we should do a 'warm' > read with these passages to compare to the DIBELS - for grades 1 and 2. I > read in the posts that there are many different assessment products being > used in schools. Are the fluency measures mostly done as cold or warm > reads? > I also wonder if the fluency rubrics such as Hasbrouck and Tindel or Shinn > have been normed on cold or warm reads. It seems it would be important to > assess according to how the rubric was normed. > > Thank you for any input, > Mary > _______________________________________________ > 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 > PatK _______________________________________________ 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
