I don't disagree about the comments against the fluency interventions that I asked about. But, the bottom line is I don't control what goes on in the classrooms. We have used Quick Reads as an intervention for the 5 years I've been in my current school with success. My students know that my goal is NOT speed, but rather how they sound as a reader. They know that the timing indicates when to move on to another passage or to the next level book. They actually enjoy the Science and Social Studies passages and have trouble picking which section to read. The reading specialist that implemented it, added a comprehension component so that they had a purpose for reading, utilized the non-fiction text features before reading and needed to actually understand what they read. We also start off with a joke/riddle that they need to read fluently for the pun to be delivered properly. Also poetry for repeated readings that's a little lighter reading and more natural for repeated readings. Ideal? No. Perhaps when people pose a question and qualify it with they know it's not ideal...........let's assume they've done a lot of reading and are doing the best in the constraints within which they work. Just sayin'.......... PS When I have students who are totally consumed with their pace rather than their phrasing, expression and overall smoothness, I discontinue timing until they change their focus. An old man once said, "There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living." ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4fc044076953a1b83c8cst05duc _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org
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