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On May 26, 2012, at 2:46 AM, "norma baker" <hutch1...@juno.com> wrote: > 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 > > 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
