I completely agree with Renee. Language Experience is what I used during my internship in becoming a reading specialist. It worked for a fourth grader. I am currently using journals and invented spelling with my kindergarten students. Continue to use authentic reading and writing experiences in order to keep your student motivated. I conducted research on the reading and writing connection. More emphasis should be placed on the writing aspect of literacy... Debbie Hopp Kindergarten/Seneca Elementary Certified Reading Specialist
-----Original Message----- From: Renee G <share2lear...@gmail.com> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Thu, Jan 24, 2013 10:43 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Introduce myself - 1st Grade Decodables I would say instead of looking for decodables use high-quality predictable text. Try R.C. Owen books. But even before that, I would make a journal out of plain, unlined white paper (about 15 sheets) tucked and stapled into a construction paper cover. Title it, "______'s Journal" then have him draw and write every day. Every day. Draw a line across the middle of the page, horizontally. On the top, draw first. Have him draw a picture of himself doing something he likes to do, then tell you about his picture. Then he writes what he said HE writes. Then, if necessary, YOU transcribe at the bottom of the page with conventional spelling and punctuation, but don't change the wording. Write legibly. Carefully. Make it look like bookwriting. Don't hurry. Make sure every letter is clear. Use a fine-tipped Sharpie. Black, so the color doesn't distract. Then have him read it back to you. More than once. Next day.... have him read what he wrote the day before, then do the same thing on the next page. Repeat, daily. Have him make his own books, with or without templates. Renee On Jan 23, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Kathy Lunsford wrote: > Hi my name is Kathy and I am a special education teacher. I teach a > K-2 > Special Day Class for students with autism. I have one 2nd grade > child who > is reading at a beginning first grade level. He has great difficulty > blending - it took him almost two years to master his letter sounds and > read simple CVC words and he can read about 35 of the 100 first grade > sight > words. I use the 1st grade Open Court Language Arts curriculum and am > finding that he is unable to keep up with the decodables. They are > just to > difficult for him. I would like some suggestions on a supplemental > decoding series that might be good for him. He has good comprehension > skills so to go back to the Kindergarten Decodables would be to boring > for > him. Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > "El fin de toda educacion debe ser seguramente el servicio a otros." ~ Cesar Chavez _______________________________________________ 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
