Re: [MOSAIC] fluency and grammar

2009-09-04 Thread Gina Hill 

Sue wrote:

I second Tim Rasinski...he is the king of fluency! If you ever get the
chance to go to a conferenceGO!  
A great book kids love is "Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly

Songs" You can copy songs for each kid or put on overhead...great fun for
shared reading and fluency!  I also second the reader's theater idea but for
some of your slower readers they may need someone to model how to read it- I
liked to pair them up with someone with good expression so they can read it
first.  Let them practice and then let them be the modelalways great to
see and feel the student's pride when they do a great job.  


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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 
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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> 


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those who matter don't mind." 
~ Dr. Seuss 

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I also use Six Minute Solution for fluency development. 2 books 
elementary level and upper level. The reading are interesting and more 
text vs. Reads Naturally. However, rds. ntly does offer comprehension 
questions and 6 min. solution does not. But does offer high frequency 
word lists/phonetic practice and comprehension webs.


A question regarding readers theater for struggling readers, do you feel 
it is enough practice to increase the word mileage these students need 
to increase skills/fluency? Would appreciate anyones comments-thanks.
I tried a fun readers theater last year and found it took lots of time 
over a couple of weeks and too much down time for kids waiting for their 
reading parts. Maybe it was too long of a reading??? They did have fun 
but not sure it was the best use of my intervention time for 3rd/4th 
graders.  ?   thanks, Gina Barghini, Reading Recovery/ reading specialist



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Re: [MOSAIC] fluency and grammar

2009-08-31 Thread Sue 
I second Tim Rasinski...he is the king of fluency! If you ever get the
chance to go to a conferenceGO!  
A great book kids love is "Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly
Songs" You can copy songs for each kid or put on overhead...great fun for
shared reading and fluency!  I also second the reader's theater idea but for
some of your slower readers they may need someone to model how to read it- I
liked to pair them up with someone with good expression so they can read it
first.  Let them practice and then let them be the modelalways great to
see and feel the student's pride when they do a great job.  

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Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 5:24 PM
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] fluency and grammar

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 
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From: "L Stewart"  
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
 
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 

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Re: [MOSAIC] fluency and grammar

2009-08-31 Thread Christina Berg 
I have seen good results from the program Read Naturally.  This is  
something that parents can be trained to do, as well.

Christy
On Aug 31, 2009, at 2:23 PM, mimos...@comcast.net wrote:

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
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To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" >

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

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Re: [MOSAIC] fluency and grammar

2009-08-31 Thread mimosa22 
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 
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To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" 
 
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 

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Re: [MOSAIC] fluency and grammar

2009-08-31 Thread Kathy Sadler 
Leslie said" 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."

In one of our high schools, we have used karaoke to help with fluency.
Maybe karaoke could help these students as well.  I would be interested
to see if it would.
Hope this helps,

Kathy Sadler 
Literacy Specialist
SEARK Educational Coop
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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."
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[MOSAIC] fluency and grammar

2009-08-31 Thread Stewart, L 
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

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

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