Hi Megan,
I would look at the book What Really Matters in Fluency (Allington). The
book has good suggestions for fluency assessment and instruction.
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[mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Megan Dunn
Hello-
As a reading specialist working with emergent readers and struggling
readers, I find it definitely helps to discuss the material ahead of time,
and establish what they already know about the subject. Then I encourage
them to do a picture walk, and they can predict what the book will be
Thank you! I have used photo story but didn't know it was called digital
retelling. Your students did a fantastic job. I am going to show this to
the others 2nd grade teachers at a meeting. I hope that it will inspire!
Thank you for sharing. Jane
On 4/8/09, Melissa Kile tchkg...@gmail.com
You're welcome!
Melissa
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I have a student that reads well silently, her comprehension is fabulous,
higher order thinker. However, when she reads orally, it is very choppy. I
happen to be friends with her mother and she is frustrated because she has
addressed this issue for the last couple of years and basically the
I may be opening a can of worms, but if she reads well silently, has good
comprehension, and uses higher order thinking skills, why does she need to
read smoothly aloud? There aren't too many professions that rely on fluent
read-alouds---ours and broadcast journalism come to mind. Don't we spend
I teach second grade and one of my darlings was reading successfully on AR
tests but not fluently on the dibels tests. I talked with him about reading
like water flowing out of the faucet. I asked him to read for a bit each day
so we could hear him together. Sometimes I would reread parts and ask
Fluency of the aloud, oral type is not an indicator of anything except for
fluency itself, but most especially in readers who have excellent silent
reading comprehension. If you must improve fluency, make it fun by using
readers' theater, speech sharing (can you read the first stanza of Abraham
I like the analogy to a river better, rapids and shallows, changes speed with
purpose and to create mood.
Lori Jackson
District Literacy Coach and Mentor
Todd County School District
Box 87
Mission SD 5755
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Look into the Irlen Institute colored acetate overlays.
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