That's interesting. We held my son back in kindergarten because he wasn't
"developmentally ready". He's now going into 3rd grade and he hates school,
hates reading and is still probably one of the lower kids in his class.
But...this is a smart kid when it comes to anything other than scho
In regards to fluency, (and I'm new to this) I teach 5th grade...What are
some good strategies for improving fluency. I listened to some oral reading
today and I literally curled my toes. Does anyone have any good ideas for
teaching fluency skills to this age level?
Michele
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I was thinking the same thing...peer scribing and/or copying any major note
taking. But, you say that he can't copy from the overhead. Has anyone
looked into the fact that he may have a perceptual problem. Sometimes a
students
"tracking" can cause major problems when it comes to recordin
Amen to that. Phonics is another strategy that many children use and find
very useful. It's not the end all and be all but I have several students that
have had middle/inner ear problems as young children and phonics gives them
clues to help them compensate for what many of us take for gr
Another DRA question...I just finished giving the DRA to my 5th graders. Is
the DRA2 available for the older grades also?
Also, what do you think about scribing for the DRA? The 4th grade teacher
would scribe for her students. Then, I get them in the 5th grade, make them
write out their an
Kelly,
We don't have enough time! Our principal won't even get subs so that we can
test. We have to be "creative" when we get the time to test the fluency.
Then, once I get everyone in a book, we do the independent work all at one
time, like a testing session. I'm going to feel sorry for
Oh Boy, if I could chime in on this...I think that we need to cover both
ends of the spectrum. Kids need to make connections to their reading.
Whether
that be text to text, text to self, or text to world. If they don't connect,
they don't care and if they don't care, they don't comprehen
I agree! I just finished it myself.
Michele
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I heard Lucy Calkins (sorry about that spelling) speak last week in Detroit.
I believe she mentioned 4th - 5th grade as being a good time for lit.
clubs. The most important thing is that the students are trained in how to
handle
the lit. club. She showed videos of clubs in action and you
Carrie,
Sorry it took so long for me to respond to you. Wasn't Lucy great!!! I
agree with you though. I have a "tough" group this year and I really can't
see
them involved in the conversations that we saw on her videos. That doesn't
mean that I don't like the strategy. Thanks for the tip
Hi All,
Sorry about changing the topic, but I'm starting an "emergency" unit on the
novel Hatchet. Does anyone have any ideas, suggestions, tips on how to
incorporate this novel into a workshop approach? I have the lit. guide but
this
is last minute. I'm starting tomorrow. My class is ve
I'm teaching 5th grade.
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Thanks to everyone that responded. Keep those ideas coming! LOL
This novel came out of the blue. That's why I called it an emergency novel.
My class is made up of great kids, but boy do they struggle. What I had
planned wasn't going to work. I appreciate any and all ideas because I'm n
Thanks again to everybody! Great ideas! I appreciate your help.
Michele
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Hi Everyone,
I'm the one that asked about Hatchet. First off, thanks so much for all of
your ideas! Now my next question...many of you mentioned lit circles. I
just can't get a handle on them. How do you organize and maintain all of the
groups going at a different pace? How do you make s
Kecia,
Sorry, I'm not familiar with that novel, but I love teaching issues like
that with novels. My one suggestion would be to use picture books to bring
those issues to the table. Again, I'm not much help today but my local public
library has a book (of which I don't know the name of) tha
Number the Stars - May be a little young but great for a discussion on
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Laurie,
This is probably late, but I'm very new to Book Clubs also. So far, so
good. I have a very "talkative" class but the one thing that is working for
me
so far is giving them a rubric so that they can grade themselves as a group.
It asks questions such as "was your group prepared?' o
Ditto on Wimpy Kid. My own son is a struggling, reluctant third grade
reader and he went nuts over it. I gave his copy to one of my 5th graders
who's
having problems and he loved it too.
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Sorry for the quick change. I was informed this morning that I can choose
two new novels for next years fifth graders. While I already had one in mind,
I was surprised by the fact that I get to choose two. Any QUICK
suggestions. I have to let them know tomorrow. (Sorry - I know that the
Hi Ladies, I'm following your discussion on Everyday Math. I'm just
finishing my first year with it and it's exhausting! But, on a positive note,
the
skills that my students have mastered are incredible. I too think that the
lower level kids are having a difficult time. I'll be interest
Hi Everyone,
Sorry about this off topic response but you're the best resource that I have
right now. My son is going into the 4th grade. He has already repeated
Kindergarten because he wasn't "developmentally ready". His DRA score at the
end of 3rd grade was an early 2nd. His ScanTron tes
When he reads with me he struggles with decoding. His fluency is really
poor. I'm sure that's where he's losing the comprehension
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His spelling is awful. He recently took a phone message for me and wrote
the last name of "Curtis" as "Chertest", and "talk" as "tack". Thanks for the
suggestions.
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Thanks to everyone for your ideas and suggestions! I really appreciate it!
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Not since he was an infant. There is a family history of hearing loss so
all of the kids were tested right after they were born. They do do a hearing
test at our health screening in school. I never gave that a thought.
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Hi Kay,
I'm the one that mentioned the "Let's Go Learn" program. My school is
playing around with it this summer by having a few students take the assessment
and then work the program. My son is one of the struggling readers that is
involved. So far, I like what I see. We have a 30 day t
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Pat,
Tim Rasinski has some great material on increasing fluency/comprehension. I
heard him speak at the Lakota Reading and Writing Institute (in Ohio) last
month and was quite impressed. He spoke about "voice makes meaning" and
teaching even older kids prosody. He has written several book
Amanda,
I feel that one of the best things that you can do to help a child like that
is to build rapport. This just can't be forced. Take the time to talk to
this student one-on-one about any topic that they might be interested in.
Build their trust and confidence. Start with questions
Lisa,
I love the idea of a signal. I'm going to steal that one!
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My 8th grader and 11th grader are insane for the book. (Actually, so am I)
I would say Jr. High and up. Haven't used it in class yet
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Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to start book clubs in my 5th grade classroom.? I have to say that I
feel overwhelmed and uneasy about "losing control".? Any suggestions on how to
ease into this?? Thanks, Michele
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Thanks for all of the great suggestions for the book clubs! We'll see how
this goes!
Michele
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Susan, I'd love to see your questions. My 5th graders read Shades of Gray,
but they really haven't had a lot of American history yet. I've really
pulled to get some connections for them. I may very well avoid those areas
that
you mentioned but I'm up for the challenge! Thanks! Michele
Sorry, but this is new to me too. Could I have a copy also? Thanks, Michele
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Bill,
My answer to that question is two fold. 1. Reading is a subject at
school. They need to pass tests so the joy of reading a good book "just
because", is getting lost. 2. Our kids are just so scheduled. My daughter
is in
9th grade and involved in sports. (And an honor studen
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