I see children who have been testing at this level since mid-second grade and are now third and fourth graders.
Lori On 2/2/09 2:52 PM, "mary mullin" <laxmom...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lori, > What grades are the students flatlining at Level 20-24? In my class (I teach > 1st/2nd in a 2 yr. loop) I let kids have a mix of leveled, "just right" > books, picture books, nonfiction and poetry in their book boxes. In the > morning the kids have free choice, I just hope they might put the book back > in the right bin! During DEAR time I say 1-2 just right books in 1st grade > and then free choice. I let the kids go shopping from my leveled books and I > try and make sure they have a 7-15 just right books and then their other > picks. Our librarian supports a combination of just right and free choice > too. The only time I try to direct a child to pick books closer to their > level is in 2nd grade and the child wants to read a chapter book (with few > illustrations) and they are still at level 12/14 or below. I love Pioneer > Valley books because they have books at those levels that look like chapter > books and then the kids feel excited that they are in chapter books too. I > think it's important to honor their choice and provide a good mix. I must > say the most popular books for my boys are Calvin & Hobbes cartoon > books...I've had to replace them after every loop. My son learned to read > using Calvin and 20 years later boys still love them! He refuses to let me > bring his books in! mary > > , Ljackson <ljack...@gwtc.net> wrote: > >> >> It has been my task, as of late, to review children who have 'flat-lined' >> as readers--children stuck in basic and below basic categories over the >> course of two or more years. What I am notice that many, many of these >> children achieve a reading level of 20-24, as determined by DRA2 >> assessments, and then they level out, stuck in a holding pattern or one of >> only minimal acceleration > > > >> I truly believe that the use of leveled readers provides teachers an >> important tool but that we have emptied the classroom tool boxes in some >> cases, and that when this is the only tool in the box, there will be many >> children left behind. >> >> >> Lori Jackson >> District Literacy Coach and Mentor >> Todd County School District >> Box 87 >> Mission SD 5755 >> >> ----- Original message ----- >> From: Janice Friesen <jani...@jfriesen.net> >> To: Special Chat List for \To Understand: New Horizons in >> ReadingComprehension\ <understand@literacyworkshop.org> >> Date: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:33 AM >> Subject: Re: [Understand] Chapter six? >> >>> I am really curious about this question. Now that SO much reading is >>> done online it is harder to "level" the reading and find just the >>> right sites with the right reading level for the kids. A friend of >>> mine with lots of classroom experience said that when she started >>> using the Internet kids read what they were really interested in and >>> that they stretched to read passages that she would have thought too >>> high for them. What do you experience with your classes? >>> >>> Janice >>> >>>> On page 149 Ellin argues for a more "moderate approach to book >>>> selection." >>>> She says she understands how students who consistently read things >>>> that are too >>>> easy or too hard can lose interest in reading but also believes that >>>> readability formulas are very limited in utility and do not >>>> account for student >>>> schema and interest. What are your views on book selection and how >>>> do you handle >>>> this in your classroom? What is your belief system and how do you >>>> use what >>>> you believe to make decisions about what reading materials you use? >>> >>> Janice Friesen >>> jani...@jfriesen.net >>> >>> "An adult can't expect to teach a 6 year old how to >>> swim without getting wet." >>> >>> We can't expect to effectively prepare students for their future >>> education, >>> career, civic and personal activities without fully embracing Web 2.0 in >>> schools. >>> >>> Quote from Nancy Willard in email >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Understand mailing list >>> Understand@literacyworkshop.org >>> >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Understand mailing list >> Understand@literacyworkshop.org >> >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Understand mailing list > Understand@literacyworkshop.org > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ Understand mailing list Understand@literacyworkshop.org http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/understand_literacyworkshop.org
