Patricia Kimathi
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:01:29 -0800
PatK On Mar 11, 2010, at 6:03 AM, Kathy Jankins wrote:
Prior to using any program, it is a good idea to read the research on these programs from the independent researchers. The What Works Clearinghouse is government funded and does their own studies on these programs. While Read Naturally is used frequently, I found that it emphasizes speed over comprehension. I had one student who was using Read Naturally in Sp. Ed. and when she read with me she would read so fast, she lost her breath. When I would ask her what she just read, she didn't have a clue. According to the studies at What Works, Read Naturally is "ineffective."Kathy ________________________________ From: "Messmore, Sheila" <sheila_messm...@ipsd.org>To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 4:42:12 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency AMEN!!! Sheila Messmore Longwood Elementary Reading Improvement 630-428-7229 ________________________________________From: mosaic-bounces+sheila_messmore=ipsd....@literacyworkshop.org [mosaic-bounces+sheila_messmore=ipsd....@literacyworkshop.org ] On Behalf Of EDWARD JACKSON [lori_jack...@q.com]Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:35 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] FluencyI think a pretty important part of this discussion has to be how and when such interventions are and should be used. When one of my boys (an above average reader, competent beyond grade level expectations with any measure) was in grade school, the school purchased an intervention and then mandated its use with all students. I raised hell. Sorry, but if I have a headache, we don't all run out and take tylenol!! As we work with kids who are having difficulty with reading, wouldn't it be nice to be able to reach for a tool or strategy...even a program, without feeling compelled to use it with every student. While I might find fault with many of commercial programs, I am willing to concede that there are some children that these programs might reach. For those children, I am equally unwilling to deny the possibility.Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join meTo: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:43 -0500 From: bonner...@aol.com Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] FluencyI have to agree that, for most students, wide reading of "just- right" or even slightly easy text will work wonders. BUT, there is always a small group of kids who need a more explicit intervention, whether we like it or not. I have teachers using Read Naturally and the students do seem to benefit from it and enjoy doing it. The teachers see the pay-off, otherwise they wouldn't continue using it, but every one of them emphasizes that it is only for a small group of students, carefully selected, for whom other things (readers theater, choral reading, etc.) has been unsuccessful.My school has not used this program yet, but another school in our district has tried the Rewards Program. This is for 5-6 grade students, I believe. While the person who implemented the program admits it's not overly stimulating for the students, it did make a difference in their fluency. It is a short-term program done daily. I found some information on the program on the FCRR.org web site (Florida Center for Reading Research).Again, nothing beats tons of reading to build fluency, but for the student who is not a fluent reader, chances are reading has become a chore and something he or she avoids. We have to actively work, using the tools we have to work with, to rebuild their confidence and to help them view themselves as productive readers. I also agree, however, that these fluency interventions need to be a part of a comprehensive instructional program, not something done in isolation!Beth Language Arts Resource Specialist, Title 1 Reading -----Original Message----- From: Deb Butterfield <dbutt...@dkschools.org>To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >Sent: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 9:44 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency We use the Read Naturally program. The students love it.oes anyone know of an intervention program proven to improve fluency in pper elementary grades? Right now we have Soar to Success and Great Leaps. ut, these programs aren't helping our 4th/5th grade fluency. Any ideas?"Yingling" <yingli...@frontiernet.net> 3/9/2010 10:10 PM >>>hanks, enni ______________________________________________ osaic mailing list os...@literacyworkshop.org o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go tottp://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ osaic mailing list os...@literacyworkshop.org o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go tottp://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 tohttp://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 tohttp://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 tohttp://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 tohttp://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org .Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
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