Susan Pennock
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:35:10 -0800
Would love to hear more about using Garage Band for fluency.
-----Original Message----- From: mosaic-bounces+spennock=acboe....@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of EDWARD JACKSON Sent: Thu 3/11/2010 11:56 AM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency If you have Mac's, a program called Garage Band along with a teacher developed rubric and little teacher planning can do exactly what you describe. Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:34:18 -0500 > From: mobil...@optonline.net > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency > > I'm jumping in here, but I would like clarification. Are we talking about > oral fluency? If so, then I would argue that it is not necessary for > comprehension and does not mean that reading is a chore. I have had fifth > graders every year that fail fluency tests on the DRA2 but pass > comprehension at a level above "benchmark" expectations. > > That said, I would like to help a couple of kids perform better in oral > fluency because they feel badly about how poorly they do it. So I am > looking for a software solution too- I would like one that allows the > children to read text into a microphone and listen to themselves. Lori, you > mentioned one that I was looking at, "Read Naturally"...but of course money > is an issue. Do you find it cost effective and do you have a general idea > of cost for this program? > Thanks! > Maureen > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://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 to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned by MCI Managed Email Content Service, using Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. For more information on MCI's Managed Email Content Service, visit http://www.mci.com. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned by MCI Managed Email Content Service, using Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. For more information on MCI's Managed Email Content Service, visit http://www.mci.com. ______________________________________________________________________
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