I've been reading and learning from this site for about a year now and have loved all the information and comments I've gleaned. I'm a reading specialist in a well to do district, working with 4th & 5th grade readers who, for the most part, have fluency down but have enormous trouble understanding what they've read. We use Fountas and Pinnel as our "bible" and the interventionists are expected to use guided reading to help the students get up to speed. I feel that the kids get the guided reading in the classroom and that hasn't worked, so I need to use something else. I was a reading recovery teacher as well as middle school intervention which was skills based. What do you other interventionists use for upper primary kids? Also- our teachers (and I) feel that if there's one thing the kids have trouble with, it's inferring. Anyone else agree? By the way- I've been using the Strategies that Work but seem to have trouble getting the kids to the point of independently using them-any others have ideas? thanks- Michelle 4/5 NY _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
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