I don't put too much stock in fluency alone, but here are my thoughts. I think that rereading is a strategy for building fluency but for the purposes of assessment, I believe this should be a cold read.
Lori On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:17:09 EST , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: >I am sorry if this sounds negative but I am trying to get some clarification >on something. My school is a low-performing school that is required to >teach exclusively from the Houghton Mifflin basal. We MUST do a fluency >record >on each child who is not reading at grade level every week. We are the >lowest >level third grade leveled reader passage for the fluency record. Most of my >students being checked weekly are reading at least a grade below. > >My first question is: Should these checks be done after the student has >been exposed to the passages? They are taken directly from the leveled >reader >that we read each week, however, I test most of my students prior to us >reading the leveled reader. My theory was if they were fluent readers, it >shouldn't matter if it is a "cold reading". > >I got a sticky note today telling me that I need to consult with the >literacy coach on fluency strategies since my students fluency is dropping. >Seems >perfectly natural to me since the texts we are reading are becoming more and >more difficult and the vocabulary mose sophiscated. > >What is the point of this weekly recording? It isn't making them better >readers. Is this just a cover your rear type of documentation? > >Help!!!! > >Rosie >_______________________________________________ >Mosaic mailing list >[email protected] >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 [email protected] 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.
