Rosie-- I am behind on my emails and I do not know what kind of response you have already gotten--but I just had to respond.
You are right! There is not point of the weekly fluency checks--that is--no point UNLESS you are using the information you have gained about the children's reading styles and struggles to inform your instruction. The point of the fluency checks is so that you can figure out that Susie struggles with derivational endings and Johnny can decode the words but because his expression and non-use of punctuation tells you that he doesn't understand what he is reading. That way you can taylor your guided reading instruction to their needs. Now I agree that once a week--you are not going to see major gains. But, if you use the information you get from the fluency checks to drive your instruction you will see positive gains over time. Mary Anne ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. _______________________________________________ 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.
