So your inner-city first graders are having to take a pencil-paper test answering comprehension questions about a story they have read? Wow! Are you using guided reading ( a la Fountas and Pinnell) or do y'all use the basal? I am asking these questions because I think these things would affect any suggestions I might be able to offer. Mary M.
Tracy Bottrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have been following this list-serv for about a month. There has been a lot of discussion on comprehension startegies, what works and what doesn't. Many of the discussions were aimed at intermediate grade levels and higher. I'm looking for some help in a primary classroom. I teach in an inner-city first grade inclusion classroom. While we teach comprehension startegies such as retelling/summarizing and model question asking techniques about the stroy structure. Our students struggle when it comes to taking an independent reading assessment in the reading series we use. The reading assessment usually consists of 3-4 stories followed by 5-6 comprehension questions for each story. I believe the majority of the problem is the maturity level of first graders. It's hard for most of them to focus on an independent task to begin with. What would be some techniques in instructing them to be better test takers at this age? I only allow them to do one story per day, so that they won't feel overwhelmed. I stress the importance of going back to the story and underlining their answer within the story. I hesistate to have them read aloud to an adult each time because they might not have that support in the following years classroom. Help! I know they are capable of doing better then they do on these assessments. _______________________________________________ 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.
