Hi, Tim. Did the attachment 'unattach'?? Thanks.
-----Original Message----- From: Tim Rasinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 27 May 2007 9:02 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] wAndering minds (addendum to my last post) Bill: your comment below reminded me about some research that has been done on the use of songs lyrics for reading, especially reading fluency. Susan Homan, Marie Biggs and myself have done some interesting work in Hillsborough County in Florida where kids were taught lyrics to songs (actually singing the songs), 30 minutes, 3 times a week. In about three months times the students make over a year's gain in fluency and comprehension. Gwynned Ash at Texas State reported similar gains with her Karaoke Club-- children learning to read by singing songs (repeated readings/singings) of songs on a Karaoke machine.? ? I remember singing in school all the time; but less evidence of it every year nowadays. That's too bad. In our reading clinic we sing every day. This summer we will doing a lot of patriotic songs - Grand Old Flag, This Land Is Your Land, God Bless America, On the day before the 4th of July we will gather all our students in our reading clinic outside the building around the flagpole and have a patriotic sing-a-long for the last 30 minutes class. Great way to end the day.... and a lot of good reading takes place too.? ? I am attaching a list of websites I have found that are great repositories for song lyrics for kids. (Remember "Polly Wolly Doodle All day!" :)? ? Happy Memorial Day,? tim? ? ? At 05:04 PM 5/26/2007 -0400, you wrote:? > >? > > I'm reading Do I Really Have to Teach Reading? by Cris Tovani in which she? > > says that teens would rather be lazy than stupid. I asked my students (in? > > one class) if they think that's true. They did. More disappointment.? > > Jan? >? >Here's an idea which won't make them sound stupid:? >? >Have them bring in lyrics to their favorite songs. Have them read them? >aloud to practice fluency and prosody (of course, you have to make sure? >lyrics are okay for school). Then have them explain the song. See if? >students will agree on the interpretations. Since you probably won't be as? >familiar with the songs, they will get to be the teachers. For example, I? >use "So Happy Together" by the Turtles to explain it's about a stalker? >("IMAGINE me and you, I do..."). That gets their attention. I also play? >"Mac the Knife" and "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by the Beatles which are about? >serial killers. It's reading, interpreting, schema, and more!? >? >Bill? >? >? >? >_______________________________________________? >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.? ? Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.? Reading and Writing Center? 404 White Hall? Kent State University? Kent, OH 44242? ? email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 330-672-0649? Cell: 330-962-6251? Fax: 330-672-2025? Informational website: www.timrasinski.com? Professional Development DVD: http://www.roadtocomprehension.com/? _______________________________________________ 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. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. _______________________________________________ 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.
