Thank you, Tim. I am saving your email as a bit of supportive evidence as I used song lyrics always, along with poetry, as shared reading and saw consistent improvements in fluency.
Lori On 6/24/07 11:47 AM, "RASINSKI, TIMOTHY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As long as the singer has the written lyrics in front of her or him, she/he is > reading. I have an article coming out in Reading Psychology this fall that > showed over a year's improvement in reading fluency and achievement among > struggling readers as a result of 3 months of an intervention program that > focused on students learning to sing. > > tr > > > Timothy Rasinski > 404 White Hall > Kent State University > Kent, OH 44242 > 330-672-0649 > Cell -- 330-962-6251 > FAX 330-672-2025 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > informational website: www.timrasinski.com > professional development DVD: http://www.roadtocomprehension.com/ > <https://exchange.kent.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.roadtocomprehe > nsion.com/> > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Olga Reynolds > Sent: Sun 6/24/2007 11:24 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] read aloud > > > > Thanks from the bottom of my heart for all the input > on Read Alouds. > > I will let you know how the sessions turn out and feed > back! > > Along the lines of this thread--I had a disagreement > with my husband when I mentioned that I thought > singing was a form of reading aloud. This though cam > to me after reading Ginger's "from the heart and the > brain" and how reading has to be evoke emotions. He > disagreees. > > I absolutely learn so much from ya'll!! > > Olga > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> For me I feel so sad when I observe teachers reading >> aloud fast. I wish >> teachers would SLOW DOWN and let the listeners fall >> into the story. They >> need space to do that. I don't think slow equals >> boring if you read with >> intonation. Help the kids savor the words. >> Ginger >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ 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.
