I know you didn't write this to me, but I am butting in, These students are have completed three to four years of Reading First. That is the problem. There is no writing stressed in RF.
I totally understand where you are coming from. I think you are absolutely got them on the right track. They sound like they've been "fonticated (read as: Drilled to death with phonics)" but never taught any reading strategies, except skip it. Nor do they have the idea the little black squiggles in front of them are supposed to make sense. You are doing the best thing for them. You have them for only two weeks? You can do miracles with the reading aloud, thinking aloud. I wouldn't try to do too much. Teach the making sense of print as deeply as you can. See if you can entice them to pick up the books on their own. I taught a class of 3rd graders in a five week summer school four years ago. With just what you're doing, the kids went up at least 5 DRA levels. Three went 15 levels. Hang in there. Don't stress on what you can't do. Smiles Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, let go of what you can't change, kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, have no regrets.. Life's too short to be anything but happy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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.
