Yes. Someone earlier made a statement about not really paying attention to meaning when reading aloud. I know that's sometimes true for me. I have to make myself focus when I read a book together with my husband. I have to stop often to think or talk about what I just read which I don't do as much when I'm reading silently. So, this is making me wonder about the PM Benchmark assessments I've been doing with my grade ones...After they read aloud I notice a detachment in the retelling. They get the main ideas but they don't go very deeply and I get the impression that that was enough. In other words, perhaps from their perspective, reading aloud was sufficient for me to see how well they can read. The reading aloud was effort enough. Don't know. Towards the end of this year I implemented a 10-minute silent reading time in my classroom. A couple of times I had the kids write what they understood about what they had read at the end of the 10 minutes. I feel like I got a lot more comprehending with that activity than when I did the PM Benchmark assessments. This is not the only form of reading assessment I do (I know this is not true for other teachers) so I try to get information about how well they're comprehending through other means. Just thinking out loud. Elisa Waingort Calgary, Canada another PS - I wouldn't be too far from saying a bit more bold statement - Nearly ALL people read more slowly and haltingly when reading aloud, no matter their age
PS Still and all, some kids (and adults) read more slowly and haltingly when reading aloud than when reading silently. Elisa: It very likely is slow and halting during silent reading -- readers who read in a slow an labored way orally, tend to read in a very similar way when reading silently. The relationship between oral and silent reading is very strong. That is why we use oral reading as a way to assess overall reading -- including silent reading. 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. _________________________________________________________________ http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507 _______________________________________________ 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.
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