Maxine: As you can probably tell, I am a nut about poetry, readers theater and other authentic performance material for developing fluency.
However, rereading for the purpose of deepening understanding is certainly an authentic purpose. Just yesterday, I found myself reading and rereading the 3 page letter I received from the IRS -- repeated reading for authentic reasons? Yes! :) Best wishes, 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/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 6:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Repeated Readings for Fluency - Question for Tim Dr. Rasinski, I appreciate so much being able to talk to you directly. My first issue in reading all of the Mosaic responses and questions concerns the definition of fluency from your perspective. Secondly, I would like to talk about a child that I work with. She is entering fourth grade. She reads (DRA level 28) She reads with meaning on a literal level, but needs guidance and support with inference. Her decoding is in many cases hesitant. I have found that rereading is very helpful, but the rereading we do is not necessarily authentic. I just explain to her that by rereading something, she will become a more fluent reader and she does it and does it well. She appears to feel really good about rereading something better each time she does it. How important is it for rereading to be for authentic purposes such as reader's theater etc.? If a child understands the purpose, isn't that enough? Thank you, Maxine ************************************** See what's free at http://www.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. _______________________________________________ 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.
