Kim -- you're right silent reading is faster than oral reading. Silent reading also is correlated with oral reading -- kids who read more quickly orally are also the ones who read more quickly silently, and kids who reading more slowly orally also read more slowly when reading silently. My point is that we can reliably judge and infer silent reading rates by looking at oral reading rates.
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 7:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Repeated Readings for Fluency - Question for Tim Silent reading rates are supposed to be faster than oral rates. There are norms set for that too...I know the QRI 4 has them. The ranges are wide to allow for students to adjust their rates when they meet challenging texts. Jennifer Maryland In a message dated 7/9/2007 6:03:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: However, since most of the reading we do in life is silent, and if fluency needs to be that important, timing a silent read makes great sense. I just don't know how you would differentiate that from testing...especially with the pressure involved. KIm ************************************** 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.
