Renee -- in your note below you say: " If a student cannot reasonably discuss what he/she read, then I would have him/her read to me to see what I could find out."
When you have your student read to you, isn't this using oral reading to assess silent reading performance? 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 Renee Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:00 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Repeated Readings for Fluency - Question for Tim On Jul 11, 2007, at 6:32 PM, RASINSKI, TIMOTHY wrote: > Renee: I admire your focus on comprehension. However, if you have a > student who is having difficulty comprehending, how do you determine > the source of the difficulty? > ..... snip...... > Without knowing the source of the difficulty, instruction to meet the > source of the difficulty is a challenge at best. I never said I don't look for the source of the difficulty. What I said is that I don't use oral reading skills to assess silent reading skills. If a student has a reasonable sense of what he is reading but is not a great oral reader, I do not assume that he/she is not a good silent reader. If a student cannot reasonably discuss what he/she read, then I would have him/her read to me to see what I could find out. But I don't assume that a poor oral reader is a poor silent reader. Here is what I said: > I have never used oral reading skills to assess silent reading. In > fact, I don't "assess" silent reading in the first place. What I assess > is comprehension. If I am required to give students a "score" or > "grade" for fluency or other reading skills/tools, I do it, but not by > choice. > > To me, reading is making meaning. Making meaning is exemplified by how > well a student is able to discuss or write about what he or she has > read. Renee "El fin de toda educacion debe ser seguramente el servicio a otros." ~ Cesar Chavez _______________________________________________ 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.
