Only if we believe it to be true--and I have a lifetime of teaching experience which says "It ain't so."
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 _________________________________________________________________ Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in one place! http://maps.live.com/?wip=69&FORM=MGAC01 _______________________________________________ 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.
