Lori, Which is what I have going on with one student right now. He's in fourth grade and miscues on many many words. He knows the words, but is blasting through when he reads and miscues on the most basic sight words. His reading is choppy and unconnected. Then he starts guessing like crazy on the more difficult words instead of using his decoding skills. This is with a first grade level text. But when we go back and read the words in isolation, he gets them right every time. His retell is sparse, relating mostly to the first or last sentence in the first or last paragraph. With as many miscues as he has it's amazing he can retell at all.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/27/2007 8:23:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: but I would worry if a child at upper levels was guessing. Hey Lori, We're friends so I can pick on you! : ) What is the difference between a "good guess" and a "brilliant miscue?" Nancy Who often guesses herself. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _______________________________________________ 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. Joy/NC/4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org --------------------------------- Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. _______________________________________________ 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.
