I've barely skimmed Altwerger's new book, Reading Fluency-Process, Practice, and Policy and I am so impressed already. I'm ready to start reading it soon. Anyway, for now, I've garnered this: their recommendation for a tool to assess fluency = regular, basic, ordinary, had-it-for-a-long-time miscue analysis.
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:46:32 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] assessments> > How about a > tool rather than a website? One of our schools has purchased the new Fountas > and Pinnell calcualators avaialable from Heinneman allow teacher to easily > calculate WPM as long as they KNOW the number of words in the passage. I > think this, in combination with reasonable conversations about other > equally--if not more important--conversations about fluency (phrasing, > expression, accuary)--has the power to really bring fluency into natural > discussion in classrooms.> > Lori> > ----- Original message -----> From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 2008, 16 > Of January 11:07> Subject: [MOSAIC] assessments> > > Does anyone have a good > and free online source for fluency or vocabulary assessments? I am sharing a > lot of the comprehension assessments from the mosaic homepage but I want > people to be aware of the impact fluency and vocab can have on comprehension. > I already know about DIBELS...I am looking for something new and fresh to > share with teachers on Friday.> > jennifer> > > > > > -----Original > Message-----> > From: Susan Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > To: Mosaic: A > Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]>> > > Sent: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 9:58 am> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] character unit of > study> > > > > > > > Thanks to all for their suggestions. I found a great > website that lists > > books for different strategies. Check it out! > fcrta.net/index.html.> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lisa Szyska" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email > Group" > > <[email protected]>> > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 > 4:43 PM> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] character unit of study> > > > > > > Can't > think of any picture books right now, but two> > > chapter books that are fun > for read aloud or lit> > > circle: The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates and > Otherwise> > > Known as Sheila the Great.> > > lisa> > > 2/3 IL> > > --- > Susan Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > >> > >> My 3rd grade team will be > focusing on a unit on> > >> character. We will be looking at traits > supported> > >> by evidence,> > >> how characters change over time.> > >> I > am looking for a list of picture books that> > >> support this unit.> > >> We > have compiled a list for strong characters> > >> Crow Boy, Brave Irene, The > Summer My Father was Ten> > >> Dr. Desoto> > >> For change> > >> Angel For > Solomon Singer, Weslandia. Does anyone> > >> have a list or site that would > help us with this?> > >> Thanks> > >> Susan> > >> > _______________________________________________> > >> 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.> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and> > > know-it-all with Yahoo! 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