Renee Yes of course I agree entirely! Smile. sally
On 3/10/08 4:45 PM, "Renee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sally, > > Not only do I not believe there is an "accurate" reading level, I am > very suspect of "grade level" materials in the first place. :-) > > Renee > > On Mar 10, 2008, at 1:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I have a question that has been bothering me. How many on this list >> believe there is any such thing as an "accurate" reading level. It is >> always iffy in my mind. Depends so much on the schema people bring to >> a >> reading and the interest and engagement. And in my experience kids >> read >> at different levels depending ont hings like genre. So to act as if >> there is anything like "accurate" is not possible. So administrators >> who want "levels" every 6 weels have no understanding of what reading >> really is - right? Just wondering if others believe as I do. >> In mymind it is not an objective number EVER (except as a particular >> score on a particular occasion with a particular text and a particular >> reader)and certainly thinking there would be meaningful change in 6 >> weeks on such a score is also crazy. Now I know the number crunchers >> will believe they are getting numbers worth crunching but.....???? >> >> >> It is not that we can't get a broad general level - a place to start. >> But it would have to be considered along with information on the >> reader's experience with different kinds of texts, interests and >> expertise and so on. But one "level" alone also can't stand for >> reading >> across topics and genres anyway. >> >> >> Sally >> >> >> >>> I agree with you regarding STAR. Using this will only provide a >>> level, and not a very accurate one at that. >>> Jill Waldrep Wadkins >>> Academic Coach >>> Sanders Intermediate School >>> 770.819.2568 ext. 223 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> > "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that > matter." > ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
