I like Sharon Taberski's plan...she has two different independent reading times at first. One is children's choice and of course they read different kinds of texts in different ways, e.g. They might read the pictures etc.
The other read is with books at their independent level so there is choice but not total free choice. I highly recommend lTaberski's book On Solid Ground as a must read for new teachers. Sally On 6/22/09 5:46 PM, "Shannon E. O'Donnell" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am a graduate student at Manhattanville College. I am currently taking a > literacy course and as part of my assignment I was asked to subscribe to a > listserv and participate in asking questions pertaining to literacy. One of > our required readings is the book Phonics they Use: Words for Reading and > Writing by, Patricia M. Cunningham. While reading the part about Fluency > Activites in the section about Independent Reading I began to wonder how > independent reading programs can be implmented into younger grades like > kindergarten and first grade. When encouraging students to read by themselves > and to choose their own book, how are teachers able to ensure that they are > reading books that are at their level? If students are not reading their > level of books then how can this type of reading promote fluency when they may > not be understanding the words or storylines? Any suggestions or input would > be very helpful. > _______________________________________________ > 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.
