Yes, you say it better than I did! S..
On 6/22/09 6:47 PM, "Ljackson" <[email protected]> wrote: > First, there is far, far more to reading than fluency and allowing children > opportunities to interact with print and illustrations that are not an exact > match is not a bad thing, provided they also have time to spend reading and > rereading those texts which are more supportive of helping them break the > code. Teachers can monitor reading through conferring and running records. In > my own classroom, we simply had two different reading times--one to explore > print through approximation, shared reading, picture reading and so on and one > that focused children specifically on books they could access with little > support. Children can and do learn to access print at different levels because > their teachers teach them how through modeling and demonstrations lessons. > > Lori Jackson > District Literacy Coach and Mentor > Todd County School District > Box 87 > Mission SD 5755 > > ----- Original message ----- > From: Shannon E. O'Donnell <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, June 22, 2009 6:47 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] Independent Reading > >> 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
