Hi Karen, I have not used audio texts on a professional level. However, on a personal level, I have used them with my high school son. We started this strategy when he was in 9th grade at the recommendation of his English teacher. This strategy proved to be effective by allowing my son to keep up with the required reading for class. Needless to say, he was very encouraged by this. We basically used texts that were on cd's that I got from the public library. It took a little work on my part as a parent to locate some of the texts, but it was an investment I was willing to devote time to. Additionally, my son would either follow along in the same book that was being read aloud on cd, or sometimes just listen to the cd without following along. I always made sure to ask him questions and talk with him about what he listened to in order to check his comprehension. The texts we used were mainly narrative and literature based. We didn't use any audio expository texts.
Some books you might want to check out are: Reading Don't Fix No Chevy's (I don't know author) This book is about boys and their struggles in school and with reading. It includes personal stories of middle and high schoolers, and classroom ideas. When Kids Can't Read, What Teachers Can Do-A Guide for teachers 6-12 by Kylene Beers. This book is essential and is filled with strategies, booklist, materials you can print. The book covers comprehension, vocab, fluency, word recognition, and motivation I Won't Read and You Can't Make Me, Reaching Reluctant Teen Readers by Marilyn Reynolds. This book is mainly about Silent Sustained Reading, but includes ideas for choosing books for middle and high schoolers to read, bibliotherapy, and various tricks of the trade. Hope this helps :) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Carol Ramgadoo Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:09 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Audio Texts Hello, After the administration of the QRI, one of my students was diagnosed with a serious discrepancy between his chronological grade level: Eight and his level at which he can read: Five. Since I teach third grade, I became concerned as to what are effective strategies for students in middle schools? Has anyone ever used audio texts as a way of motivating your students to read? _______________________________________________ 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.
