AMEN!!! Sheila Messmore Longwood Elementary Reading Improvement 630-428-7229 ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of EDWARD JACKSON [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency
I think a pretty important part of this discussion has to be how and when such interventions are and should be used. When one of my boys (an above average reader, competent beyond grade level expectations with any measure) was in grade school, the school purchased an intervention and then mandated its use with all students. I raised hell. Sorry, but if I have a headache, we don't all run out and take tylenol!! As we work with kids who are having difficulty with reading, wouldn't it be nice to be able to reach for a tool or strategy...even a program, without feeling compelled to use it with every student. While I might find fault with many of commercial programs, I am willing to concede that there are some children that these programs might reach. For those children, I am equally unwilling to deny the possibility. Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:43 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency > > > I have to agree that, for most students, wide reading of "just-right" or even > slightly easy text will work wonders. BUT, there is always a small group of > kids who need a more explicit intervention, whether we like it or not. I > have teachers using Read Naturally and the students do seem to benefit from > it and enjoy doing it. The teachers see the pay-off, otherwise they wouldn't > continue using it, but every one of them emphasizes that it is only for a > small group of students, carefully selected, for whom other things (readers > theater, choral reading, etc.) has been unsuccessful. > > My school has not used this program yet, but another school in our district > has tried the Rewards Program. This is for 5-6 grade students, I believe. > While the person who implemented the program admits it's not overly > stimulating for the students, it did make a difference in their fluency. It > is a short-term program done daily. I found some information on the program > on the FCRR.org web site (Florida Center for Reading Research). > > Again, nothing beats tons of reading to build fluency, but for the student > who is not a fluent reader, chances are reading has become a chore and > something he or she avoids. We have to actively work, using the tools we > have to work with, to rebuild their confidence and to help them view > themselves as productive readers. I also agree, however, that these fluency > interventions need to be a part of a comprehensive instructional program, not > something done in isolation! > > Beth > Language Arts Resource Specialist, Title 1 Reading > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deb Butterfield <[email protected]> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 9:44 am > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency > > > We use the Read Naturally program. The students love it. > >>> "Yingling" <[email protected]> 3/9/2010 10:10 PM >>> > oes anyone know of an intervention program proven to improve fluency in > pper elementary grades? Right now we have Soar to Success and Great Leaps. > ut, these programs aren't helping our 4th/5th grade fluency. Any ideas? > hanks, > enni > > ______________________________________________ > osaic mailing list > [email protected] > o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > ttp://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ > osaic mailing list > [email protected] > o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > ttp://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. _______________________________________________ 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.
