Would love to hear more about using Garage Band for fluency.
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EDWARD JACKSON
Sent: Thu 3/11/2010 11:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency
If you have Mac's, a program called Garage Band along with a teacher developed
rubric and little teacher planning can do exactly what you describe.
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist
Broken Bow, NE
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> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:34:18 -0500
> From: [email protected]
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> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency
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> I'm jumping in here, but I would like clarification. Are we talking about
> oral fluency? If so, then I would argue that it is not necessary for
> comprehension and does not mean that reading is a chore. I have had fifth
> graders every year that fail fluency tests on the DRA2 but pass
> comprehension at a level above "benchmark" expectations.
>
> That said, I would like to help a couple of kids perform better in oral
> fluency because they feel badly about how poorly they do it. So I am
> looking for a software solution too- I would like one that allows the
> children to read text into a microphone and listen to themselves. Lori, you
> mentioned one that I was looking at, "Read Naturally"...but of course money
> is an issue. Do you find it cost effective and do you have a general idea
> of cost for this program?
> Thanks!
> Maureen
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