Having teenagers in the house is sometimes (and I stress sometimes) a plus.
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > From: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:44 -0800 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency > > Lori, I'm impressed. I haven't quite figure out Garage Band yet. I > keep forgetting it's on my computer. > > Renee > > On Mar 12, 2010, at 1:08 PM, EDWARD JACKSON wrote: > > > > > We used Garage Band as a learning station/center in lots of > > classrooms. Students had a rubric that could be used for self- > > assessment or peer assessment. Very simple (numerical ratings for > > older kids and smiley faces for younger kids). Kids recorded > > themselves using a sand timer (I think most teachers were using 3 > > minute timers), then listened and self-assessed. We did not do word > > counts. > > > > > > Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist > > Broken Bow, NE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > > Join me > > > >> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:22:59 -0500 > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency > >> > >> Would love to hear more about using Garage Band for fluency. > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] on > >> behalf of EDWARD JACKSON > >> Sent: Thu 3/11/2010 11:56 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > >> Join me > >> > >>> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:34:18 -0500 > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency > >>> > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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. > >> > >> > >> _____________________________________________________________________ > >> _ > >> This e-mail has been scanned by MCI Managed Email Content Service, > >> using Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. 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