On Mar 14, 2010, at 10:43 AM, jan sanders wrote:
Why do people (is it the "program makers") link speed with fluency?
To me, fluency is cadence, and reading so it sounds like we talk.
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who talks fast? They
make me tired. It is not normal. I never used any bought program,
but rather had children read like we talk. They would tape
themselves and listen, then reread the same passage if it needed
more work. Also, many times students struggle with fluency because
they are reading above their independent level, usually their
instructional level, and they have "work" to do with the text.
Another point... there are times when I read aloud when I don't have
a clue what I read. My brain was not engaged in the meaning of the
words, I just read them out loud.
Jan
"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about
learning how to dance in the rain." BJ Gallagher
From: [email protected]
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:22:10 -0500
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fluency
In a message dated 3/10/2010 11:59:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Could you give me a reference for that research?
So I'm behind on email, but don't see a response. I find often that
something that is supposedly "supported by lots of research," is
kind of like the
telephone game. Everyone has heard that there is, but no one quite
can
pinpoint it. Just the fact that people say there is research makes
it so? I
agree with Maureen. I have seen a lot of evidence that often
students who read
slowly and methodically with prosidy, rereading and thinking
carefully,
are way better at comprehension than those who are trying to beat
the egg
timer.
Nancy
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