What are the H.E.LP.S. passages? Sue Maiers [email protected] - school [email protected] - phone, everywhere
"While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us." -Benjamin Franklin Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:50:08 -0400 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] fluency measures I have been using the H.E.L.P.S. downloadable free passages for fluency practice for my EC students. The process is for repeat readings only and has a short comprehension piece through recall. It's a good tool to help students who struggle with fluency. They can chart their own progress, and it is very easy to use if you have volunteers that can help. I have a retired teacher who likes to come in 2-3 times per week for 90 minutes. she can see up to 5 students in that time individually. Every child has their own one-on-one time. It is under research and trainings are available. Non-profit, and all materials costs and training amounts go back into literacy programming. Confidence, word fluency, and phrasing/intonation is modeled and practiced. Warm reads help kids, not necessarily assessors. Who are we really trying to help? Donna Petree Exceptional Children's Program Germanton Elementary School Email Disclaimer: Please be advised that the contents of this message and any reply may be subject to disclosure under North Carolina law. This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be privileged, confidential, or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified that any use, copying, or distribution of this communication, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message and any attachments without retaining a copy. This communication does not constitute consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. ________________________________ From: mosaic-bounces+donna.petree=stokes.k12.nc...@literacyworkshop.org on behalf of Dear Sent: Tue 10/11/2011 10:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] fluency measures Hi Mary, I guess I would ask what information would be gained by doing a warm read. If you have the students preview the passage before hand will you be getting a true glimpse of how they approach text independently? I believe a warm read is appropriate if you are asking students to read aloud text aloud in front of their classmates. I think we educators are under a lot of pressure to prove that kids are making progress. I always try to ask myself" "What is the value in what I am doing? How will it benefit me and the students?" Sandy -----Original Message----- From: Conner-Righter, Mary <[email protected]> To: Mosaic <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 12:57 am Subject: [MOSAIC] fluency measures Just a question...We use DIBELS oral reading fluency passages to measure students' reading rate in grades 1 and 2. These readings are considered 'cold' reads because the students do not preview or practice the passage. We also have district assessments which include a fluency/rate passage for grades 1-4. The discussion has come up that perhaps we should do a 'warm' read with these passages to compare to the DIBELS - for grades 1 and 2. I read in the posts that there are many different assessment products being used in schools. Are the fluency measures mostly done as cold or warm reads? I also wonder if the fluency rubrics such as Hasbrouck and Tindel or Shinn have been normed on cold or warm reads. It seems it would be important to assess according to how the rubric was normed. Thank you for any input, Mary _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
