Does anyone have a letter that they use with parents explaining
fluency and how they can help their children practice fluency at
home. I have practice passages, just need a letter.
PatK
On Oct 13, 2011, at 4:58 AM, Donna Petree wrote:
The Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) author:
John Begeny;
A program designed to improve student's reading fluency.
Raleigh, NC.
Research based, keeps records, students enjoy.
Materials can be downloaded for free or can be purchased for $45.
Requires page protectors, 2-3 ring binders, silent timer (I use my F
& P timer) and a dry erase marker to utilize materials. The $45
option provides all the materials needed. I put my own together. It
took a bit of time, paper, ink, and the page protectors.
Die, stars and prizes help motivate younger students for 15
successful reads.
Serves grades 1-4, older student materials are being put together
now. I place students based upon individual goals and needs, so a
fifth grader reading at a third grade level would start at level 3
and move up. There are 100 passages to work with. Not the end all
for the five components of reading, but certainly accessible and
addresses fluency issues.
Start up cost under $100.00, 12-14 min. per contact, 2-3 times per
week, one-on-one reading.
Can be used by a volunteer.
helpsprogram.org
Donna Petree
Exceptional Children's Program
Germanton Elementary School
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From: mosaic-bounces+donna.petree=stokes.k12.nc...@literacyworkshop.org
on behalf of Sue Bruns Maiers
Sent: Wed 10/12/2011 4:08 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] fluency measures
What are the H.E.LP.S. passages?
Sue Maiers
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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:50:08 -0400
From: [email protected]
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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
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on behalf of Dear
Sent: Tue 10/11/2011 10:07 AM
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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
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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
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