[MOSAIC] fluency

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Another one I wanted to share with you!  I think Jack silently reading by himself in bed is a great activity for him!

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Bill Roberts" <krober15 at tampabay.rr.com>
> Part of the problem is not how well they read ORALLY, but how they read in 
> their heads.  I've been keeping data for years and I find that the ones who 
> can't comprehend well, but read aloud well, read SLOWER in their heads.  The 
> ones who can't read fluently out loud and comprehend it, read as slowly in 
> their heads as they do orally.  Doing time drills where they silently read 
> helps....had one kid this year go from about 100 words a minute to 300 a 
> minute and went from late 2nd grade level to almost 6th.  He still reads 
> aloud slowly, but in his head he's a reading maniac! (Had 156 AR points last 
> 9 weeks!)
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Laura Cannon" <lcannon at satx.rr.com>
> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" 
> <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 12:44 AM
> Subject: [MOSAIC] fluency
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > I think that each teacher really just needs to know his/her students and
> > then determine if fluency is going to determine instructional or 
> > independent
> > levels.
> >
> >
> >
> > I agree completely with this-some children will never read fluently orally
> > but their comprehension is good.  I think comprehension is the most
> > important factor in determining reading level.  The other extreme is very
> > fluent readers whose comprehension is minimal.
> >
> > Laura C
> >
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