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Urgent Intensive reading ideas needed

by Deb ms/IA

Oct 6, 2010

rincipal came to me today and siad he wants to implement an intensive reading program for the next 5 weeks to get ready for the ITBS. We are a SINA as of now and we do need to get going. Just wish he would have asked for this last may so I could do some research and put together something (oh wait I and the math teacher did suggest this last May!). Now he wants something ready to go next week.

What things have worked for you in terms of getting reading scores up?

Can't take any money or software purchases due to budget cuts.

This is for grades 6-7-8.

I appreciate any and all suggestions.

THANKS! Deb ms/IA

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Bump What levels are the students reading at currently in Gr. 6, 7, 8?

On 10/06/10, Deb ms/IA wrote: > Principal came to me today and siad he wants to implement > an intensive reading program for the next 5 weeks to get > ready for the ITBS. We are a SINA as of now and we do need > to get going. Just wish he would have asked for th...See More

Oct 22, 2010

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Sara On 10/06/10, Deb ms/IA wrote: > Principal came to me today and siad he wants to implement > an intensive reading program for the next 5 weeks to get > ready for the ITBS. We are a SINA as of now and we do need > to get going. Just wish he would have asked for this last > may so I could do some research and put together something >...See MoreOn 10/06/10, Deb ms/IA wrote: > Principal came to me today and siad he wants to implement > an intensive reading program for the next 5 weeks to get > ready for the ITBS. We are a SINA as of now and we do need > to get going. Just wish he would have asked for this last > may so I could do some research and put together something > (oh wait I and the math teacher did suggest this last > May!). Now he wants something ready to go next week. > > What things have worked for you in terms of getting reading > scores up? > > Read aloud every day. If you're not a good expressive reader, get hold of recordings of short stories read by professional readers. [link removed].

Reading scores and reading ability are influenced by kids being read to - not just reading themselves. Most kids don't know how to listen to someone reading to them but get hold of Ray Bradbury's short story collection - those are pretty compelling for your age group. Of course the kids should be reading themselves on a daily basis - anything, even comic books. Reading is reading.

But a pep talk about the reading passages helps too. Kids are baffled by them. Telling them - the reading passages are contrived (and they are of course) which is why they feel hard to read. They don't understand that.

A GREAT exercise is to have them read their own reading passages - a paragraph - and make up five questions about it. Let them exchange paragraphs, read each other's paragraphs and try to answer the questions. Choose a few or even more to use with the class as a whole.

Also tell kids how answers for the reading passages are written. There will always be one answer that's very close to right. One right answer, one answer very close to right put there to trip them up, one half-right answer and one not right answer. Why we don't tell kids that baffles me especially if we want them do well on the test.

Taking these tests is NOT just about honing their actual skills - it's teaching them test-taking skills.

I find having them write their own reading passages serves to decrease their fear of the test and to increase their understanding of what goes into making these tests up. It humanizes the test, in a way, for them and they attack the tests with more confidence and more assurance.

Oct 27, 2010

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Nicole S. SRA READING SUCCESS is a great intensive, research based program to use for a shorter amount of time to help get scores up. It's easy to implement (scripted) and great for grades 4-12. Their are four levels: Foundation, and Levels A, B, C. Do not be fooled that the foundation level is for third graders. The website states this, but it is incorrect....See More

Nov 16, 2010

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