TRT Podcast#5: What do we learn about fluency from the National Reading Panel?
Fluency used to be a neglected skill, but now we know that fluency must be explicitly taught. The question is … how?
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Related links
- The National Reading Panel Report: Practical Advice for Teachers, by Timothy Shanahan
- National Reading Panel’s report
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Allison Lawrence
Thank you! Your materials are a find for me!
Actually, the most difficult stage in my practice is revision and editing. I don’t know why kids don’t like to do this so much. This is a key stage in learning how to write correctly, but in fact, I rarely see a child consciously trying to find errors. Perhaps I should try to change the approach to “fix three mistakes, and I will do the rest”.
I also really liked the stage of publication as a presentation of what was written to the public. It teaches children how to present their work. Great! I’ve never thought about how important the look of what is written can be.
Anna G
Thanks so much for listening, Allison! I agree that revising is a tough one. It really helps to do a lot of modeling so they see how natural this can be.
Reyna
I really enjoyed reading your transcript for the writing videos. I especially loved the idea of giving kids a pencil with no eraser. I also have some students that write a few sentences and before you know it, they have erased everything on their page. ☹️
Anna G
Yes, I’ve been there! It also helps to model crossing out when you are writing in front of your students.
Yan
Dear Anna,
I enjoyed reading your transcript for the writing video. Thanks! Looking forward to previous and future videos. Keep it up!
Best regards,
Yan
Anna G
Thank you so much, Yan!
Colleen
Hi,
Thanks you so much for all of your wonderful resources!
I am beginning to create readers for children based on my structured literacy program and I am wondering where you find the ‘clip art’ that use in your resources? Where can I find pictures to use for the readers? Is there copyright around using these? Do I have to create my own illustrations?
I am going to sell these, however the entire profit will be donated back to the school I teach at.
Thank-you,
Colleen Earle
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
Kingston, ON, Canada
Anna G
You can usually purchase clip art on Teachers Pay Teachers that can be used commercially. That’s where I buy mine; just be sure to check the terms of use. 🙂