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Make time for reading
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Read and Record
Read and Retell
For students reading pages with multiple sentences and or paragraphs, ask them to read a page to you while you follow along in the text. If your students makes an error, stop them and say, "take a close look at that word". Chances are they will make the correction without any other prompting. Ask them to reread the sentence with the correction. At the end of the page, ask for a quick retell. Your student can practice using transition words like, first, next, then, finally.
What's Happening in Middle School
In the past few weeks we have been activating our background knowledge, through speaking and writing, as well as, learning new vocabulary to support reading the story, The Burrito Man, by Lulu Delacre. It is part of her short story collection about youn Latinos.
Ask your Middle School students about the story, and the following vocabulary words.
- customer
- league
- honor
- vision
- purchased
- relieved
- responds
- assigned
- exclaims
Students in Middle School are Reading to Learn and Writing to Express Their Knowledge.
Our middle school students may not have as many opportunities to read out loud as they did when they were younger, so creating those chances at home can have a positive impact on their fluency and confidence as a reader. Below are some great activites for middle school students to support their fluency.
Writing Legibility
When it comes to composing written work, we are asking students to pull off a very complicated task. Creating a written product requires, decoding, memory, comprehension, synthesis of thought, and fluent hand writing skills. There are foundational writing skills that serve as the scaffolding for communicating through the written word, whether it be writing a story, sending a letter to a grandparent, composing a play and filling out job applications. Even in the day and age of computers, typing and texting, developing our ability to write legibly and efficiently remains a valuable skill.
Check out this video to learn how to use graph paper to help improve legibility.
Timed Repeated Reading
Time your student for one minute. See how far they get in the allotted time. Ask your student to tell you what they read. Help them correct any errors they have made. Time them for a second read. Chances are they got farther the second read. Consider coming back to the same text the next day for a third timed reading.
Read with a friend or a sibling
Reading aloud to someone is the perfect way to practice fluency and fits well with the arts. Reading a book to someone can be compared to bringing a book to life.
- Use a fun voice that engages your listener.
- Add dramatic pauses to create anticipation and excitement.
- Practice ahead of time.
- Think of your reading, as if it was a performance.
- Try and make your friend laugh by changing the tone of your voice.
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