tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793320162625614738.post4294699581040533872..comments2024-03-28T05:00:22.876-04:00Comments on Krazy Kuehner Days: Read Naturally ReviewMommyKuehnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00896519061550935432noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793320162625614738.post-13249805324796424872012-02-29T16:11:14.123-05:002012-02-29T16:11:14.123-05:00Mommy Kuehner,
Congratulations on your children’s...Mommy Kuehner,<br /><br />Congratulations on your children’s success with Read Live and thank you for your review. <br /><br />As you know the research proven Read Naturally strategy combines the three powerful strategies of teacher modeling, repeated reading and progress monitoring.<br /><br />Teacher Modeling<br />With teacher modeling, a proficient reader models good, correct reading for a less able reader. In Read Naturally, students read along while listening to a recording of a fluent reader. This helps students learn new words and encourages proper pronunciation, expression, and phrasing.<br /><br />Repeated Reading<br />Repeated reading is another strategy that research has shown improve fluency. In Read Naturally, students practice reading a story until they can read it at a predetermined goal rate. Mastering a story helps students build fluency and confidence.<br /><br />Progress Monitoring<br />Daily monitoring of students progress has also been shown to improve student achievement. Students become more involved in the learning process, and teachers remain aware of each student’s progress. In Read Naturally, students monitor their progress by graphing the number of words read correctly before practicing and then again after practicing. The graph shows the students’ progress, motivating them to continue to read and improve.<br /><br />One of the advantages of the audio support during the read along phase is that it makes it possible to place a student above their instructional level and consequently be exposed to more difficult text. For example, a fourth grade student whose instructional level is 2.5 can typically be placed in level 3.0 or 3.5 in Read Naturally.<br /><br />Once placed, a student is usually given a goal rate of 30 to 40 words correct per minute (WCPM) above his cold timing during the placement. For example, if a student reads 60 WCPM in level 3.5 during placement his goal rate would be 90 to 100 WCPM. In order to pass, the student must meet four criteria (reach goal rate, 3 or fewer errors, read with good expression and answer all the questions correctly).<br /><br />Since the student is operating in Read Naturally above their instructional level, they are going to need to reread the passage a number of times in order to achieve mastery and be able to meet the four criteria to pass.<br /><br />Tom Ihnot<br />CEOTom Ihnothttp://www.readnaturally.comnoreply@blogger.com