http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/fluency?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "fluency" on Netvouz http://cri.cps.k12.il.us/pdf/Literacy_Handbook.pdf This resource from the Chicago Reading Initiative provides very explicit guidance for the components of their literacy framework. It defines a strategy, what the teacher does, what the students do and what an observer is looking for. Rubrics for age-appropriate evaluations are included. jgordon Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:21:51 GMT http://cri.cps.k12.il.us/pdf/Literacy_Handbook.pdf This resouce is part of the Chicago Reading Initiative. It explains many specific strategies for Word Knowledge, Fluency, Comprehension and Writing. It explains what students would do, what the teacher would do and what the evaluator would look for. Chicago Public S jgordon Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:24:30 GMT http://www.darien61.org:16080/~kwahlund/Site/FvESL/FvESL.html At Fairview School, the ESL students have worked very hard to complete dual language books. The students wrote stories in their native language and in English. Click on the links to the books below to read and listen to their stories. Literacy > ELLs (See ESL section also) jgordon Mon, 14 May 2007 20:28:48 GMT http://www.wce.wwu.edu/Depts/SPED/Forms/Kens%20Readings/Vocabulary/Vocab%20Rethinking%20English%20lang%20instruction%20Dutro%202002.pdf Susana Dutro and Carrol Mora (Chapter draft for English Learners Ed. by Garcia) The authors us an architectural metaphor to lay out a blueprint that outlines how to conceptualize an ELD program, how to design instruction, and how to teach English for academic purposes. Excellent explanation of function, form and fluency as well as the "bricks" and "mortar" for vocabulary. English as a New Language > Sheltered Instruction (Teaching Content to ELLs) jgordon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:31:22 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9098&r=sb071213 Debbie Diller It may be a little tricky explaining what fluency is to a group of third-graders; but they can recognize it when they hear it. Working with teacher Lisa Gregory's students in their Houston, Texas, classroom, Debbie introduces the concept of fluency and gives them a rubric so they can self-assess and score their fluency on a four-step scale. To help students become conscious of what fluent and not-so fluent readers sound like, Debbie reads passages, modeling the four levels of fluency contained in the rubric. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > VIDEOs and DVDs jgordon Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:45:21 GMT http://cri.cps.k12.il.us/pdf/Literacy_Handbook.pdf This resource from the Chicago Reading Initiative provides very explicit guidance for the components of their literacy framework. It defines a strategy, what the teacher does, what the students do and what an observer is looking for. Rubrics for age-appropriate evaluations are included. Literacy jgordon Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:03:47 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9054&r=sb070302 New from Debbie Diller! Browse entire book. Making the Most of Small Groups will help you get organized, form groups, and differentiate instruction as you teach comprehension, fluency, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary. It's filled with practical tips, lessons, and templates you can use immediately in the classroom. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:16:38 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9054&r=sb070302 Browse the entire book online. Debbie Diller "will help you get organized, form groups, and differentiate instruction as you teach comprehension, fluency, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary. It's filled with practical tips, lessons, and templates you can use immediately in the classroom." Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Differentiating Instruction jgordon Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:28:55 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8985&r=sb060608 Review entire book online.Max and Gayle Brand have worked together with students and colleagues over many years to discover the most effective whole-class, small-group, and individual strategies and activities for building both reading and writing fluency. They link all this work to the most current research on fluency, taking readers into the daily routines of their classrooms. ASCD rec. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Sun, 11 Jun 2006 01:06:19 GMT http://books.google.com/books?id=Oc-X4Vf8c3IC&pg=PA172&lpg=PA172&dq=research+narrow+readings&source=bl&ots=E026r2SFO2&sig=0gWWxFxAF3oIH7b3wq5GgFSoXmI&hl=en&ei=eletSbvwFaH0MpnItOoE&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPA13,M1 By S. Jay Samuels, Alan E. Farstrup Ed. Research and Theories jgordon Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:27:58 GMT