[LIT] Reading Intervention program for middle school

[zlcarter at aol.com]

 I taught intervention this past year and what I found helpful was fluency.? We have a book filled with fluency readings ...mostly non-fiction.? Students would cold read with partners and after timing read the whole text.? the next reading ( the next day ) they would read the passage and take notes (2-col or web) or 3-2-1 . Students would take another timed reading and the last day would do a last timed reading and have a WASL stem question. ( our state assessment).? Students looked forward to this.? I also did a lot of newspaper articles with them ( we are required to teach non-fiction text in our classes and find it ourself). I had smaller classes so I would try to do a subject every three weeks or so on a animal, sport ( students suggested the subjects) and check out twenty books from public library and students would read, take notes and I would have them do some type of project with information. I also taught stem words to improve vocabulary.......

Zoe


 


 

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From: PAltm81324 at aol.com
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Sent: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 3:10 am
Subject: [LIT] Reading Intervention program for middle school










I will be teaching greds 6 and 8 AIS next year. AIS is a response to 
intervention program for kids who have scored a low 2 on our state's assessment 
the 
previous year.? I've taught these same courses this year and I have found the 
kids have very poor vocabulary, fluency issues and their comprehension is 
terrible. The 8th graders really concern me as they are one year from moving 
into a 
highly rigorous high school program. If you were to teach these classes what 
are some things you would do?? How would you set the program up??

Any suggestions on professional books that would be a help in this area?

Thanks

Pat - NY


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