tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post315746002899026543..comments2023-11-02T08:53:14.843-07:00Comments on Teaching in the Valley: Next School Year...Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507306119644086592noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post-10678725823910522582013-05-31T07:31:14.011-07:002013-05-31T07:31:14.011-07:00Congratulations on finishing your first year. I&#...Congratulations on finishing your first year. I'm going to check out the fluency ideas. I had a little guy who had a fluency in the teens in 1st grade in December...yikes. He improved considerably by the end of the year, but it was a struggle.<br />Tammy<br /><a href="http://primaryparadise.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Primary Paradise</a>Primary Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690845754981093221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post-44568809333414595402013-05-29T20:26:10.015-07:002013-05-29T20:26:10.015-07:00I'm going to your blog right now! Thanks for s...I'm going to your blog right now! Thanks for sharing!<br />Liz<br />Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507306119644086592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post-30309864398168391272013-05-29T19:19:16.538-07:002013-05-29T19:19:16.538-07:00Congrats on surviving your first year! I also tea... Congrats on surviving your first year! I also teach first grade and LOVE it!<br /> Fluency is very important, but retaining over it alone? Try one minute reads with some of your slowest reads. My kiddos also love performing Reader's Theatre scripts and LOVE LOVE the Poems for 2 people. Check out my post here.<br />http://www.myheartbelongsinfirst.blogspot.com/2012/05/you-read-to-me-ill-read-to-you-fluency.html<br />:)<br />Tamera<br />P.S. If you tame the Paper Monster, please share!Tamera Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846520728642668707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post-31052718337723523342013-05-29T08:59:03.727-07:002013-05-29T08:59:03.727-07:00Thanks Jennifer! I am going to check those our rig...Thanks Jennifer! I am going to check those our right now!<br />LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507306119644086592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post-48543128735814115802013-05-28T16:52:59.782-07:002013-05-28T16:52:59.782-07:00I would recommend any of the books by Tim Rasinski...I would recommend any of the books by Tim Rasinski for fluency. I did my master's thesis on fluency and he was the ultimate resource. You can also visit www.gigglepoetry.com for some great silly poems to improve fluency that the kids really love. Good luck!<br /><br />Jennifer<br /><b><i><a href="http://mrslaffinslaughings.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mrs. Laffin's Laughings</a></i></b><br /><br />Jennifer Laffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409566035103972341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post-68302859153182409212013-05-28T16:05:41.714-07:002013-05-28T16:05:41.714-07:00Congrats on getting through your 1st year. It'...Congrats on getting through your 1st year. It's definitely the most difficult year. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. I'm your newest follower!<br /><br /><br /><b><a href="http://justwildaboutteaching.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Just Wild About Teaching</a></b>Just Wild About Teachinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867050462640068362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post-83957133775780499382013-05-28T07:08:11.959-07:002013-05-28T07:08:11.959-07:00Congratulations on finishing your first year! I&#...Congratulations on finishing your first year! I'm a Phoenix teacher too, so I know how crazy it can be...I'm in Middle School though so I do not envy the reading fluency problems you have to face.<br /><br />teachunscripted.blogspot.comPhoenixMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602461840177960694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post-37145944438562536822013-05-27T19:01:05.686-07:002013-05-27T19:01:05.686-07:00Do you have any tips or advice? Since you are a re...Do you have any tips or advice? Since you are a reading specialist?? My kids obviously need all the help they can get!<br />LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507306119644086592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521284760941030513.post-8207130184910150132013-05-27T18:21:59.983-07:002013-05-27T18:21:59.983-07:00Wow! That is crazy for fluency. I hope they are t...Wow! That is crazy for fluency. I hope they are taking prosody into consideration. Sometimes students read too fast to "beat the clock" and have no clue what they read. Good luck with your goals for next year!<br />Andrea<br /><a href="http://readerstars.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Reading Toward the Stars</a> <br />Andrea Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863194664150925886noreply@blogger.com