[etni] fw: food for thought
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- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 19:25:28 +0200
From: Iris Elish <granny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: food for thought
Shalom
I am currently participating in an online course. In one of the articles on
reading I read the following:
No research evidence is available currently to confirm that instructional
time spent on silent, independent reading with minimal guidance and feedback
improves reading fluency and overall reading achievement.
One of the major differences between good and poor readers is the amount of
time they spend reading. Many studies have found a strong relationship
between reading ability and how much a student reads. On the basis of this
evidence, teachers have long been encouraged to promote voluntary reading in
the classroom. Teacher-education and reading-education literature often
recommends in-class procedures for encouraging students to read on their
own, such as Silent Sustained Reading (SSR) or Drop Everything and Read
(DEAR).
Research, however, has not yet confirmed whether independent silent reading
with minimal guidance or feedback improves reading achievement and fluency.
Neither has it proven that more silent reading in the classroom cannot work;
its effectiveness without guidance or feedback is as yet unproven. The
research suggests that there are more beneficial ways to spend reading
instructional time than to have students read independently in the classroom
without reading instruction.
The article can be found at:
Fluency instruction.
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1fluency.html
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/reading_first1fluency.html
Really interested to hear what you all have to say.
Iris.
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