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Modeling and Teaching Fluent Reading

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Teachers and parents alike know that fluent reading is important for learners. Fluency is very closely correlated with comprehension, the reason we read in the first place…to make meaning. But what exactly is fluency and how can we model and teach fluent reading? That’s what I’d like to explore a little bit today.   Fluent reading includes things like: word…
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Spelling with LEGO Letters and How to Make Your Own!

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While awake at 4am the other morning {Yes. 4am}, I was contemplating how I could combine ALuv’s obsession with LEGO bricks and my love for hands-on spelling.  As I mulled over how this could be done, an idea popped into my head. Since ALuv has a HUGE bucket of LEGO bricks (we easily have over 5,000), I knew he wouldn’t miss a handful…
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Fiction Text Structure: Read, Write, and Retell It

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{photo credit} So far, I’ve taken my student(s) through these steps in this mini-series on fiction text structure: (this is told as if I only did this with one student, but was done with several of my reading tutees): 1- READ AND IDENTIFY/LABEL IT, 2- READ, SORT, and WRITE IT.  Click on the picture above to view these posts. READ AND…
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Fiction Text Structure: Read, Sort, and Write It

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{photo credit} After my student had shown that she could identify the parts of a narrative fiction text structure (click on the picture above to see previous lessons), we moved onto reading & sorting the parts of the story structure.  I could tell she was ready to take on more responsibility.   READ AND SORT the Text Structure 1.  We reviewed…
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Fiction Text Structure: Read and Identify the Text Structure

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{photo credit} If you’re new to This Reading Mama, welcome!  I’m in the middle of a mini-series on teaching fiction text structure.  You can click on the image above to read the introduction. Today, I’m going to explore how to READ AND IDENTIFY the Text Structure Before Reading: 1. We briefly talked about Scooby Doo (she was very familiar with…
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