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Reading Psychology , 25 , Children's reading comprehension difficulties. Hulme Eds. Boston, MA: Blackwell Synergy. Pearson, P. The assessment of reading comprehension: A review of practicesPast, present, and future. In general, oral reading fluency provides one of the best measures of reading competence, including comprehension, for children in first through third grades.
The purpose of the RTF measure is to a prevent inadvertently learning or practicing a misrule, b identify children whose comprehension is not consistent with their fluency, c provide an explicit linkage to the core components in the National Reading Panel report, and d increase the face validity of the ORF. The misrule that we want to prevent is that speed-reading without attending to meaning is either desirable or the intent of the oral reading fluency measure.
With a prompted retell, children will be less likely to conclude that simply reading as fast as they can is the desired behavior, and teachers will be less likely to imply that simply reading as fast as they can is desired. Teachers frequently are concerned about children who read fluently and do not comprehend. This pattern is infrequent - but may apply to some children. This procedure may identify those children without unduly increasing the amount of time spent in the assessment.
Retell Fluency is included to provide a brief measure with an explicit score that corresponds directly to the comprehension core component. Of course, I wholeheartedly agree that middle and high school readers need to be held accountable and challenged. They need to be able to read, comprehend, write about, and discuss complex texts. Whether or not students have the stamina and perseverance to think critically about and work through a difficult text independently is important.
However, does that mean that read alouds, reading for pleasure, and choice reading are not worthwhile? But, do they need to highlight and write notes in the margin every time they read something? Likewise, requiring students to write a literary analysis essay in response to reading is beneficial. Yet, does their response always have to be given in the same format? Being cognizant of our approaches and philosophy for teaching reading will help us to continually improve our framework.
Yes, we want to prepare students for college and real-life reading. Yet, we also want to be careful not to let the pressures of standardized testing systematically ruin their reading experience altogether.
My Child Hates Reading! These graphic organizers are one of the quick-check comprehension approaches you can use to monitor how students are processing their reading. Subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates about new teaching resources and blog posts. Reading and Writing Haven will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing.
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