Be a STAR at Fluency Idol

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Be a STARat Fluency Idol

• Whitney Imhoff
• May 26, 2009

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Child Activity

• Can Teach
• Non-Fiction Themes (not always informational)
• Giggle Poetry
• Silly Poems
• How to Write Poetry
• Various Poems Sayings
• Classroom Extras

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Reflections

• Journals Vocabulary
• Daily Entry (Parent Left Side)
• Strategy Tried (at least 3 days)
• Amount of Time
• Personal Response (questions, concerns)
• Response / Feelings (Child Right Side)

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Introduction - OAT

• OAT
• Length of Texts
• Long (literary and informational)
• 351 500 words
• Short (literary and informational)
• Up to 350 words

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Introduction - OAT

• OAT
• Amount of Time
• 2.5 hours (with breaks)
• Prove Answers
• Examine type of questions short answer/multiple
  choice
• Underline key parts and circle question words
• Read, underline answers, write answers
• Check each question and answer finger touch

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Introduction - OAT

• OAT
• Look at sample tests
• www.success.ode.state.oh.us

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Discussion

• Fluency
• Texas Education Agency (2002). Fluency
  Instructional guidelines and student activities.
  Readingrockets. Retrieved March 10, 2009, from
  http//www.reading rockets.org/
  article3416?themeprint
• Provide opportunities to read and reread a range
  of stories and informational texts by reading on
  own, with partner, or choral
• I Read You Read
• Introduce new or difficult words and provide
  practice reading words before independent reading
• Vocabulary
• Include opportunities to hear range of texts read
  fluently and with accuracy and expression
• Inflection changes comprehension
• Ideas for home-school connections
• Data
• Encourage periodic timing of reading rate and
  accuracy
• Progress not comparison
• Model fluent reading and then reread on own

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Discussion

• Strategies
• Expression Cards
• Fluency Sticks
• Bookmark Strategies
• Fluency Checklist
• Accuracy Backup beep, beep, beep

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Parent Child Activity

• Journals
• Weekly Triangle
• 3 Things Learned
• 2 Strategies to Try
• 1 Self-Challenge
• Discuss Strategies
• Choose 2
• Perform Fluency Piece
• Child Choose and practice poem, page in book,
  saying
• Parent Use Strategies
• Previous strategies for phonics, vocabulary,
  fluency
• Choose how to perform (together, silly, normal,
  etc)
• Inflate microphone to use