cam112198 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 How can I increase reading fluency and comprehension for a 3rd and 4th grader? I just got their test scores back (Stanford 10), and they were not great in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 What are you using for language arts? I think WWE is a great place to start. Doing frequent and regular narration and dictation really helps with reading comprehension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I agree with doing regular narration, copywork, and dictation. My Companion for Treadwell's Second Reader targets those specific skills. (In my link for homegrown resources at Lulu.com) The Aesop Copybooks are also made to target those skills. Aesop is more challenging reading/vocabulary, but easier to narrate b/c the stories are very short and very clear cut. The Treadwell lessons have targeted practice in reading fluency as well as the CM skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Reading Dective from Crutical Thinking Company. Though it is not at the core of our English Language Arts instruction, it provides targeted practice in the activities necessary to perform well on standardized test questions. It is also pretty quick & painless. My DD3 did it 2 x per week for maybe 10-15 minutes all school year and easily finished the book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam112198 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 What are you using for language arts? I think WWE is a great place to start. Doing frequent and regular narration and dictation really helps with reading comprehension. We are using Rod and Staff. They don't love it, but it is what I have always used. What level would you start a 3rd and 4th grader? Thank you for the suggestion. I agree with doing regular narration, copywork, and dictation. My Companion for Treadwell's Second Reader targets those specific skills. (In my link for homegrown resources at Lulu.com) The Aesop Copybooks are also made to target those skills. Aesop is more challenging reading/vocabulary, but easier to narrate b/c the stories are very short and very clear cut. The Treadwell lessons have targeted practice in reading fluency as well as the CM skills. I will have to check that out. Thank you! Reading Dective from Crutical Thinking Company. Though it is not at the core of our English Language Arts instruction, it provides targeted practice in the activities necessary to perform well on standardized test questions. It is also pretty quick & painless. My DD3 did it 2 x per week for maybe 10-15 minutes all school year and easily finished the book. I will also have to check this out. Thank you for the suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jniter Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I used Reading Detective this year for my 2nd grader (just a few here and there) and it really helped him realize there were different reading skills and strategies to use. They have nice short lessons on Inference, Vocabulary in context, etc., for each section of readings. And I really liked how they ask the student to find the sentence or paragraph w/the supporting evidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jniter Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 For fluency, I'd actually have them reread several times, even using a text maybe a little below their level. Have them act it out with their voice while reading. Model the expressiveness and have them imitate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 For third grade I picked up used on eBay some Abeka Reading Comprehension Skills Sheets. They only took less than 5 minutes, but seemed to help my DS. I wasn't using anything else Abeka. We used Memoria Press literature guides (orally) and that helped too I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3andme Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 For reading fluency, you might take a look at the One Minute Reader. They have an ipad version as well as a cd version. It's a series of progressive stories that the student practices reading along with a narrated stories to and then reads back repetitively to improve reading speed and fluency. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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