For these children Reading Recovery is an effective way, in a short amount of time to bring the kids who are struggling the most up to a level equal to
the other readers in their grade.
Not exact matches
«We are seeing stronger
readers going into third
grade,» she adds, and placements
in special education classes have declined, a trend reported by
other districts that have adopted looping.
Goals include making all children literate
readers and writers by third
grade and incorporating math skills
in their everyday lives and
in their understanding of such
other subjects as science, social science, the arts, and physical education.
This set uses the First
Grade sight word list, but it could also be helpful for
readers in other grade levels, depending upon their reading skill level.
Conclusions Children who entered first
grade with the weakest knowledge of the alphabet, phonemic awareness, and
other early literacy foundations were most likely to be on -
grade - level
readers at the end of first
grade if they were
in a reading group which had a structured phonics format until February and
in which a «no nonsense» approach to discipline was taken.
On the
other hand, Stevenson had no externally developed early reading intervention but did have locally developed safety nets for struggling
readers in the primary
grades.
My own children learned to read before they started kindergarten (I read to them and with them daily), but
others in their class started reading
in first
grade; a few became
readers as late as second
grade.»
On the
other hand, a substantial proportion of unsuccessful end - of -
grade - one
readers possess better than average phonemic awareness; this evidence is the critical piece
in establishing that phonemic awareness is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for reading success.
(The
other three reforms are one - on - one tutoring by qualified tutors for at - risk
readers in grades first through third; life - skills training for junior high students, and instruction for early
readers in phonics — and not one of the policies that the corporate reformers are promoting.)
Sometimes Figment.com will run a contest — especially
in summer when prolific writers of the high school and middle school
grades are on break —
in which
other readers are the judges.