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Karen Soutar (happy)
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Date Posted: 09:20:47 07/27/12 Fri
In reply to:
Lesley
's message, "Golden Rule" on 10:23:53 02/12/12 Sun
Yes, I have found this strategy to be a really positive one as well, I started using it (instinctively) with my daughter as it was morale sapping (for her and myself) having to stop and decode a tricky word and broke the flow of the story, often the meaning was lost! I have since started using it at school with positive results, as the difficult words are often repeated anyway and the book can be read multiple times. Lots of discussion around the meaning of the book follows and the child hears the "story" and enjoys it for what it is, rather than a frustrating exercise in decoding.
Sometimes it can be nice to set up a reading review "worksheet" - where the child rates the book, perhaps with some tick boxes, i.e. "read slowly", "asked for help if needed", "looked at pictures for meaning". Alternatively you could set up a question sheet where they can record what genre they like, e.g. adventure, humor, mysteries, animals etc and honor this by choosing books that will appeal.
Lastly, sometimes I will choose some high performing readers from the class to read to me, thus showing the rest of the class, particularly the children who struggle - that it's a positive thing to be given some extra time and attention!
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