http://www.openeducation.net/2009/05/15/fountas-and-pinnell-early-literacy-experts-offer-new-reading-intervention-program/ Free Education for All Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:29:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.openeducation.net/2009/05/15/fountas-and-pinnell-early-literacy-experts-offer-new-reading-intervention-program/comment-page-1/#comment-8384 Lydia Lopez Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:26:10 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=1928#comment-8384 If the basal, with its collection of various stories is sent home through the summer as a resource for the child to maintain good reading habits through the summer then it's a good idea. Children can only learn to become stronger readers by reading, and the reading process shouldn't end during the summer vacation. Of course, a supportive parent needs to support the child during this process and encourage the pleasurable reading through the summer, along with frequent trips to the library. The varied levels of difficulty found within a basal should not become a problem as more advanced text serves to encourage more reading, investigation of unknown vocabulary, etc. I say, if the basal has been handed to the child to encourage reading during the summer than it's a good tool. If the basal, with its collection of various stories is sent home through the summer as a resource for the child to maintain good reading habits through the summer then it’s a good idea. Children can only learn to become stronger readers by reading, and the reading process shouldn’t end during the summer vacation. Of course, a supportive parent needs to support the child during this process and encourage the pleasurable reading through the summer, along with frequent trips to the library. The varied levels of difficulty found within a basal should not become a problem as more advanced text serves to encourage more reading, investigation of unknown vocabulary, etc. I say, if the basal has been handed to the child to encourage reading during the summer than it’s a good tool.

]]> http://www.openeducation.net/2009/05/15/fountas-and-pinnell-early-literacy-experts-offer-new-reading-intervention-program/comment-page-1/#comment-7242 anita smith Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:06:13 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=1928#comment-7242 Basal readers are anthologies...the stories are not presented in order of difficulty...some entries are intended to be read aloud by the teacher, some to be read aloud by students...not all the stories are on a level to be read independently by struggling readers...in fact, probably very few entries could be read independently by struggling readers...so, no...this is not frontloading but it is increasing the struggle...better to send home materials that are selected as being on the individual child's independent level...sending materials that are instructional or too hard will not benefit the child. BTW...When Readers Struggle is an amazing book...love it. Basal readers are anthologies…the stories are not presented in order of difficulty…some entries are intended to be read aloud by the teacher, some to be read aloud by students…not all the stories are on a level to be read independently by struggling readers…in fact, probably very few entries could be read independently by struggling readers…so, no…this is not frontloading but it is increasing the struggle…better to send home materials that are selected as being on the individual child’s independent level…sending materials that are instructional or too hard will not benefit the child. BTW…When Readers Struggle is an amazing book…love it.

]]> http://www.openeducation.net/2009/05/15/fountas-and-pinnell-early-literacy-experts-offer-new-reading-intervention-program/comment-page-1/#comment-6707 v. rogers Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:32:51 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=1928#comment-6707 We have a debate at my school: is it an effective strategy to send home the next year's basal reader with struggling readers over the summer? Some teachers say this is frontloading and will help the students' comprehension when they return after the summer. What do you think? We have a debate at my school: is it an effective strategy to send home the next year’s basal reader with struggling readers over the summer? Some teachers say this is frontloading and will help the students’ comprehension when they return after the summer. What do you think?

]]> http://www.openeducation.net/2009/05/15/fountas-and-pinnell-early-literacy-experts-offer-new-reading-intervention-program/comment-page-1/#comment-6670 hein Fri, 29 May 2009 09:17:33 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=1928#comment-6670 Interesting project! Interesting project!

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