For this weeks reading about determining the level of reading that is appropriate for each individual student, it has pulled on everything we have focused on this past few months; from vocabulary, frequency words, word count, comprehension, phonemic awareness etc. In Rog and Burton's article they focus setting up criteria that can be used for any teacher at any grade level. Of course some wont agree with certain levels that certain books are placed on, but it is built to be adaptable and offer a guideline because many different publishers and systems have different levels for the same books. This article really brought all the individual concepts full circle and connected them all together with one goal, to get children reading on grade level..
This site offers explanations on and for Leveled reading and can be a great use for parents and teachers alike:
http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/leveled-reading
I also found the scholastic website to be helpful and informative! I like the article that you posted, and how you not only mentioned that it can be helpful for teachers, but also for parents! In my blog, I posted the link to scholastic's leveling resource guide, and I thought it was very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI like how you mentioned that it is an adaptable guideline, and I think that is very important for teachers (and parents) to keep in mind! I also am glad you posted that link! Great source!
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