Comments on: Fluency Fun and a Sale!

By: FirstGradeTeacher

FirstGradeTeacher — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 23:51:17 +0000

I love your fluency center. I spent my snow days cutting, laminating, and prepping your fluency TPT download so I can have the center ready for the kids this week. I was wondering how many cards you put on each ring. In the pictures, it only looks like 20ish, but in your TPT package there were 50+ for some levels. Do you break them down into smaller parts all as level 1? If so, how do you manage that with the kids? Do they work there way through multiple level 1's before they can move on to level 2?

By: J Falcon

J Falcon — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 03:09:20 +0000

Cara,

Did you buy the whisper phones for your fluency tubs, or make your own? I love your ideas! I will have to implement some into my first grade classroom :)

Jennifer Falcon

By: Meredith Hardin

Meredith Hardin — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 22:17:41 +0000

I just picked up your fluency pack, and it is so great! But, there is one thing I am having trouble managing…When do you have the kids read their fluency rings to you to earn their certificates? I feel like I am so strapped for time to begin with, and I'm not sure how to fit it in! Help!

By: Ms.M

Ms.M — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:24:07 +0000

I love the fluency pack. I have got it in my cart for my 1st grade ELL kids!
Mels
Ms. K/1 ELL

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:44:06 +0000

We do the Great Poetry Race in my room. When we learn our poem of the week, we then take it home on Friday and we read it over and over to anyone and everyone who will listen. Whoever listens, signs it on the back. Students return the poem on Mondays to keep in their poetry folder and the student with the most signatures gets to have the (really cheesy and cheap) trophy on their desk for the week. The trophy says "Great Poetry Race" on it. My cuties love to earn it and its a fun way to build fluency for them. :)
Erica
Sprinkles to Kindergarten
erica_crowder0612@yahoo.com

By: Natalie Geier

Natalie Geier — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 02:29:15 +0000

I'm currently finishing up my Master's and did my research on reading fluency! I've used Readinga-z.com in conjunction with the Words Their Way spelling program and have seen huge gains in my kiddo's fluency!! At the beginning of the year I assessed their knowledge of spelling patterns and used the WTW matrix to place my kids into word work groups. Using this pre-assessment I could then select spelling lists that targeted areas they needed to work on. Each week they focused on a pattern, such as long a: cvce, ai, ay. I then found a readinga-z story that followed this pattern. My students would record themselves reading a few pages on Monday, practice, practice, practice and then rerecord themselves on Friday. I then gave each reader a rubric to score themselves on their growth. They were SO proud to hear the difference and we were even able to store these recordings in their own fluency book on an iPad (using the Book Creator app). I've continued this practice with them into 3rd grade and have seen so much growth in them as fluent, and comprehending(!!), readers!

By: Lee Ann Rasey

Lee Ann Rasey — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:31:29 +0000

In reply to Lee Ann Rasey. Thank you! I wish I could use all of my sight word activities, but I have just 15 minutes with my groups. I send home sight word games and idea sheets as well as the classroom teachers, but the kiddos I work with don't get too much at-home support, as you mentioned.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:21:12 +0000

Love the fluency rings! Great idea for quick practice.

By: Positively Learning

Positively Learning — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 07:16:54 +0000

I'm really making a push on fluency this year & love this post! I picked up your Rock On! pack yesterday – it looks amazing! This post also reminded me of the sight word poems – I have that book tucked away somewhere and need to dig it out! Thanks!
Jen

By: Jen Cullen//Sparkling in Second

Jen Cullen//Sparkling in Second — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 04:16:08 +0000

In reply to Samantha Kearns. I was just about to add the same thing, DK Coleman's One Breath Boxes are awesome!

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 03:51:12 +0000

You're my hero! 😉

By: Samantha Kearns

Samantha Kearns — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 03:29:50 +0000

Absolutely LOVE your fluency center!! I will be getting that :)
Right now, my lils are loving DK Coleman's One Breath Boxes. They get SO excited to see how many words they can read in one breath and how far they can get in the progression of challenging lists.

ps. SCANDAL is back on tonight!!!!!!!!!!! <3

Samantha
Tales of a #teachernerd