1. Fluency Activities To Support Comprehension EDC (some slides created by Nancy K Hahn October 2008)

2. Fluency Activities
Ideas for developing fluency, motivation, and reading comprehension
Rhythm Walk
Reader’s Theatre
Podcasting (audio and even video)

3. Alternatives to Data “Walls of Shame”

4. What is a Rhythm Walk?
A group activity using student-created materials to practice fluent reading.
Group oral reading directing attention to reading rate, punctuation, and emotional content of text.
Adapted for middle school students from Jodi Peebles’ Rhythm Walks original design for elementary students.
Peebles, J. (2007, March). Teaching tips incorporating movement with fluency instruction: A motivation for struggling readers. Reading Teacher

5. Perhaps create for your fluency activity?

6. Master’s Student Research
Perhaps create for your fluency activity?

7. How to break into phrases?

8. One warm sunny morning dragon woke up and yawned He was very groggy… And whenever Dragon woke up groggy, he did everything wrong. First, he read an egg and fried the morning newspaper.

9. The Possibilities of Podcasting
Reader’s Theatre
Audacity
Voice Memo
Podomatic
See wiki for ideas!

10. Voice Memo Open, Press Red button to record Press DONE when finished
Name your file and Save
After saved, can select file and send to

11. After Reading Extension Activities
MTH Unit Guide Part 4: Popplet with Extended Activities (due Thursday, Nov. 10) see wiki for directions
Work with a partner OR work independently.
Dr. Deeney’s Blendspace Example

12. 1. Draft Mind Map with Central Question & Any Five Curriculum Areas

13. 2. Collect Five Unit Resources (shape/reshape your question)

14. 3. Brainstorm at least two ideas to learn for each curriculum area

15. 4. Develop Two Extension Activities Using Digital Resources

16. 5. Organize Everything Into A Blendspace (Parts 1-4)

17. We’ll have some time in class on Tuesday to work on this!
Homework: Thursday > Tuesday:
Focus on designing your four reading group activities
Vocabulary, Character Traits, Anticipation Guide, and Fluency Activity
Brainstorm topics and related ideas for Popplet Unit Map and gather related resources
Next Tuesday > Thursday:
Finalize ideas in a Popplet Map and write up brief description of two AFTER reading extension activities