tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844650889292822230.post4989790354627882449..comments2010-04-26T09:44:13.799-07:00Comments on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club: Fluent Readers and WritersRachel Forstathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02427918696893861690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844650889292822230.post-70800458232936995332010-03-22T17:43:22.671-07:002010-03-22T17:43:22.671-07:00I know that you are working in a Kindergarden clas...I know that you are working in a Kindergarden classroom this year but you don't reference it in your blog. I know that some of these strategies have to be in use in your classroom. I was wondering what strategies if any that you have talked about in your blog have you seen in your classroom? I would think that these readings would be extremely helpful to you seeing that kindergardeners are just starting to become familiar with high frequency words.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569660972133887056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844650889292822230.post-80351982567614805902010-03-20T08:19:46.736-07:002010-03-20T08:19:46.736-07:00You're in a kindergarten class right? I rememb...You're in a kindergarten class right? I remember when I was placed in a kindergarten classroom for TE 301 and I spent a lot of time working with the students on one important strategy that facilitates reading proficiency; memorizing sight words. I remember that at the time, I was so surprised at how early students were expected to begin acquiring automaticity in their reading. Were we even able to read in kindergarten, way back when?! I'm just curious what some of the things your kindergartners are working on right now, in terms of reading instruction/fluency? Have they been introduced to sight words already? I think it is an extremely beneficial strategy to introduce these basic aspects at an early age, it can only help. I have a lot of students in my fourth grade class who are majorly struggling with the concept of fluency and I feel like "What were their teachers DOING before?!" There's is absolutely no reason why certain aspects of fluency development shouldn't be introduced as early as possible.Rachel Forstathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427918696893861690noreply@blogger.com