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The best way to begin teaching reading in kindergarten is to resist the urge to jump right into instruction. First, you need to know where to start and then you need to know where you are going. We refer to this instructional cycle as “Assess, Analyze, Instruct”. At Informed Literacy it is our core belief…
A true understanding of letter names and sounds is much more than just singing the alphabet. Students must recognize both capital and lower case letters shown in any sequence. Students must also be able to associate and articulate the sound that the letters represent. Our Free Letter Name and Sound Assessment includes an in-depth analysis…
Why Calculating Correct Words Per Minute Matters We often find ourselves discussing fluency rate and the proper way to score fluency assessments. Some people are in the camp of counting ‘words per minute’. Others hold the stance of scoring ‘correct words per minute’. We firmly believe in scoring ‘correct words per minute’ because fluency is not just…
A Guide for Implementing Repeated Readings to Support Fluency Part 2 of our Fluency Series is aimed to help educators provide intervention for those readers who need fluency support. How do I decide which students require fluency intervention? When analyzing a recent running record, consider the following:
Assess, Analyze, Instruct When you think of the word assessment, does it have a positive or negative vibe to it?Do you think of assessment as a necessary evil or do you consider it a vital component of instruction? With the advent of No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Common Core State Standards, more…