Well, Cooper did remember his glasses, and we made it through the story. He did great! Much better than I anticipated. He did not struggle with any part of the story, and even stopped to tell me his thoughts on certain comical events in the story - like the pig that didn't like the mud - without any prompting. That is one of my favorite things about Cooper. He truly engaging himself in his work, even the most mundane. So, he will be working on that story until Monday, and then we will get back to our regular lessons.
Cooper tells me that his reading is getting better, and things are a little easier! That's what I like to hear! We are 7 lessons into our twenty, I'll keep you posted!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
A New Adventure!
Well, we have a new student! We have completed 5 lessons. He is in the second grade, and is very bright. Cooper is wearing Irlen (read more about Irlen at www.iren.com) lenses to help with his vision and reading. They seem to be making a difference. I can certainly tell a difference when he is wearing them - his reading is much more fluent. Cooper seems to comprehend things quite well, but struggles with basic decoding and fluency. He often guesses at what the next word will be. So, we will work on that...
We are six lessons into the Beacon Literacy Program (read more at www.beaconliteracy.com) ...Cooper is doing very well with his lessons. He always completes his homework, and is such a pleasant student to work with. We have worked through the short vowels and vowel controlled r. Cooper often struggles at the beginning of each lesson, and sometimes throughout the lesson. He is, though, very quick to correct himself, requires little instruction, and - I cannot say this enough - he has the BEST attitude any teacher could ask for. We are supplementing our Beacon instruction with short, decodable books from Reading A-Z. With Cooper being only in the second grade, I would expect that our typical 20 lessons will be sufficient. I would like to try a couple of other things, however, so we may do a bit more.
Next week, we will veer slightly from our traditional lessons and read through a short story that Cooper will listen to and write out for homework. He will also have a few questions to answer about the story. I have two goals for this: 1) to review/reinforce what we have been working in the past 3 weeks, and 2) to focus a little more on his fluency. I am curious to see how Cooper will do with this, and how he will feel about it. I do hope he remembers his glasses!
Cooper's word recognition tested at 2.83, and he reached a frustion level on a first grade reading passage. Our goal is to bring his work recognition up to at least a 3.8, preferably a 4.0 or higher, and bring his fluency up to at least an intruction level in 2nd grade, preferably 3rd or fourth. I have not tested comprehension. From the brief time that I have spent with Cooper, though, I do not feel that comprehension is a major issue for him.
We are six lessons into the Beacon Literacy Program (read more at www.beaconliteracy.com) ...Cooper is doing very well with his lessons. He always completes his homework, and is such a pleasant student to work with. We have worked through the short vowels and vowel controlled r. Cooper often struggles at the beginning of each lesson, and sometimes throughout the lesson. He is, though, very quick to correct himself, requires little instruction, and - I cannot say this enough - he has the BEST attitude any teacher could ask for. We are supplementing our Beacon instruction with short, decodable books from Reading A-Z. With Cooper being only in the second grade, I would expect that our typical 20 lessons will be sufficient. I would like to try a couple of other things, however, so we may do a bit more.
Next week, we will veer slightly from our traditional lessons and read through a short story that Cooper will listen to and write out for homework. He will also have a few questions to answer about the story. I have two goals for this: 1) to review/reinforce what we have been working in the past 3 weeks, and 2) to focus a little more on his fluency. I am curious to see how Cooper will do with this, and how he will feel about it. I do hope he remembers his glasses!
Cooper's word recognition tested at 2.83, and he reached a frustion level on a first grade reading passage. Our goal is to bring his work recognition up to at least a 3.8, preferably a 4.0 or higher, and bring his fluency up to at least an intruction level in 2nd grade, preferably 3rd or fourth. I have not tested comprehension. From the brief time that I have spent with Cooper, though, I do not feel that comprehension is a major issue for him.
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- ReadingLadi
- I am a former special education teacher who lucked upon the opportunity to work with a FABULOUS reading program...Beacon Literacy Development. It has changed my life...now, I am able to impact the lives of hundreds of children & adults every year by assisting them with their reading skills. How fun is that??? I have 3 beautiful children, a very loyal dog and a fantastic husband...
