During one of monthly data meeting with a teacher this past week, we discussed how one of her groups in her bilingual classroom is struggling with fluency. Instruction in fluency is valuable for English language learners because activities intended to improve fluency in reading also promote oral language development in the second language. Teaching fluency to students whose control of the structures of the English language is still limited can be very challenging for teachers and tedious for students. We discussed several strategies and activities she can work with her students during her guided reading groups. Motivating and engaging students pays off, we know that greater engagement equals higher achievement. To support student with this I recommended for her students to monitor their own fluency using the Chatterbox app and then send it to a google classroom folder. In this app they will record themselves on a weekly basis to keep track of their growth. The app allows them to take or select a picture photo, draw a line to make a mouth, and record their voice reading articles of their interest at their independent level to record their fluency rate on a weekly basis. We will start this after the break so I will keep you posted. J
Love the infographic! A picture truly is "worth a thousand words." The Chatterbox app sounds like a great idea. What device will the students be using to record themselves?
ReplyDeleteI'm going to attempt to use Chatterbox with my class too! I'm borrowing an Ipad from kindergarten for my students to record themselves. How are they keeping track of their fluency rates? Will they have a timer during the reading, or listen back at their readings and then use a timer?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Chatterpix can make reading more fun! They can even take their own picture (#selfie) and make themselves talk on the app.
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