tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post4664813747329659794..comments2024-03-26T14:44:37.985-04:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: More NYT on Reading FirstKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-42876071635106713152007-03-26T14:36:00.000-04:002007-03-26T14:36:00.000-04:00Unbelievable. Talk about irresponsible journalism ...Unbelievable. Talk about irresponsible journalism -- how can anyone deem themselves a reporter of facts if they don't read the laws they are reporting about? Makes one wonder how often this goes on in other areas of news/opinion outside of Education.<BR/><BR/>Her name should be Diana Jean Schlemiel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-44981438002686822132007-03-26T12:06:00.000-04:002007-03-26T12:06:00.000-04:00Thanks crypticlife.anon... after a little research...Thanks crypticlife.<BR/><BR/>anon... after a little research, I figured out that reading comprehension strategies are used to decipher the meaning of the word and sentence in relation to the paragraph or section.<BR/><BR/>Reading comprehension strategies are <B>not</B> using the paragraph, sentence, or pictures to "figure out" what the word is. This is what whole language does...<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_comprehensionTurbineGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-91077705456178223462007-03-26T09:37:00.000-04:002007-03-26T09:37:00.000-04:00(A) phonemic awareness;(B) phonics;(C) vocabulary ...(A) phonemic awareness;<BR/>(B) phonics;<BR/>(C) vocabulary development;<BR/>(D) reading fluency, including oral reading skills; and<BR/>(E) reading comprehension strategies.<BR/><BR/>Phonics would pretty much overlap with reading fluency, and vocabulary development would overlap with reading comprehension. So, I don't think analyzing it in terms of percentages is appropriate.<BR/><BR/>The point, however, is taken. Should students continue with phonics after they've mastered them? Probably not, but they're essential to reading well. The "heavily relies on phonics" may to the essential nature of phonics rather than a time component.<BR/><BR/>Rory, reading comprehension strategies probably refers to knowing where to look to get the point of a particular selection of text. When I taught for the Princeton Review, the strategy was to read the first line of each paragraph and ignore the rest until you needed it for specific questions. It worked beautifully as a strategy -- I brought my time for completing an SAT verbal section down to 12 minutes.CrypticLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313033952671292402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-939734687176217152007-03-25T23:58:00.000-04:002007-03-25T23:58:00.000-04:00I've made phonics bold because that is the one ess...I've made phonics bold because that is the one essential component that many reading programs fail to get right and the reason why they got excluded under Reading First.<BR/><BR/>I've never heard anyone seriously argue that any reading program lacks the other four essential compenents or that the phonics compenent somehow gets in the way of the other four. But, if you have some real argument to make on more than conjecture go ahead and make it.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-53118766531313611692007-03-25T23:50:00.000-04:002007-03-25T23:50:00.000-04:00Yeah, what about the four other essential componen...Yeah, what about the four other essential components? <BR/><BR/>Phonics makes up only 20% of the essential components in the law. Therefore, if a program heavily relies on phonics then it would not have much room left to focus on the other 80%, right? <BR/><BR/>You've decided to make phonics bold but the law only gives it a 20% share and does not suggest that it is any more important than the other 4 components.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-39016271999050989352007-03-25T21:27:00.000-04:002007-03-25T21:27:00.000-04:00Can anyone explain what each of the five points me...Can anyone explain what each of the five points mean? Specifically what are "reading comprehension strategies"?TurbineGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.com