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  Case: Fluency will not improve
You teach second grade. Students are expected to read 100 words per minute by the end of the school year. You have one student who only reads 65 words per minute. She passes all comprehension measure and her reading is fluid even though it is slow. You have tried a few interventions but her fluency number will not improve. What do you do?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Does this student recognize all 220 Dolch sight words? If not, I would practice sight word recognition and pre-primer words with the students to ensure they know how to read and use these words. Next, I would search for a passage or create a passage using all 220 sight words and write the total number of words at the end of each sentence in the passage for homework practice. Make sure the student has someone at home to count the words said fluently and subtract the words said incorrectly from the total. Finally, I would create a classroom center for this student to read a certain passage and have a higher level peer partner time the student, recording how many words that student read CORRECTLY in a minute. Have the peer partner report the words per minute to you. Tie a tangible prize or grade reward to the center for more motivation.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: If I were in this teacher shoes I would use your situation. Great idea! Having a tangible prize always gives students more motivation to work harder toward their goals. Creating a center is also good because it gets all of the students involved instead of just one.
Rated On: June 30, 2015 7:31 pm
Rated By: TaPeBu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think this is a good and well thought out solution.
Rated On: October 12, 2015 12:14 pm
Rated By: Natalie Taylor
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Lots of good ideas.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 1:58 am
Rated By: yZanaJ
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I feel this is an effective answer.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 2:00 am
Rated By: aqaWuR
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is an area I'll have to do more research on, but based on your thorough explanation I could see it being a real benefit to a "slow" reader. Thanks!
Rated On: July 6, 2017 12:22 am
Rated By: yGedeb