I like the fact that you brought comic books. Like we talked about earlier, a person can read pictures just like they can words. It's interesting that your reader would just skip or move past words that she didn't know. Mine was the opposite. He would stop, ask how to say it and then if he didn't know, he'd ask what it meant. Two very different learners for sure!
I wonder if she had an idea about what the words were after she skipped past it? Do you think if she kept seeing it later in the text she would start to have an idea of what it could mean?
Scott, it was interesting, she got stuck on Philosopher, and when I read it back she was familiar with the word, not exactly sure on its meaning but when she heard it, she recognized it, it just wasn't making sense in print form.
Also, I just found out this past week that my student who's now reading at high school level (well, except for "philosopher" and at the top of her 5th grade class was at the bottom of her reading groups in 1st grade. Her mom is a recovering alcoholic a was very non-present up until the end of 1st grade. So, this student really came a long way and overcame significant struggles with self-efficacy!
John,
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that you brought comic books. Like we talked about earlier, a person can read pictures just like they can words. It's interesting that your reader would just skip or move past words that she didn't know. Mine was the opposite. He would stop, ask how to say it and then if he didn't know, he'd ask what it meant. Two very different learners for sure!
I wonder if she had an idea about what the words were after she skipped past it? Do you think if she kept seeing it later in the text she would start to have an idea of what it could mean?
ReplyDeleteScott, it was interesting, she got stuck on Philosopher, and when I read it back she was familiar with the word, not exactly sure on its meaning but when she heard it, she recognized it, it just wasn't making sense in print form.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I just found out this past week that my student who's now reading at high school level (well, except for "philosopher" and at the top of her 5th grade class was at the bottom of her reading groups in 1st grade. Her mom is a recovering alcoholic a was very non-present up until the end of 1st grade. So, this student really came a long way and overcame significant struggles with self-efficacy!