Illustrated by Mark Teaque, Copyright © 1999
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Week 2: 1/29 Classroom Hands-on Activity 1
After watching each of the three videos that highlight how technology becomes a powerful tool when combined with other research-based practises like, flexible grouping, writer's workshop, and inquiry, I was most interested in the guided reading video. As a literacy tutor, I facilitate guided reading with students on a daily basis. Just last week, I used a voice app to record a third grade student. This student has been working hard on scooping in phrases, and reading with expression to improve his overall fluency. We had been practicing with phrasing cards from Fundations®, a fluency kit used within the district. On this particular day, we focused on how the author of a text wants us to read according to the punctuation being used. Our next step was to read Poppleton in Spring by, Cynthia Rylant. As my student read aloud, his voice was being recorded so that we could listen and analyze his progress. What struck me as interesting was how my student reacted to hearing his voice. He said, "That doesn't sound like me." He was excited to hear himself and it made for a more interesting lesson. I let him listen a few times before our analysis began. Overall, my student found the recordings useful and bought into using the technology because he liked operating the voice recording app. What I really like about Garage Band is the ability to compare multiple recording samples by viewing them in a digital format. I think the visual information will be meaningful for students to see as they hear themselves. I also really liked the way the teacher and student analyzed the recordings separately by using a check-list of criteria before consulting. Again, this was meaningful. After a little investigation, I discovered that this app is only available for iOS devices. For, those of us who don't have Apple devices, we are out of luck. We will have to stick to using alternative recording devices just as I had. Either way, this idea of recording for fluency is fantastic and I recommend giving it a try.
Illustrated by Mark Teaque, Copyright © 1999
Illustrated by Mark Teaque, Copyright © 1999
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It's really great to know that your lesson involving voice recording worked out successfully. As a fellow literacy tutor, I work with students on a daily basis who struggle with fluency. However, I normally do not incorporate technology within my lessons. I have been looking for ways to incorporate the use of the students' Chromebooks or iPads into guided reading, so I think that for my first time using technology with the kids, I might follow your lead and have the students record themselves reading in order for them to reflect back on their own reading. I think that it can have a very positive overall effect, making the guided reading lesson more fun by adding something as simple as voice recording!
Give it a try. I also use a great checklist for analyzing. I would be happy to share it with you. I analyze, my student analyzes and then we discuss our findings. Most times we agree on what went well and what we can work on. From there we are able to come up with short-term goals. So far, my student really likes this.
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