Yup, I am pretty wordless and voiceless after 9 hours of Parent Teacher Conferences today. Amen for Wordless Wednesday! Linking up with the fabulous Miss Decarbo for her Wordless Wednesday Linky.
This is a picture of one of the many reading "tricks of the trade" I employ. This is my on-the-go pointer finger for tracking and building fluency. I pop a paper clip on that index finger and watch the little readers carefully track each and every word on the page. I have some snazzier ones like the cocktail swords or those glow-in-the-dark pointer fingers for Halloween time, or even the glow-stick bracelets for super special occasions. I will post the other pictures later this week. I am just too bone tired to do it tonight.
Okay enough talking from ME... what quick-n-easy strategies do YOU use for tracking and fluency building while reading aloud?
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That's such an easy way, never thought of it! I work with 4,5, and 6 so they typically use their finger because the fun stuff isn't "cool." However, I have a few that track with different things!
ReplyDeleteNoelle
That is awesome! I have little googley eye finger puppets that my kids use sometimes. I start with just using their finger, but over the next few months I'll introduce some fun different pointers to keep them focused, like cardboard magic wands and chopsticks.
ReplyDeleteJemima
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