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Comment on The New Blogger on the Block by Mary Sulzman

Mary Sulzman — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:41:21 +0000

Fabulous blog, Abby. There is a ton of subject matter on cats. They are cute, crazy, cuddly and mischievous. A perfect combination for a writer such as yourself.
Congratulations on your maiden voyage!

Comment on The New Blogger on the Block by vivian

vivian — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:52:37 +0000

Hi Abby,
It sounds like you really know your cats. So great to pursue all the kinds of cats.
I’ve had so many kinds of kitties – long hair, short hair and every color and every personality. I love all cats so would take any. Ha ha. Not true. Today they reported a very rare cat. He’s one in 400,000 because he is TRI COLORED. Male cats are only two colored. I’d take that one.
I must admit Waffles, TJ and Scramble are SPECIAL.

Comment on The New Blogger on the Block by Be There Creator

Be There Creator — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:33:19 +0000

Welcome to the Blogger Block, Abby! It’s super awesome to have your voice out on the blogosphere, I’m so glad that you enjoy writing. And you picked a most excellent topic – I happen to think that CATS RULE! You are welcome on my blog anytime, don’t be a stranger! xo

Comment on Peanut Butter and Jelly by Kendrick

Kendrick — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:52:40 +0000

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Comment on Got Fluency? by Janice D. Green

Janice D. Green — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:38:35 +0000

I don’t recall ever using the stopwatch. I agree, that gives a very twisted view of reading fluency. I retired in 2008, so there may have been new approached I didn’t learn in assessing fluency.

Comment on Got Fluency? by Laura

Laura — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:59:51 +0000

Indeed, I agree that speed is not the only thing that rates in evaluating fluency. When I am assessing a student for fluency I am paying attention to use of tone, phrasing and tending to punctuation in addition to accuracy and speed.

Where I see children racing through material is during the fluency assessment we give school-wide three times a year called AimsWeb. This widely administered fluency assessment has students timed with a stop watch to see how many words they can read accurately in one minute. These assessments are quick and easy to administer, but they risk teaching our students that good reading is fast reading. I remind teachers every year at this time to remind students that speed is only one small part of reading fluency.

Comment on Got Fluency? by Janice D. Green

Janice D. Green — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:42:30 +0000

Speed is not the only thing that rates in evaluating fluency. Expression is more important than speed. I don’t know where you get the concept of children racing through the material. That was never a part of my training in evaluating fluency.

Apart from that, I applaud you on what you are trying to do to improve reading fluency. It is very needed, and children need to hear stories read aloud.

Comment on Power of Pictures by Nancy Kelly Allen

Nancy Kelly Allen — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:40:41 +0000

So true. Visual literacy adds to the meaning of the text. The illustrations/pictures/visuals often carry the story or information beyond the text, thus providing great understanding.

Comment on Why I Read and Write by Laura

Laura — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 02:42:54 +0000

Very inspiring. I can’t help but dream about how different our classrooms would look if every child had similar rich literacy opportunities yours have. Your post reminds me how important it is to read every day! Thanks for that!

Comment on Why I Read and Write by Mary Sulzman

Mary Sulzman — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:42:41 +0000

Yes. I think the most important advice is to get out of their way. Let a young reader’s natural curiosity take over and that reading bug will bite! My Mom encouraged reading the classics but never criticized me for reading Stephen King. Thanks Mom!