[LM_NET] HIT: TX ONLY: ELEM: TAKS--Which reading skills did your students scored low in?

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

ORIGINAL POST: Do you know which reading skills your students have 
scored low in on the TAKS over the past few years?  If so, I'd love 
to hear from you today, May 29.

RESPONSES:
Inference (5-8)

Inference

Main idea in fiction.  The teachers seem to have non-fiction 
covered.  Fact and opinion is another trouble spot for third graders too.
Over the years, our students have had difficulties in TAKS reading 
tests with the questions about summary and main idea.

Based on what I've heard in professional development sessions before, 
nonfiction is always more challenging to our students than fiction 
is. Along those lines, it would seem our students have trouble with 
summarizing and main idea MORE in nonfiction than in fiction, because 
the nonfiction reading is more difficult for them overall.


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
R is for Research, illustrated by Nicole Wong (Upstart 2008) BRAND NEW! 

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