Timed Reading

 Wow, I didn't realize how long it's been since I posted anything! Well, I'm back! 😊

I've been doing timed reading with my students, using a set of flash cards with words at their grade level. I use the same bunch of about 30 words each week, and time them to see how long it takes them to say the words correctly. Once they reach under a minute, I change to new words. 

I was doing this with one of my first graders, but we came across a bundle of words, most of which she was having a really hard time reading. So I looked online and found a page for first graders that's a timed story. I will give her one minute to read as far as she can, marking on my copy any mistakes she makes. Then I'll go over the mistakes with her and help her figure out the right way to say a word that she missed. I will write the number of words she read (not counting the mistakes) and repeat the activity every week, seeing how she improves her number of words read correctly. 

I learned this method of reading skills when I was taking elementary education classes online. I think it will be very effective, and that she will improve each week! The page is made to record the number of words read correctly each day, but since I only work with her once a week, we'll have to do it weekly. 




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