Return-Path: <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iB2LePF01128; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:40:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:40:25 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <41AF8BB5.8030008@ccsdistrict.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Jane Meyer <meyer_j@ccsdistrict.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:1213] RE: Plateaus for beginning ABE readers--2nd X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 799 Lines: 17 Reading is a complicated process composed of several components. I'm sure the reading plateau is due in part to lack of phonics skills. It can also be due to lack of vocabulary. Conversational vocabulary is different than reading vocabulary, especially academic vocabulary. This is especially true for disadvantaged folks. So if someone can't read, their vocabulary is often also limited since they don't have exposure to the words. Comprehension can play a part too because usually around 4th grade we start being exposed to more nonfiction. Often times students are most familiar with fiction and they don't know the vocabulary and also they don't have comprehension strategies for nonfiction text frames. Jane Meyer Canton City Schools ABLE Canton, Ohio meyer_j@ccsdistrict.org
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