By: Rabbi Y. Karp
Can 25 people practice how to drive a bus all at once?
The ability to read effectively and efficiently is a fundamental factor in a child’s future success.
Difficulty in learning to read can lead to reduced self-esteem as well as lower levels of achievement. Self-esteem is crucial to children’s social and academic
development. Non-readers feel like they are the only ones who can’t read (which
is not true!)Supporting the acquisition of reading skills is part of a spiral of
personal, social and academic success.קריאה is fundamental to function as a Yid.
“Students who do not develop reading fluency, regardless of how bright they are, are likely to remain poor readers throughout their lives.”
The importance of fluency in reading
is a קריאה“discount ticket to
everywhere.”
a gift that continues to pay dividends throughout the child’s life.”
“Helping a child to become a reader is one of the greatest gifts
that an adult can give;
There are 3 partners Parents Teacher The reader
Learning to read is a partnership between home and school.
Research shows that a vital factor in determining children’s success in learning to read is support at home.
Who helps a child develop fluency in reading?
ParentsThe parents encourage their children
day after day, year after year, to read, read and read more.
TeacherThe teacher spends his whole year
teaching the child how to decode words.The reader
The child practices how to read.
What role do each of the partners play?
Parents should support and encourage their children to read.The more a child reads the better his
reading will be.Parents should get to know their child’s
teacher and know what their teacher expects.Parents should stay informed about
their child’s progress and should ask the teachers ways they can help.
How Parents can help their children become fluent readers
Parents should encourage their children to be good readers by praising their children for their effort.
Parents should show their children how much they value reading. They should spend time with their children in a relaxed setting and should have their children read to them.
Cont. How Parents can help their children become fluent readers
“Reading is the foundation of a good education.”
אני מודהuntil מנחה עלינו
מעריב ברכת המזון
Our objective is that when our children turn bar mitzvah, they should correctly say every word from:
What type of accuracy and fluency should we expect from our children?
• 9,126 שחרית
• 175תניא • " י רש 900חומש
• תהלים ; 650יום
שבת • תהלים19744מברכים ;
450מנחה; 350מעריב;
Let’s analyze how many words we say a day…
“When a child finishes his first year of reading and
masters the decoding process, he is like one
that applies for a driving permit and passes the
multiple choice test. He is not nearly experienced
yet.”
“There is no substitute for
good readingin the life of a
child.”
“A איד needs to achieve a very
high standard of fluency and accuracy in
”. קריאה
“A child that does not read new words on a regular basis,
reads about 30 lines of Tehillim and make
10 errors in 5 minutes so after his bar mitzvah on שבת
מברכיםhe will spend over 10
hours saying the words in shul.”
PLP Game Plan
The student calls
718.771.1010
The student keys in the classroom
mailbox.
The student records tehillim for 5 minutes.
The recording gets saved.
How does PLP work?
The teacher can access his student’s recording via
phone.
The teacher also receives an email with an attachment of the sound file.
The teacher can give access to the parents to listen to the file.
Without Practice Read 13 lines
Total errors 13 % of lines correct 0
Credits 13
Read 37 LinesTotal errors 1
% of lines correct 98Credits 135
With practice
A snapshot of Moshe’s reading in 5 minutes:
PLP gives the child the ability to practice reading without an adult constantly correcting him.
Children like to be recorded.PLP can be used to show the child’s reading progress.
Why use PLP?
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