It's Fluency Friday!

Every Friday morning, we take part in a consolidation activity called "Fluency Friday".  We have the students read their weekly fluency passages. The students have been reading nightly with residence Counsellors every night.  We find this activity builds confidence, strong listening skills and the ability to set attainable goals, in terms of what good readers do.

This can be a very scary experience for our students.  Here is what the kids said after the first time they read in front of the class.

Logan: "I was a little nervous, but I felt good after I was done."

Davis (second year): "I felt fine because I did it a lot last year.  I felt like it was boosting my confidence so I don't feel really as scared."

Holly: "I think I did an okay job. I was excited because I got to read in front of people and I don't do that very often."

Gerrit (second year): "I felt good because I got good feedback and I came away with a goal."

Landon: "I feel good because I read it and it's over now.  It wasn't scary because I could look at the back wall and the paper instead of the people in front of me."

Mac: "I felt okay because I was pretty scared.  I can't read in front of people.  I didn't feel that weird because there were only a few people."

Ryan: "I felt okay becasue I am not nervous because I know they won't mind if I get the word wrong."