Slice of Life Day 3

I was reviewing my notes from my reading groups this morning to send out my weekly reports to classroom teachers and  became quiet concerned about the number of errors students are making on High Frequency words. The totality of words they do not seem to know when reading aloud in the mist of a sentence or paragraph is astounding. They can often reread the word correctly if I tap on it or ask them to reread the whole sentence. When rereading the whole sentence they do not appear to even notice that they made the error before. A majority will read the word correctly in isolation. This I feel could be caused by teaching so many words using flashcards or as spelling words in isolation. Kids need to be immersed in real reading more, and errors need to be correctly instantly whenever possible. Also kids need to be held accountable for listening to their reading. They have to be actively aware of what they are saying and be able to notice and self correct errors. I wonder how much of this problem is caused by the erosion of correct grammar, and use of different types of slangs, and specialty language. Oral language has always been slightly different from written, but with the use of social media and texting correct grammar and the structure has been lost. Students have to be able to read with accuracy, academic language texts especially with the implementation of the Common Core. The strategy of listening for the correct structure of language is being eroded when kids are not held accountable with what some call the small errors that do not effect comprehension, or that some feel are not that significant. They are left to grow bigger if never corrected and become a habit. Kids do notice them on some level and have to work twice as hard when trying to comprehend the text when these are left uncorrected(unless it has become a habit). The structure of language does matter.