As I continue to use the iPod touch in my classroom I have found it to be quite useful during reading. One of the students that I work with is a girl who is not a very confident reader. She loves to read but she is slow.... When I asked her why she reads so slow she commented that it was because she wanted to make sure she didn't get anything wrong when she had her Dibbles testing. So, as we read one day, I pulled out the Touch and recorded her voice. After she finished I had her listen to her voice and follow along as she heard it. When finished, I asked her what she thought and she responded that she reads kinda slow. Yes, I said so lets work on picking up the pace and not worry about whether you are making mistakes or not.
I haven't met with her since that first day, but I am eager to see her again to see if anything has changed. It just goes to show that being able to hear your own voice, can make a big difference from someone just telling you what you are doing wrong.
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