[quote author=batrot link=topic=571.msg2071#msg2071 date=1299710157]
In our Junior Dept of our Primary school (7-11 year old) we noticed that the level of kriah in older classes was not satisfactory and for the past 2 years we have been using  the following method:

We do kriah 10 minutes a day after davening. We do kriah as "tehillim" i.e. we say tehillim but it is also used as kriah practice.

A girl says 2 psukim, the class hten says the next possuk, and another girl again 2 psukim etc.

Each class gets "target-cards". Each girl starts by target 1 at the beginning of each year. When a girl meets that target four times in a row she can go onto the next target.

The targets start with very basic kriah rules and then get more difficult e.g. the shvo no rules etc. When a girl moves onto the next target she has to keep all the previous targets plus the new one in order to get a tick. When a girl has met all her targets (usually about half way through the year) the targets then are met only if she improves fluency.

What we have found is a)girls barely make mistakes anymore, they really improve in their accuracy but b) their kriah slows down a lot as they try hard to meet their target. This is why it is necessary towards the end to make targets for fluency.

We have seen great improvement with those classes which consistently kept to this system

We have a whole list of targets to meet - if anyone is interested i\'m happy to provide them with further instructions.
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