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Reading Fluency

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FLUENCY

THE BRIDGE BETWEEN PHONICS AND COMPREHENSION
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FLUENCY DEFINED

THE ABILITY TO READ ACCURATELY, QUICKLY, AND EXPRESSIVELY

3 COMPONENTS

  • Accuracy/Automaticity
  • speed/rate
  • prosody
Accuracy and automaticity refer tot he ability to read with few errors and identify words instantly

Speed or rate refer to how quickly or slowly a person reads

Prosody is reading with proper phrasing, intonation, and expression

Fluent readers words float easily like bubbles on the breeze
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WAYS TO ASSESS

  • use a running record to check accuracy
  • try the timed reading app
  • multidemensional fluency scale
  • one minute read aloud
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WAYS TO BUILD FLUENCY

  • Paired Reading
  • repeated reading
  • reader's theater
  • fluency development lesson
  • tape assisted reading