helping students become more proficient readers and writers by developing fluency

1. Developing Reading
and
Writing Fluency
the bridge to effective
comprehension
Paula Boyce EDU 565 Fall 2017

2. What is fluency?
● the ability to read and write effortlessly and efficiently
Reading fluency involves three components:
● automaticity
● speed
● prosody

3. Reading Fluency-Building Activities
Automaticity
● Increase High Frequency Words/Sight Vocabulary
○ Word of the Day Activities
■ Sight Word Bingo
■ Cut-up Sentences
■ Around the World
■ Say it, Spell it, Say it
■ Detective Work
■ Word Ring
■ Weekly Informal Assessment
○ Word Wall
■ Literacy Center
■ Sponge Activities

4. Compound Boogie
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5. Automaticity
Word Identification Strategies
Graphophonemic: sound it out, “chunk” it, phonics rules, root
words/prefixes/suffixes, onset-rime
Syntax: What sounds right? grammatically correct
Semantics: What makes sense? use meaning

6. Speed
Choral/Echo Reading
Readers’ Theater
Reread Familiar Books
Listening Center
Partner Reading

7. Prosody
What is it? Reading with expression
phrasing
volume
smoothness
pacing
Teacher Read Aloud/Think Aloud
Shared Reading

8. Writing Fluency-Building Activities
Automaticity
Teach correct spelling of high frequency words
Rainbow writing, Shaving cream writing
Wikki sticks, Magnetic letters, Clay
Use word wall and other resources
Dictionary skills
Technology tools

9. Speed
Quick Write
Journal Writing
Responding to Reading
Voice
Mentor Text
Prewriting Conversations

15. Most Importantly. . .
Dramatically Increase the Amount of
Reading and Writing Students Do Every
Day!