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WHAT IS FLUENCY?

     Speed + Accuracy =
      Fluency
     Reading quickly and in a
      meaningful way (prosody)
     Decoding and
      comprehending
      simultaneously
Did you know …. The word fluency comes from the latin word fluens which
means to flow?
WHAT CAN FLUENT READERS DO?

Recognize words automatically

Read aloud effortlessly and with
 expression

Decode without concentrating on it

Focus on comprehension
FACTORS THAT CAUSE DIFFICULTY WITH FLUENCY
Unfamiliarity with a text


Limited vocabulary


Decoding problems


Syntax problems
HOW SHOULD FLUENCY BE ASSESSED?
Both formally and informally


Sometimes using grade level passages that are timed


Monitor accuracy and speed


Consistent progress monitoring is key
HOW TO BUILD READING FLUENCY
Daily Practice


Repeated Readings


Goal setting


Fluency Graphing to display progress
WHAT DOES REPEATED READING LOOK LIKE?
Read the same passage several times until the
  desired rate is reached
Keep reading at the same level until the same rate
  is reached (three times),
then move on to a new level and repeat procedure
Do it daily!
Perform at least 3-4 repetitions of the text each
  day.
WHY DO REPEATED READINGS WORK?

Fluency rate increases with each reading

Word recognition errors drop

Improves rate on the next passage
RESOURCES
Tompkins, G (2010). Literacy For the 21st Century a Balanced Approach.

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Fluency for the elementary student

  • 1.
  • 2. WHAT IS FLUENCY? Speed + Accuracy = Fluency Reading quickly and in a meaningful way (prosody) Decoding and comprehending simultaneously Did you know …. The word fluency comes from the latin word fluens which means to flow?
  • 3. WHAT CAN FLUENT READERS DO? Recognize words automatically Read aloud effortlessly and with expression Decode without concentrating on it Focus on comprehension
  • 4. FACTORS THAT CAUSE DIFFICULTY WITH FLUENCY Unfamiliarity with a text Limited vocabulary Decoding problems Syntax problems
  • 5. HOW SHOULD FLUENCY BE ASSESSED? Both formally and informally Sometimes using grade level passages that are timed Monitor accuracy and speed Consistent progress monitoring is key
  • 6. HOW TO BUILD READING FLUENCY Daily Practice Repeated Readings Goal setting Fluency Graphing to display progress
  • 7. WHAT DOES REPEATED READING LOOK LIKE? Read the same passage several times until the desired rate is reached Keep reading at the same level until the same rate is reached (three times), then move on to a new level and repeat procedure Do it daily! Perform at least 3-4 repetitions of the text each day.
  • 8. WHY DO REPEATED READINGS WORK? Fluency rate increases with each reading Word recognition errors drop Improves rate on the next passage
  • 9. RESOURCES Tompkins, G (2010). Literacy For the 21st Century a Balanced Approach.