c-pelt reading fluency

7/30/2019 C-PELT Reading Fluency

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Reading Fluency

By,

Jenny Kwong Shuk Wah

IPG, Gaya Campus

For,Certificate in the Practice of ELT (C-PELT) for Primary School


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Introduction

Listen to two recorded of

reading fluency.


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What is Reading Fluency?

Reading fluency is the power to

read quickly and accurately.

Reading fluency is the ability toread phrases and sentences

smoothly and quickly, while

understanding them as

expressions of complete ideas.


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Students with Learning Disabilities (LDs) in

Reading Comprehension and basic reading

skills frequently have weaknesses in reading

fluency.Typically, they do not process groups of words

as meaningful phrases.

They may also make decoding errors in reading

which slow them down and prevent them

from grasping the meaning of the sentence.
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As a result, they do not understand and

remember meanings of passages.

They may miss the larger meanings of

chapters and books as well.


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Reading Fluency The Struggle

The less fluent a reader, the more he or she must focus

on decoding individual words.

Less fluent readers have difficulty with oral reading,

which is often slow, choppy, and without natural

expression.

Less fluent readers must focus their time and attention

on figuring out the words, leaving little room for

actually understanding the text.

Since reading fluency is the key to reading

comprehension, less fluent readers often fall behind in

educational and professional achievement.


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Reading Fluency The Struggle

Although some readers identify words well when

those words are alone or on a list, they may

not read the same words fluently when they

appear in a passage of text.Automatic word recognition is an important

reading skill, but its not the end of the story.

Its crucial to help students move from word

recognition in isolation to reading fluency incontext. This takes training and practice.


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The Importance of Reading Fluency

Simply, fluent readers recognize thewords and comprehend their overallmeaning at the same time.


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The more fluent a reader, the more he orshe automatically groups and recognizeswords.

Fluent readers excel at oral reading,which is highlighted by smooth andnatural expression.


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Reading fluency is important because itprovides a bridge between word recognitionand reading comprehension.

Since fluent readers dont have to concentrateon decoding the actual words, they can focustheir attention on what the text actually means.

They can make mental connections

throughout the text, as well as apply thoseconnections to their personal backgrounds andexperiences.


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Characteristics of a fluent reader

A fluent reader

1. has automatic decoding skills

2. has built up a vocabulary ofsight words

3. has good comprehension skills

4. has good word attack skills

5. reads smoothly and with expression, and6. self-corrects (recognizes when something

doesn't sound right).
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Characteristics Why?

Decode effortlessly, with

automaticity and with

average reading rates or

better for age and/or grade

level.

Fluent readers read more,

more extensively, and with

a variety of printed

materials.

Place a reading emphasis

on comprehending words

within the context of

phrases, sentences, and

paragraphs.

Fluent readers have

acquired a variety ofword

recognition strategies that

make word reading for the

most part effortless.
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Have extensive sight

vocabularies.

Fluent readers have more

exposure to print and

reading practice.

Are able to effectively

handle miscues or errors in

word reading.

Fluent readers have

acquired a variety of

strategies for fixing miscues

or errors in word reading.


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Can effectively decode and

comprehend text

simultaneously.

Fluent readers effectively

key in on main ideas and

important information when

reading;

they can accuratelysummarize or paraphrase

readings;

they are able to self-

monitor comprehensionand organize information

learned from reading as

needed.


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Adjust reading rates

according to reading

demands.

With frequent and

extensive reading

practice and feedback,fluent readers become

flexible readers,

adjusting reading rates

as needed.


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Reading Aloud Skills

Stress

Intonation

Rhythm Pause

Voice projection

Reading in meaningful units Eye contact


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Thank you.

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