Fluency Instruction

Fluency Instruction

definition of fluencyReading at a just right pace, accurately and with expressionCombines rate and accuracyRequires automaticityIncludes reading with prosodyWhy is fluency important?Results in increased comprehensionMore mental energy for comprehendingCan assist in building listening comprehension and listening vocabulary

Poor readers dont get much practice reading!!One of the major differences between good and poor readers is fluency. (poor readers may decode, but it is slow and tedious)IMPORTANCE OF FLUENCY INSTRUCTION!!Fluency instruction begins when students can read connected text with 90% or better accuracy (usually by the middle of first grade)Selecting instructional materialsTeaching students word recognition skills will help them read faster.This is best done by having the students read connected text.Competent reading requires skills that extend beyond the single-word level to contextual reading, and this skill can best be acquired by practicing reading in which words are in a meaningful context.Selecting instructional materials IMPORTANT-Provide text at the appropriate level!Students need to be reading texts at their independent level-95%-100% accuaracy.Important!!!!Teaching on the childs instructional level text (90%-94% accuracy) can focus on word recognition or comprehension.When the child rereads the text, it may be at the childs independent level and teaching can focus on fluency.Students should practice orally rereading text that is reasonably easy for themKey concepts:Reading-NOT memorizingIndependent level text (95%-100%) accuracyRereading textIndependent level textRelatively easy text for the reader, with no more than 1 in 20 words difficult for the reader (95% accuracyInstructional level textChallenging but manageable text for the reader, with no more than approximately 1 in 10 words difficult for the reader (90% success)

Frustration level textDifficult text for the reader, with more than 1 in 10 words difficult for the reader (less than 90% success)Fluency activitiesRepeated readingChoral readingReaders TheatrePartner Reading

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