Fluency Building
Why is fluency important?
“Fluency is important because it provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension.” (Reading Links, 2002, p. 9).
Fluency doesn’t ensure comprehension, but comprehension is difficult without fluency. If a reader is constantly stopping to decode and figure out unknown words, most likely meaning will be disrupted and the process of reading becomes long and laborious.
When students make gains in reading fluency, they are able to put their energies into comprehension and are able to analyze, interpret, draw conclusions, and infer meaning from texts.
The 3 Components of Fluency * Accuracy: Also known as automaticity, it refers to the person's ability to read words in a text. * Rate: The speed a person reads. * Prosody: Refers to stress, intonation, and pauses. Commonly known as "reading with feeling".
In order to implement fluency teaching into reading instruction, teachers need to be aware of the three components of fluency.
Fluency Instruction
Teachers need to select and facilitate the best methods of fluency instruction for their children and their classrooms. The following four components are needed for good fluency instruction. 1. Model fluent reading. 2. Use guided oral reading instruction. 3. Give students ways to practice and perform. 4. Implement word study activities to build accuracy.
Here are some examples of activities for each of the components. 1. Model fluent reading: Students need to hear and see what fluent reading looks like. * Read Aloud - An adult reads aloud a text to the whole class. * Books on Tape - Children can listen to stories on tape as they follow along in a book. * Buddy Reading - An upper grade child reads aloud to a lower grade child. | 2. Use guided oral reading instruction: Students need assisted, guided oral reading instruction with a teacher, adult, or a peer. * Choral Reading - All the students, lead by the teacher, read aloud together. *
“Fluency is important because it provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension.” (Reading Links, 2002, p. 9).
Fluency doesn’t ensure comprehension, but comprehension is difficult without fluency. If a reader is constantly stopping to decode and figure out unknown words, most likely meaning will be disrupted and the process of reading becomes long and laborious.
When students make gains in reading fluency, they are able to put their energies into comprehension and are able to analyze, interpret, draw conclusions, and infer meaning from texts.
The 3 Components of Fluency * Accuracy: Also known as automaticity, it refers to the person's ability to read words in a text. * Rate: The speed a person reads. * Prosody: Refers to stress, intonation, and pauses. Commonly known as "reading with feeling".
In order to implement fluency teaching into reading instruction, teachers need to be aware of the three components of fluency.
Fluency Instruction
Teachers need to select and facilitate the best methods of fluency instruction for their children and their classrooms. The following four components are needed for good fluency instruction. 1. Model fluent reading. 2. Use guided oral reading instruction. 3. Give students ways to practice and perform. 4. Implement word study activities to build accuracy.
Here are some examples of activities for each of the components. 1. Model fluent reading: Students need to hear and see what fluent reading looks like. * Read Aloud - An adult reads aloud a text to the whole class. * Books on Tape - Children can listen to stories on tape as they follow along in a book. * Buddy Reading - An upper grade child reads aloud to a lower grade child. | 2. Use guided oral reading instruction: Students need assisted, guided oral reading instruction with a teacher, adult, or a peer. * Choral Reading - All the students, lead by the teacher, read aloud together. *