Fluency
Fluency is the ability to read aloud with appropriate expression, and at a smooth quick speed. Fluency can be described as reading in a natural speech pattern. When students are fluent, they are able to focus on comprehending the text. Fluency is very significant in the comprehension.
Strategies to increase fluency:
· Model Fluent Reading
· Repeated Readings
· Simultaneous Repeated Reading
· Echo Read
· Partner reading, Choral reading,
· Readers theater/Poetry
The most common way to assess student fluency is through timed reading.
Fluency is the ability to read aloud with appropriate expression, and at a smooth quick speed. Fluency can be described as reading in a natural speech pattern. When students are fluent, they are able to focus on comprehending the text. Fluency is very significant in the comprehension.
Strategies to increase fluency:
· Model Fluent Reading
· Repeated Readings
· Simultaneous Repeated Reading
· Echo Read
· Partner reading, Choral reading,
· Readers theater/Poetry
The most common way to assess student fluency is through timed reading.