Fluency

Fluency

What is fluency?
Fluency refers to the ability to read text accurately with appropriate speed, phrasing and expression. When a student reads with fluency, or automaticity, they read words effortlessly. They have overlearned word recognition skills and are able to apply them automatically. Reading with fluency can be likened to shifting gears in a car or playing a musical instrument.

Why is fluency so important?
The ultimate goal of reading is to comprehend. Fluency is the gateway to comprehension. Once students can read with fluency, attention can then be shifted to constructing meaning from the print.

Journal Articles:
Oral reading fluency norms: A valuable assessment tool for reading teachers (Hasbrouk & Tindal) []

Reading fluency assessment and instruction: What, why and how? (Hudson, Lane & Pullen) []

Helping students become accurate, expressive readers: Fluency instruction for small groups (Kuhn) []

A Lesson on Fluency Learned from T//he Tortise and the Hare// (Hicks) []

**Online Resources**
Streaming video program featuring featuring famous people reading children's books aloud. [] []
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Practice passages from well known books for students in grades 1-4.
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Use the demo account to access student materials for word reading and passage reading practice.
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