Reading Fluency

Fluency is the ability to read accurately, quickly, expressively, with good phrasing, AND with good comprehension.

A recent study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education found that fourth grade students’ oral reading fluency is a strong predictor of silent reading comprehension.  For the full article, click this link. This fact was brought to my attention when i heard Dr. Tim Rasinksi- a professor of literacy education at Kent State University who has written over 150 articles and has authored, co-authored or edited over 15 books or curriculum programs on reading education- speak this summer.  To address this issue and make sure my students are as prepared as possible to comprehend more challenging texts, we have been working on improving our reading fluency!  

Check out the links below for videos of us practicing our fluency.  In these videos, students reread a piece of their choosing from their Reading Folders smoothly and with expression.
Zoey & Jena
Robert & Billy
Juliann, Zachary, & Mikayla
Brandon, Naomi, & CJ
Regan, Anthony, & Ema
Kylie & Ryan
Kayleigh, Faizan, & Shawn