Reading Fluency
Fluency is reading with speed, accuracy, and expression. Reading words quickly and effortlessly requires automaticity - the ability to instantly recognize words without decoding. HELP Fluency focuses on repeated readings to practice decoding skills using engaging instructional strategies such as Read Aloud, Echo Reading, Missing Word Reading, Shared Reading, and Independent Reading.
Students will
- Build vocabulary and automaticity
- Increase reading speed
- Improve reading accuracy
- Read with greater expression
Leaders will
- Define reading fluency as speed, accuracy, and prosody
- Model fluent reading
- Build student reading fluency using evidence-based strategies