Reader's Theater
Fluency Instruction
Cloze Procedures
Acronyms and Other Names
100

In the Paper Bag Princess, Princess Elizabeth had to save Prince Ronald from this creature.

What is a dragon?

100

In class, we defined fluency as this.

What is the bridge between identifying words and comprehension?

100

The Cloze Procedure is a reading comprehension strategy in which students do this.

What is fill in the blanks?

100

ORF

What is Oral Reading Fluency?

200

In Cut!, a little boy (Kelly) suffers from this injury.

What is a broken leg?

200
There are three text difficulty levels. The first level, characterized by "less than 5 errors / 100 words," is called... 

What is the Independent Level?

200

This Cloze Procedure method involves omitting every nth word - anywhere from every 3rd to every 11th.

What is the Fixed-Ratio Method?

200

CBM

What is Curriculum-Based Measurement?

300

In Cinderella Rap, the rap follows the beat of this song.

What is "We Will Rock You" by Queen?

300

There are three levels of text difficulty. The third level, characterized by, "more than 10 errors / 100 words," is named by...

What is the Frustration Level?

300

This Cloze Procedure Method involves omitting a specific part of speech - like every noun and every verb.

What is the Variable-Ratio Method?

300

WCPM

What is Words Correct Per Minute?

400

In Stupendous Snakes, we encounter three different species of snakes. Can you name one of them?

What is... 

a kingsnake?

a python?

a rattlesnake?

400

There are three text difficulty levels. The second level, characterized by, "less than 10 errors / every 100 words," is named...

What is the Instructional Level?

400

This Cloze Procedure method omits words not by a ratio, but rather by contextual importance.

What is the Modified-Ratio Method?

400
Reading with emotion and expression.

What is prosody?

500

In Grandpa for Sale, we see Lizzie and Mrs. L arguing in this kind of shop.

What is an antique shop?

500

There are many ways to improve fluency. In class, we covered a strategy that does not improve fluency. This strategy is characterized by students taking turns reading aloud, and is named...

What is Round Robin Reading?

500

This Cloze Procedure method occurs when only part of a word is omitted.

What is the C-test Method?

500

Heart words

What are irregular words?

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