Definitions
The ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression
What is Fluency?
Readers theatre is an example of...
What is fluency teaching strategies?
Students who are able to easily decode words will be able to pay more attention to phrasing and expressive reading.
What is decoding words effortlessly and automatically?
Choose books at students' ____ reading level, at least 95 percent accuracy.
A.) average
B.) easy
C.) above
What is easy?
Students should reach this rate by the end of first grade.
What is 60 words per minute?
The defining feature of expressive reading, comprises all of the variables of timing, phrasing, emphasis, and intonation that speakers use to help convey aspects of meaning and to make their speech lively.
What is Prosody?
T/F: Direct instruction is especially important for readers who are struggling
What is true?
Practice with sight words, or words that appear often in text, will often help students achieve greater fluency.
Look for ______ stories with repetitive phrases in the dialogue.
A.) unfamiliar
B.) familiar
What is familiar?
Students should reach this rate by the end of second grade.
What is 90 words per minute?
Accuracy, rate, and prosody.
What are the 3 components of Fluency?
Student-adult reading, choral reading, tape-assisted reading, readers theatre, and partner reading
Some students zip and zoom through text without ever stopping at the ______.
What is reading without the punctuation?
When you gradually decrease the support, you should present a text that is a bit more _____
A.) easy
B.) the same
C.) challenging
What is challenging?
Students should reach this rate by the end of third grade.
What is 114 words per minute?
Number of words in the text divided by number of words read correctly equals _____ percentage.
What is fluency accuracy formula?
How should you assess fluency?
A.) formally
B.) informally
C.) both
What is informally and formally?
This is often a fun way to teach kids to read with expression. Show them how to change their voices when different characters speak.
What is reading dialogue?
Choose books that have many _____ that children already know.
A.) pictures
B.) high-frequency words
What is high-frequency words?
Limit the number of ____ in a lesson to one or two so the text remains relatively easy to read.
What is high-frequency words?
Fast, effortless word recognition
Pairing a partner who is more fluent than the other, does what?
What is help the more non-fluent reader become more fluent?
Teaching students how to vary the rate at which they read.
What is regulating the speed of reading?
Games to practice high-frequency words:
A.) concentration
B.) sight word bingo
C.) flash cards
D.) all of the above
What is all of the above?
A non-fluent reader may read 100,000-400,000 words a year, but a fluent reader reads closer to _____ words a year.
A.) 1 million
B.) 2.5 million
C.) 4 million
What is 4 million?