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Approaches
What is it?
How to choose fluency approach?
How to assess
Key terms
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students select a text that presents a slight challenge, but at instructional level; student reads the same passage several time, trying to read more smoothly and faster each time; student continues to reread passage, sometimes silently and sometimes out loud and moves to a new passage once achieves rate of 85 words per minute.
What is Repeated Reading
100
ability to read rapidly, smoothly without many errors and with appropriate expression
What is Fluency
100
an approach for a student whose rate, accuracy, expression and comprehension is solid.
wide reading
100
CBM - grade appropriate text where student reads for 1 minute. Teacher keeps track of errors, and determines WCPM.
What is Curriculum based measurement?
100
WCPM
What is Words correct per minute?
200
More capable readers read with less capable readers taking turns reading
What is partner reading?
200
to himself/herself reads rapidly, without stumbling over words and with good comprehension
What is silent reading fluency
200
approaches that may be seen by students as fun, motivating and improve oral reading. Done in small groups or whole class.
What is choral reading, reader's theatre and radio reading.
200
listening to students read orally and determining performance?
What is a way to assess expression?
200
another term for expression; important aspect of fluency that affects comprehension.
What is prosody?
300
whole class or small group activity; teacher chooses appropriate reading, reads passage aloud as a model; then students read it aloud all together several times.
What is choral reading?
300
reading with little effort and with very little attention
What is automaticity
300
Done with teacher or peer; typically for students that are struggling in fluency.
What is repeated reading and partner reading?
300
Number of words read correctly divided by the total words read?
What is accuracy?
300
students reading often material that is interesting, enjoyable and may be a bit challenging.
What is wide reading
400
well-rehearsed reading of scripts with feeling and expression, but not memorization.
What is Reader's Theatre?
400
characters, setting and problems are repetitive which gives students the desire to continue reading more and makes the reading relatively easy and builds fluency as they continue to read
What is/are series books and why are they good fluency builders?
400
have students complete passage from 1 minute timed reading and do a retelling
How do you assess comprehension?
400
considering students reading proficiency and motivation; text difficulty and accessibility; teacher's professional knowledge about the students
What is matching students to texts?
500
students take the role as announcers and read passages as if they are reading to a national audience
What is Radio Reading?
500
1. Reading selections from Basal readers introduced and discussed with emphasis on comprehension. 2. students read at instructional level. 3. students reread text often (echo read, partner read, reread and reread). 4. partner reading for more practice and support from peers. 5. students read trade books in addition to basal readers.
What is FORI - Fluency Oriented Reading Instruction?
500
measure considers vocabulary difficulty and syntactic complexity; assesses word difficulty; determines grade level of a text.
What is Fry Readability Formula?
500
teacher informal observations, IRI, standardized reading tests.
what is reading proficiency and motivation
500
IRI - passages a student reads orally to a teacher
What is Informal reading inventory?