The Big Idea
Build word reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension.
What is the main purpose of daily connected text reading?
Repeated reading.
What is one activity that supports connected-text fluency?
accuracy, rate, prosody
What are three components of fluency?
Give immediate corrective feedback
When a student misreads a word, what should a teacher do?
Running records/oral reading fluency checks.
What is a type of assessment that helps monitor progress during connected-text reading?
Decodable texts aligned to instruction.
What type of text best supports the application of phonics in connected reading?
Teacher feedback
What should be paired with daily reading to improve fluency?
Expression, phrasing, tone.
What does prosody refer to?
Choral reading, echo reading, phrased reading.
What is one way teachers can scaffold connected text to reading?
Repeated readings for speed and automaticity.
What should instruction emphasize when a student improves accuracy but not rate.
Frequent practice is required to build automaticity and fluency.
Why must connected-text reading be daily rather than occasional?
Timed repeated readings/partnered reading.
What type of practice helps students read faster and more accurately?
rate
A student reads accurately but very slowly. Which fluency component needs development?
Match decoding level + allow for successful practice.
How should teachers choose texts for fluency practice?
Words correct per minute (WCPM)
What are data points that help determine whether a student is becoming automatic with decoding?
Fluent reading of connected text.
What is the primary bridge between phonics and comprehension?
Allows teacher to monitor accuracy and provide corrective feedback.
During connected-text reading, why should students read aloud?
Automatic decoding frees cognitive resources for meaning.
Why does fluency support comprehension?
Provides an example of expressive, accurate reading.
Why should teachers model fluent reading aloud?
Select slightly easier decodable text or provide more scaffolded practice
What is the instructional adjustment needed if a student's accuracy drops in a more difficult passage?
Name two reading outcomes directly imporoved by daily connected-text reading.
What is accuracy, rate, prosody, comprehension
Teacher read-aloud
shared reading
guided reading
independent reading
What is one way teachers can gradually release responsibility in connected-text reading?
Accuracy
When a student reads fast but makes many errors, what component is weak?
Provide phonics-level matched texts or pre-teach target patterns.
A student struggles with decoding during connected-text reading. What should the teacher adjust?
Comprehension strategies alongside fluecny practice
What is the instruction that should be targeted when a student reads fluently but struggles to retell?