Fluency practice

Fluency practice is so important for my students. Over the years, I have developed strategies and activities to increase their reading fluency. They really enjoy the activities for #9! Don't forget to grab the FREEBIES!!

15 fun and easy fluency practice activities to get your K-1 students reading at a just-right pace, with accuracy and expression!

In kindergarten and first grade, we have poetry folders for fluency practice. So what does fluency practice look like in 2nd grade? Take a peek at how to use fluency passages for less that 5-10 minutes each day to build fluency in your second graders!

I’ve been writing fluency passages for the last four years. I never really dreamed that it would help so many teachers across the country, but it has, and I am truly grateful. I’ve been asked many times over the years to provide fluency for third grade and I’ve said no. Largely because it would take...Read More »

Reading fluency can be fun and functional with these fluency lessons and activities. From a pre-assessment to running records, centers, tools, and more, check out these tips and tricks for mastering fluency!

The best way for disfluent readers to become fluent is by reading! These students need to focus on ACCURATE text reading, use decodable text, repeated readings, systemic daily practice of reading words accurately, modeling of fluent reading and encouraging students to read like they are talking. Students need LOTS of opportunities to read text (at their level) using choral, cloze, echo and partner reading. These are great fluency strategies are for interventions. #fluency #fluencystrategies

Reading Fluency is so important for elementary students, but how do you teach it? Struggling readers need practice and teacher modeling for success! Reading fluency practice is great in sentences and passages. Read this blog post to find out how I teach and assess my students' fluency goals in reading!

Here are some tips and strategies on how to teach reading fluency in your homeschool or classroom literacy center.

Take a closer look at engaging fluency practice with this free ocean fluency activity sample. Themed fluency practice activities can help fluency skills.

There are some great tools that can be used to help your students practice fluency. Check out this blog post for useful tools to add to your classroom for fluency practice!