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

Reading is a vital skill that is required throughout life. It is necessary to gather knowledge to make sense of written texts. When kids are young, they start by learning to read, which gradually turns into reading to learn as they grow older. One of the key requirements to

Teaching fluency in reading is much more than just pace and accuracy. Help your students learn about expression in fluency with these engaging ideas!

Looking for fluency activities? I just updated my fluency freebie. I added some short passages. If you need longer passages, I recommend visiting Reading A to Z. This is a great site with leveled passages. There are even some free books that you can download. Click HERE to get your freebie.

Does your reader sometimes sound like he’s just saying a string of words? Is it sometimes choppy? This can happen to all kinds of young readers, especially struggling readers. Instead of focusing on reading fluency and phrasing, struggling readers are often just trying to make sure they can say all the words correctly. Last week, The Measured ... Read More about Reading Fluency and Phrasing {Using Scooping Phrases}

Tips for Building Reading Fluency in Young Readers Graphics by Creative Clips by Krista Wallden , Whimsy Clips , and KG Fonts Sinc...

Hi everyone, My little learners have been working SO hard on their reading these past few months and I am VERY excited to show what what they have been up to!

If you've ever considered adding reader's theater to your reading block but thought it would be too much work, check out this guest post from Sarah Wiggins!

I find that even my fluent readers struggle with reading with fluency. This poster combines all of the tips in Jennifer Servallo's popular Reading Strategies book. I made this to display in my room for my kiddos all on one poster instead of making a bunch of separate anchor charts to have as a remin...

by Jason R. Levine What does it take to become fluent? The Internet is teeming with suggestions, instructions, and procedures for how to speak fluent English. It’s overwhelming for learners and tea…

How can reading, memory and visualization strategies help deal with dyslexia? We discuss practical techniques that focus on dyslexia reading strategies.

Tips for Building Reading Fluency in Young Readers Graphics by Creative Clips by Krista Wallden , Whimsy Clips , and KG Fonts Sinc...

Improve kids' reading fluency by helping them learn to read faster and more accurately through phonics, repeated readings, and more.

Fluency is such an important component of reading. Low fluency rate may not always be detected until late elementary or early middle school. Suddenly, a student is expected to read more curriculum in a short period of time, and is not able to keep up with his or her studies. This is one area of reading that I wanted to tweak so my students would be well prepared. I realize that in order to increase a student's fluency rate, he or she needs to practice reading. I reflected back to my personal experience of joining a book club. My book club read a different genre each month . . . i.e. we didn't read chick lit. each month. I thought this must be what it's like for my students. You know, reading a book that's not really your personal taste. Whenever the genre wasn't my taste, it took me all month to read it. Most months I would have a cram session a couple of days before my book club met to finish the book. UGH! This must be what my students feel like! I decided to do something a little different to help my students. On Wednesdays, students are encouraged to bring a book of their choice to school. It can be a book they checked out of the library or one of their personal books. If they don't have one, they may check a book from my class library. I give them 20 minutes of time to read in class. Then we meet in book club groups. Students are grouped differently each week. Sometimes we meet according to the genre of the book. Other time I will have students meet in groups of 3 and do a book talk, mini-commercial about their book. Each student has a Book Club folder. I attached the assignment sheets (below) in the 3 prongs in the folder. I made each student a Book Club booklet. I cut construction paper in half, put copier paper in it, and stapled it together. The assignments are numbered. Each week, students complete an assignment about the chapter they read at school. Some weeks I assign a specific assignment, other weeks I let students choose their assignment. I found these assignments from different websites, but I'm sorry I can't remember which one or I would give him or her credit for the great ideas. Please let me know if you know the source. Book club is making a difference! I'm sure the key factor is CHOICE! Choice of book and some weeks they have choice of assignment. Below are the forms I use:

Parent communication is a big deal for our young learners. Our students rely on parent-teacher partnerships that help them grow their skills and feel excited

September 17, 2016 Hi Jen! I have followed you for a long time and have always been inspired by your work. I have been teaching for the last eight years and am entering my first year in third grade. I'm wondering if you can help me...

10 Activities to Increase Reading Fluency for your first grade students. Ideas for small groups instruction and stations.

In this article we’re going to unravel the mystery of syllables, focusing particularly on open syllables. These little units of sound play a huge role in how we pronounce and spell words. Und…

In today's fast-paced world, reading has become an essential part of our daily lives. From emails to news articles, we're constantly bombarded with information. But how can we keep up with the volume of information without spending countless hours reading through every word? That's where skimming and scanning come

Have you taught your student the C/K Rule? Since ‘c’ and ‘k’ both make the same sound sometimes, it can cause confusion for our young students.

This is a Reading Fluency lesson plan that uses journal writing. The lesson plan follows the 5E Lesson Plan model. The 5 Es are Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation. The plan uses poetry to enforce vocabulary, however, any reading passage can apply to this lesson plan. The lesson plan applies to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and the Common Core Standards. The lesson is designed for the average student, however it includes differentiated lesson plan ideas. The lesson plan is designed for 5th grade however it can be adjusted to any grade level. The activities are responsive and able to be adapted to different types of reading. The reading objectives include: Students will be able to read grade-level text with fluency and comprehension; read aloud grade-level stories with fluency; use appropriate rate, accuracy, expression, and phrasing while reading and comprehending text. TEKS, Common Core Standards, fluency, reading skills, reading strategies, vocabulary, differentiated instruction, prior knowledge, informal assessment, internet resources, informational text, fiction, nonfiction, journal, journal writing, fluent, whisper read, word emphasis, read aloud, word origin, on-level readers, on-level reading, root words, guided reading.

Do you have a student (or several students) who struggle with poor reading comprehension? In this post, I share the step-by-step process that I use to improve my students’ reading comprehension! I wrote this post primarily for Kindergarten through 3rd grade teachers. However, if you are a Kindergarten teacher, some of these ideas may not apply […]

Teachers throw the word “fluency” into parent conferences, but what does it mean, and why is it important? Fluency leads to increased comprehension. And increased comprehension matters, because in grade 3, the shift goes from learning to read to... #automaticity #buildingfluency #dailyreading

Spelling words with ch or tch. This generalization states that when you hear the /ch/ sound at the end of a syllable and it is immediately preceded by

Take a moment to look away from the screen and notice the various things, people, sounds, smells, and sensations around you. If you noticed something new, that you were not previously aware of, chances are you were not situationally aware before. Being situationally aware would mean that you constantly

In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.

You just need a book of funny poems for this easy activity that improves reading fluency!

With Presidents Day just around the corner, you can integrate social studies and math by reviewing money when you talk about the important leaders of our country. I am a big believer in multiple intelligence and am always looking for new ways to reach the different learning styles. The Money Rap (below) has been around for a long time. It's an oldie but goodie. I don't know who wrote it, but if you do, please let me know. Music is such a great way to reach those musical rhythmic learners. You can print the cards on card stock and let volunteers hold the signs up when you sign about that coin in the song. Click HERE to download this for free. I also have some money packets you should check out. (click) Cost: $5 Math & literacy activities (click) Cost: $4 Money fluency center (click) Cost: $1.50 -oi and -ar Sorting Center (click) Cost: $7.50 Get all 3 packets and save money!

Pair Work exercise useful for practising speaking and listening skills and giving/following instructions. Put students in pairs and give each half of the worksheet. Student 1 tells student two where to go on the grid and what to write or draw. Make students can not see each other´s sheet. This ws allows the whole class to practise simultaneously. At the end of the exercise, Ss should compare their answers to the teacher´s answer sheet. Enjoy. - ESL worksheets

Strategies for teaching reading fluency in first grade. Tips and ideas for more fluent readers. Reading fluency passages

This Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Phil is on the phone is for teaching reading comprehension. Use this reading comprehension story to teach reading comprehension.

Teaching schwa vowels doesn't have to be tricky or confusing! These teaching tips for schwa sounds will really work for your students!