To achieve fluency, a student must read with appropriate rate, expression, and accuracy. All three components are required for fluency, but are they equally important? Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D., is a reading researcher and Read Naturally supporter who has devoted her career to studying fluency. In this guest post, she discusses accuracy as the foundational component of fluency.
Read more Good news for Word Warm-Ups users! We recently updated the progress graphs to be even more motivational for your students.
Read more Do you have students who seem more focused on rate than overall reading improvement? It’s natural for some Read Naturally students to get caught up in the “game” of trying to read faster and faster with each timing. But as you know, fluency is about accuracy, expression, and rate, which together lead to comprehension. To pass a story, the Read Naturally Strategy requires students to meet all four of these criteria. Remind students that the ultimate goal is comprehension, not speed. If a student persists in being overly focused on rate, consider the following remedial actions:
Read more Congratulations to fourth grader; Brighton W. from Middletown, CA on winning the March Read Naturally Star Student award.
Read more How do you recognize your students’ achievements in Read Naturally? Sharing success with parents is one of the best ways to celebrate progress. In Read Naturally Live, this is easier than ever. Did you know the Read Naturally Live program will send emails directly to parents? You don’t even need to log into your email! Educators and parents alike are loving this handy feature.
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