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Becoming a Becoming a Fluent ReaderFluent Reader
Common Core Fluency StandardCommon Core Fluency Standard
1.RF.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and 1.RF.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.fluency to support comprehension.
a. Read on-level text with purpose and a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.understanding.
b. Read on-level text orally with accuracy, b. Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.readings.
c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.necessary.
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What does the word “What does the word “Fluent”Fluent” mean? mean?
To Read with EASE To Read with EASE
To Read SMOOTHLY (not choppy)To Read SMOOTHLY (not choppy)
To Read at a QUICK PACE (with accuracy)To Read at a QUICK PACE (with accuracy)
To be aware of PUNCTUATIONTo be aware of PUNCTUATION
To use your VOICE to show understandingTo use your VOICE to show understanding
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Why is it important to be Why is it important to be a “Fluent” Reader?a “Fluent” Reader?
When you are a fluent reader:When you are a fluent reader:
You spend You spend less time sounding outless time sounding out the words, the words, So you have So you have more time to understandmore time to understand what what you are reading.you are reading.
Reading in a quick and smooth way will Reading in a quick and smooth way will help help give our brains the wordsgive our brains the words in a way it can in a way it can understand better. understand better.
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What can we do to What can we do to improve our “fluency”?improve our “fluency”?
Practice Practice rerereading short passages reading short passages
Develop good decoding skillsDevelop good decoding skills
Memorize sight wordsMemorize sight words
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More on FluencyMore on Fluency
Fluency is when you can read at a fast pace Fluency is when you can read at a fast pace with ease, accuracy, and understanding.with ease, accuracy, and understanding.
Think about it like this….Think about it like this….
In many ways reading with fluency is In many ways reading with fluency is like watching a movie.like watching a movie.
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Think about it like this….Think about it like this….
If we watch the movie If we watch the movie in slow motionin slow motion, or , or pause the pause the movie too muchmovie too much, we won’t understand what it is about., we won’t understand what it is about.
AND, if we watch the movie AND, if we watch the movie in fast-forwardin fast-forward, we also , we also won’t understand what it is about.won’t understand what it is about.
When we watch the movie at just When we watch the movie at just the right speedthe right speed, we , we can can accurately understandaccurately understand what the movie is about. what the movie is about.
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This is true for reading….This is true for reading….
AND, AND, if we read too quickly and don’t “think”if we read too quickly and don’t “think” while we while we read, we also won’t understand what it is about.read, we also won’t understand what it is about.
If we read too slowly or stop too muchIf we read too slowly or stop too much, we won’t , we won’t understand what it is about.understand what it is about.
When we read at a fast pace, while still When we read at a fast pace, while still thinking thinking about about the words, we can the words, we can accurately understandaccurately understand what the what the passage is about.passage is about.
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Tips for FluencyTips for Fluency
Before, During, and AfterBefore, During, and After you read a you read a
passage or book, there are some things you passage or book, there are some things you
can do tocan do to improve your fluency and improve your fluency and
understandingunderstanding of what you are reading. of what you are reading.
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Before ReadingBefore Reading
Read the title and think about what the passage Read the title and think about what the passage or book might be about.or book might be about.
Read any subtitles or bold type words. These Read any subtitles or bold type words. These help to understand the main ideas of the help to understand the main ideas of the passage or book.passage or book.
Look for words that repeat throughout the Look for words that repeat throughout the passage. These words will be important to know.passage. These words will be important to know.
Preview the text and look for larger words that Preview the text and look for larger words that you need to decode ahead of time. you need to decode ahead of time.
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During ReadingDuring Reading
Slide your finger instead of marching it to keep Slide your finger instead of marching it to keep your voice smooth while you read.your voice smooth while you read.
Read each sentence as one idea, paying Read each sentence as one idea, paying attention to punctuation as you read.attention to punctuation as you read.
When you get to an unfamiliar word, use the When you get to an unfamiliar word, use the steps you have learned to sound the word out. steps you have learned to sound the word out.
As you read, think about what the words are As you read, think about what the words are saying so you know when you need to correct a saying so you know when you need to correct a mistake you have made.mistake you have made.
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After ReadingAfter Reading
Again, think about what type of information was in Again, think about what type of information was in the passage or book. Decide if it was more Fiction the passage or book. Decide if it was more Fiction or Nonfiction.or Nonfiction.
Identify the important parts of the passageIdentify the important parts of the passage For FictionFor Fiction think about character, setting, plot, think about character, setting, plot,
important events, solution/ending.important events, solution/ending. For NonfictionFor Nonfiction think about topics, categories, think about topics, categories,
important events and factsimportant events and facts
Think about how the passage or book relates to Think about how the passage or book relates to yourself, to other things you have read, and to the yourself, to other things you have read, and to the world around you.world around you.
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SummarySummary
Fluency is when you can read at a fast pace Fluency is when you can read at a fast pace with ease, accuracy, and understanding.with ease, accuracy, and understanding.
Practice Practice rerereading short passagesreading short passages
When we read at a fast pace, while still When we read at a fast pace, while still thinking thinking about about the words, we can the words, we can accurately understandaccurately understand what the what the passage is about.passage is about.