Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com1 Becoming a Fluent Reader

Common Core Fluency Standard  1.RF.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.  a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.  b. Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.  c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com2

3 What does the word “Fluent” mean?  To Read with EASE  To Read SMOOTHLY (not choppy)  To Read at a QUICK PACE (with accuracy)  To be aware of PUNCTUATION  To use your VOICE to show understanding

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com4 Why is it important to be a “Fluent” Reader? When you are a fluent reader:  You spend less time sounding out the words, So you have more time to understand what you are reading.  Reading in a quick and smooth way will help give our brains the words in a way it can understand better.

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com5 What can we do to improve our “fluency”?  Practice rereading short passages  Develop good decoding skills  Memorize sight words

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com6 More on Fluency  Fluency is when you can read at a fast pace with ease, accuracy, and understanding. Think about it like this….  In many ways reading with fluency is like watching a movie.

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com7 Think about it like this….  If we watch the movie in slow motion, or pause the movie too much, we won’t understand what it is about.  AND, if we watch the movie in fast-forward, we also won’t understand what it is about.  When we watch the movie at just the right speed, we can accurately understand what the movie is about.

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com8 This is true for reading….  AND, if we read too quickly and don’t “think” while we read, we also won’t understand what it is about.  If we read too slowly or stop too much, we won’t understand what it is about.  When we read at a fast pace, while still thinking about the words, we can accurately understand what the passage is about.

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com9 Tips for Fluency Before, During, and After you read a passage or book, there are some things you can do to improve your fluency and understanding of what you are reading.

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com10 Before Reading  Read the title and think about what the passage or book might be about.  Read any subtitles or bold type words. These help to understand the main ideas of the passage or book.  Look for words that repeat throughout the passage. These words will be important to know.  Preview the text and look for larger words that you need to decode ahead of time.

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com11 During Reading  Slide your finger instead of marching it to keep your voice smooth while you read.  Read each sentence as one idea, paying attention to punctuation as you read.  When you get to an unfamiliar word, use the steps you have learned to sound the word out.  As you read, think about what the words are saying so you know when you need to correct a mistake you have made.

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com12 After Reading  Again, think about what type of information was in the passage or book. Decide if it was more Fiction or Nonfiction.  Identify the important parts of the passage For Fiction think about character, setting, plot, important events, solution/ending. For Fiction think about character, setting, plot, important events, solution/ending. For Nonfiction think about topics, categories, important events and facts For Nonfiction think about topics, categories, important events and facts  Think about how the passage or book relates to yourself, to other things you have read, and to the world around you.

Copyright www. Reading Innovations.com13 Summary  Fluency is when you can read at a fast pace with ease, accuracy, and understanding.  Practice rereading short passages  When we read at a fast pace, while still thinking about the words, we can accurately understand what the passage is about.