Reading fluency activities build reading fluency which leads to improved comprehension skills
Reading fluency activities build reading fluency which leads to improved comprehension skills. Reading strategies to help fluency include practice reading Dolch words in sentences until they can be read smoothly without stopping or hesitating. Stopping and hesitating impede reading flow which adversely affects comprehension.
DOLCH ART PARAGRAPHS
In order for my students to get the practice they needed for developing reading fluency, I wrote Dolch art paragraphs for repeated reading. The paragraphs include Dolch words and are intended to be read, then illustrated. By incorporating
activities in the classroom, the right brain is engaged, making it more likely that right-brained children (who are often left-handed) are able to enter into the learning.
I wrote the paragraphs about things I felt would be in the context of second graders. Repeated choral readings daily for a period of one week generally succeeded in building sufficient fluency to move to the next passage the following week.
The paragraphs are also good for individual work using a
to help children read across the midline, and they proved to be a favorite reading fluency activity among my students.
Dolch Art Paragraphs
Choral reading is an important strategy for developing reading fluency because when children practice reading together, less fluent readers learn to follow those who are more fluent. It is a very powerful tool especially when used with poetry which lends itself exceptionally well to the technique.
There are many poetry collections which may be used for choral reading. Divide the verses or lines, giving two or three students a portion to read together. Better yet, allow children to choose their own parts.
Be sure to include stanzas which everyone reads together and as always, remember that practice makes fluent!
You do this all the time - have kids take turns reading out loud to each other. It is a great way to improve reading fluency, so good for you! It's also one of the best
reading fluency strategies
for expanding sight word vocabulary.
Children love chapter books, and they are what I use for partner reading. Need help choosing? Visit
Chapter Books for Kids
at Kids-and-Books.com for expert guidance from Christine Wilson.
Got guys? Head on over to
where you can find great suggestions from Jon Scieszka on materials boys like to read.
One of the very best reading fluency activities is
. My students and I highly recommend it, and I know you do, too.
CHILDREN WRITING STORIES
Having difficulty finding reading material for some of your reluctant readers? Try having them
write their own stories.
THE BIG SURPRISE
have to do with fluency? In order to read fluently, a child must be able to move fluently.
Contrary to popular belief, reading is NOT all in your head!
Reading is actually a very physical skill, and in order to read fluently, a child must be able to move fluently. Activities such as skipping, balancing, and jumping rope are coordination skills which are critical in the development of reading fluency.
can dramatically improve fluency for those children having perceptual difficulties.
What's Your Favorite Poem for Choral Reading?
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