Fluency

On Monday, we talked about what it means to be a fluent reader. In order to become a more fluent reader, we have to practice! Reading aloud is a great way to do this. I told the kids, even if they are reading to the walls, reading aloud is a smart thing to do. By reading aloud, we can practice adding expression to our voices.

Rereading stories is another way to practice fluency. There's nothing wrong with reading your favorite book over and over again. In fact, we learned that if you read the book once and put it away, then you're not being a good reader. Students can talk about the book, reread it, or/and take a Reading Counts quiz.

To practice, the class was broken into several small groups. Each group had a short play to practice. They read their lines and practiced adding expression in their voices. Some students even put some movements with their words. I taped all of them and put them together into one long video.