{"id":44677,"date":"2024-09-18T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/?p=44677"},"modified":"2024-09-26T15:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:54:08","slug":"the-science-of-reading-fluency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.allaboutlearningpress.com\/the-science-of-reading-fluency\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Reading – Fluency"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is reading fluency? Why is it critical? What is the best way to teach your student to read fluently?<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\"A\r\n\r\n

Fluency, one of the five pillars of the Science of Reading framework on which our program is based, is a learned skill that is essential to achieving the ultimate goal of reading\u2014comprehension.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

To understand the role of fluency in your child\u2019s reading journey, think of fluency as a bridge. Before students can begin to cross the bridge, they must learn to read\u2014that is, learn the letters of our alphabet and the different sounds (phonemes) they make or combine to make. Then they gradually learn phonetic rules, patterns, and predictable relationships between written and spoken sounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Fluent readers recognize words and comprehend their meaning at the same time, reading quickly, accurately, and effortlessly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n

As students develop their automatic decoding skills, learn phrasing, and expand their vocabulary through consistent reading practice, they acquire the skills needed to progress from learning to read to reading to learn.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\"A\r\n\r\n

How is reading fluency defined?<\/h2>\r\n

In the context of the Science of Reading, fluency is defined as the ability to read text accurately, quickly, and with appropriate expression when reading aloud.<\/p>\r\n

Fluency has three key components:<\/p>\r\n

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  1. Accuracy: reading words correctly<\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Speed: reading at an appropriate pace<\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Prosody: using appropriate expression and intonation<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n

    As your child practices reading and spelling, he will recognize more and more words faster, which increases his reading speed. When readers achieve automaticity, which is the ability to decode or recognize words quickly, effortlessly, and accurately, they can read words without having to consciously think about them, just as you can read these words without having to decode or sound them out one by one.<\/p>\r\n

    As automaticity increases, your student\u2019s mind becomes more free to focus on understanding the text rather than decoding it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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    Fluency:<\/h2>\r\n

    The ability to read words, phrases, sentences, and stories correctly, with enough speed, and expression.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    The National Center on Improving Literacy<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

    Watch this short video for a brief overview of reading fluency and why it matters.<\/p>\r\n

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