developing fluent readers and writers
Fluency has been defined as the ability to read quickly, accurately, and with expression. Fluency is an important component of reading instruction because researchers have found that reading fluency leads to improved comprehension. At the same time that children are becoming fluent readers, they’re also becoming fluent writers. Developing fluency is just as important for writers because both readers and writers must be able to focus their attention on meaning, not on decoding and spelling words.
How Effective Teachers Develop Fluent Readers and Writers
How Effective Teachers Develop Fluent Readers and Writers
- Teachers teach students to read and spell the 300 high-frequency words.
- Teachers teach four word-identification strategies- phonic analysis, decoding by analogy, syllabic analysis, and morphemic analysis.
- Teachers use instructional procedures, including repeated reading, choral reading, and independent reading, to develop students’ reading fluency.
- 4. Teachers use instructional procedures, including quick-writing and independent writing, to develop students’ writing fluency.
- 5. Teachers ensure that students become fluent readers and writers by third grade.