Literacy Interns

 Miss Alexandra Garcia and Miss Colleen Toohey

The teachers at Hubbell School have been working very hard on fluency instruction with their students. Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately and quickly. Readers who have not yet developed fluency read slowly, word by word. Fluency is important because it provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension. Fluent readers recognize words and comprehend at the same time. Less fluent readers focus their attention on figuring out words and less attention on understanding what they have read. Below are some helpful ways you and your child can practice fluency.

1. Child-adult reading: in child-adult reading, the child reads one-on-one with an adult. The adult reads the text first, providing the child with a model of fluent reading. Then, the student reads the same passage to the adult with the adult providing assistance and encouragement.

2. Choral reading: the child reads along with the adult at the same time. For choral reading, choose a book that is not too long and at the child’s independent reading level.