Title 1 Parent Advisory Council Meeting February 10, 2011 Mrs. Linda Oros- Trinity North Ms. Mary Anne Hoffman- Trinity West

Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately and quickly. Fluent readers read aloud effortlessly and with expression. Fluency is important because it provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension. Because fluent readers do not have to concentrate on decoding words, they can focus their attention on what text means. Reading First, pp.22-30

Fluency at Four Levels of Processing Letter, Word, Phrase/Sentence, and Text Your child should be fluent at any level of instruction. *Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell Fluency is not the goal of reading. It is an important part of it but Comprehension is THE goal in reading.

Fluency is complex. It involves Pausing, Phrasing, Stress, Intonation, Rate, and Integration * Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell Teachers use a rubric to judge fluency in the classroom.

Your reading should sound like you are talking.

Four Ways to Help to Build Reading Fluency The Fluent Reader by Timothy V. Rasinski 1. Model good oral reading 2. Provide good support for oral readers - choral reading, buddy reading, and using recorded materials 3. Offer plenty of practice opportunities - repeated readings and read naturally 4. Encourage fluency through phrasing

What Materials Do I Use with My Child to Build Fluency? Books that are easy for your child. Save the decodable books and copies of books that the teachers send home. Reread previously read stories from home and school. As we move through the school year, you can add more books. Poems and nursery rhymes.

What Materials Do I Use with My Child to Build Fluency? Books that are easy for your child. Save the decodable books and copies of books that the teachers send home. Reread previously read stories from home and school. As we move through the school year, you can add more books. Poems and nursery rhymes.

And in the end… If your child is struggling with reading at any level, take time often to read to and with him/her as a “fun” activity.