Fluency in Focus: Comprehension Strategies for All Young Readers

Reading fluency is far more than reading letters and symbols smoothly out loud, it is the bedrock of comprehension. Fluent readers combine all their literacy know-how about orthography, phrasing, intonation, and context to make meaning as they move through a text. But how can teachers help emerging readers become fluent ones?

In Fluency in Focus, you will find all the tools you need to create a strong, fluency-based foundation that supports comprehension in all children, including English language learners. Backed by a thorough summation of the latest research and theory, Prescott-Griffin and Witherell offer you a multitude of classroom-tested, well-organized minilessons that cement good fluency habits in your students. These easy-to-use lessons include:

• step-by-step teaching techniques
• forms, reproducibles, and diagnostic tools that support instruction
• tips, checklists, and rubrics for assessment
• lists of resources that support the lesson
• vignettes from classes where the lesson has been used
• ideas for teaching ESL/ELL students
• extensions and variations on the lesson for further exploration.