Letrs Module 5 - Getting up to Speed: Developing Fluency

LETRS is a series of modules designed to cover the Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling. In module 5 reading fluency is defined and the close relationship between oral reading fluency and reading comprehension is explained. Building on models of reading acquisition introduced in previous modules, it explains and illustrates why and how fluency in component reading skills leads to fluent reading of text. Many research-based techniques for building fluency at each tier of instruction are demonstrated and practiced. This module concludes with a chapter on progress monitoring with curriculum-based fluency measures.