Fluency in Reading

Dear families,
As STRONG and GROWING readers, we are always working on our FACE of a growing reader. This week while continuing to work on decoding strategies to read words Accurately (A in FACE), we are learning about reading Fluently (F in FACE). Fluent readers read the words smoothly, like when we're talking and read with expression. We practice and model fluent reading by keeping our fingers under each word, checking for punctuation (stopping for a breath at a period, asking like a question with a question mark and reading excitedly for an exclamation point), going back to re-read if we didn't read very smoothly and reading Good Fit books. We practice changing our voices when we notice talking marks and reading like we think the author would want us to read.  This is a great strategy for you to practice when you read with your child at home, to grow their fluency.

Here Joe and Blake are reading their "Orange Pumpkin, Orange Pumpkin" book practicing their fluency.