Fluency instruction : research-based best practices /

Fluency instruction : research-based best practices / edited by Timothy Rasinski, Camille L.Z. Blachowicz, Kristin Lems. - Second edition. - xvii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fluency theory, fluency research. Reading fluency: its past, present, and future / Developing fluency in the context of effective literacy instruction / Reading expressiveness: the neglected aspect of reading fluency / The importance of adolescent fluency / Reading fluency revisited: much more than fast and accurate reading / Fluency: the link between decoding and comprehension for struggling readers / "Hey teacher, when you say 'fluency,' what do you mean?": developing fluency in elementary classrooms / Best programs, best practices. Battling on two fronts: creating effective oral reading instruction / "Jonathon Is 11 but reads like a struggling 7-year-old": providing assistance for struggling readers with audio-assisted reading programs / The fluency development lesson: a model of authentic and effective fluency instruction / Paired reading: impact of a tutoring method on reading accuracy, comprehension, and fluency / Keith J. Topping -- "Everybody reads": fluency as a focus for staff development / Hijacking fluency and instructionally informative assessments / Special topics, special populations. Teaching fluency (and decoding) through fast start: an early childhood parental involvement program / Reading fluency and comprehension in English language learners / Fluency instruction in reading in a second or foreign language / Fluency scores of English language learners: what can they tell us? / Curious George and Rosetta Stone: the role of texts in supporting automaticity in beginning reading / Building a focus on oral reading fluency into individual instruction for struggling readers / S. Jay Samuels -- Timothy Shanahan -- Paula J. Schwanenflugel and Rebekah George Benjamin -- David D. Paige -- Barbara J. Walker, Kouider Mokhtari, and Stephan Sargent -- David J. Chard, John J. Pikulski, and Sarah H. McDonagh -- D. Ray Reutzel Melanie R. Kuhn, Gwynne E. Ash, and Megan Gregory -- Meryl-Lynn Pluck -- Belinda Zimmerman and Timothy Rasinski -- Camille L. Z. Blachowicz,... [et al.] -- Danielle L. Dennis, Kathryn L. Solic, and Richard L. Allington -- Timothy Rasinski, Nancy Padak, and Bruce Stevenson -- Kristin Lems -- Etsuo Taguchi and Greta Gorsuch -- Becky McTague,... [et al.] -- Elfrieda H. Hiebert -- Jerry Zutell,... [et al.].

"Subject Areas/Keywords: assessments, decoding, elementary, English language learners, fluency, literacy instruction, oral reading, primary grades, prosody, reading comprehension, reading expressiveness, reading methods, secondary, struggling readers Description: This accessible guide brings together well-known authorities to examine what reading fluency is and how it can best be taught. Teachers get a clear, practical roadmap for navigating the often confusing terrain of this crucial aspect of balanced literacy instruction. Innovative approaches to instruction and assessment are described and illustrated with vivid examples from K-12 classrooms. The book debunks common misconceptions about fluency and clarifies its key role in comprehension. Effective practices are presented for developing fluency in specific populations, including English language learners, adolescents, and struggling readers"--

1462504302 9781462504305 1462504418 9781462504411

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Reading.
Reading--Remedial teaching.

LB1050 / .F58 2012

372.41

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