On 6/22/09, Miss J wrote:
> I am tutoring a student going into 4th grade this summer
> for reading. My goals for this student are to increase
> reading comprehension and fluency. I feel that if we tackle
> fluency first their comprehension will also increase. I am
> looking for inventive ways to teach fluency. I have so far
> worked with poems, reading chorally and echo reading...any
> ideas?
>
> Thanks!!

My understanding is that without strong decoding skills,
fluency is helped by reading practice. Here we have students
read from an easy book - two grade levels Below their
instructional level - for 20-30 minutes every day. The point
being to have them read at a level where they will Not hit
unfamiliar vocabulary and can just read. That builds fluency
and greater speed.
Kids who are struggling to decode don't comprehend what they
read. Reading aloud or listening to a tape together is a way
to see if they're able to comprehend when their own weak
decoding skills or lack of fluency aren't getting in the way.

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