For typically developing readers, fluency—or the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and expression—is often simply a product of practice. Having mastered the letter sounds, decoding rules, and a ...

Corrected: A previous version of this essay misstated the title of the author’s co-authored book. It is called Build Reading Fluency (Shell Education Publishing, 2023). The first post-pandemic ...

Spread the love“`html Assessing reading fluency is crucial for educators aiming to enhance their students’ literacy skills. Two widely used methods for evaluating reading fluency are DIBELS (Dynamic ...

Leland Robertson BA ’19, MA ’21 is a recent graduate of Calvin’s speech pathology master’s program. He shared how his Calvin education, his internship at the Chmela Fluency Center, and his ...

Mastery of reading requires developing its highly interrelated major component skills: decoding, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. These components are discussed separately below, but they work ...

Spread the love“`html As students embark on their educational journeys, the ability to read fluently and comprehend text becomes a cornerstone for their academic success. Many educators and parents ...

With the new school year now rolling, teachers and school leaders are likely being hit with a hard truth: Many students are not proficient in reading. This, of course, presents challenges for students ...

We keep hearing about “Direct Instruction” but what does it actually mean? Flickr/Judy Baxter, CC BY-SA Direct Instruction is a teaching method developed in the United States in the 1960s, focused ...