Fluency

My favorite part from the Deeney article was at the end. I liked how they stressed the importance of explaning "to parents the importance of reading easy texts at home, while assuring them that their children do read more difficult texts in school." Also, I thought providing children with a wide choice of reading and allowing them to read in bed at night was a great idea. Even if the children are just looking at the book without a real knowledge of what the text says, they will become familiar with the way words look. Then, when the book is read to them they will be familiar with the text and can put the sound to what is written. In the article by Rasinski, I really liked the section Confusing Fast with Fluent. I agree with the article that is very important teachers don't rush students reading. The students need to fully comprehend what they are reading and if their only concern is speed then they will have a hard time understanding the text. "Fluency instruction leads to impressive gains when it provides regular opportunities for expressive reading through assisted and repeated readings coupled with coaching; it doesn't require explicit reference to reading for speed."

Teaching Fluency