Make letters out of playdough and say the sounds as you do.

Write words in the air or sand as you say or spell them. 

Play charades and "pictionary" with vocabulary words. 

Clap out syllables.

Fluency involves reading at good pace and with expression. Reading with expression shows that we are making sense out of what we are reading and we are phrasing it in such a way that others can listen and understand too. Fluency begins with reading out loud, but eventually transfers to silent reading. One study (Rasinski, et, al, 2016) showed that students with better fluency rates scored higher on the ACT, one test used for college entrance.

Reading Aloud to Build Fluency.pdf

Fluency record sheet.pdf

Vocabulary Flash Card Games to Play at Home.pdf

2nd Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubrics

3rd Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubric

4th Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubric

5th Grade Oral Reading Fluency Classroom Rubric

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