Reading Fluency & Intervention Solutions

Laura Metz UMUC Graduate Student

So What is Reading Fluency?

1. One of the five key reading components according to the National Reading Panel (2000)

2. A common cause of reading comprehension difficulty

3. The ability to read accurately and naturally with expression

4. Reading without any real effort being exerted like shifting gears in a vehicle

Students Can Meet the Goal!

How Reading Fluency Is Measured

DIBELS Next DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency

1. Teacher meets with student one-on-one with DIBELS materials and a timer

2. Teacher administers assessment, which take a little over two minutes for Progress Monitoring

3. Accuracy and reading rate are recorded several times a year in order to ensure student is making good progress towards the end of year goal

4. 3rd grade students should be reading 110+ words per minute by the end of the school year

The Problem: Once students have been assessed, teachers want to help disfluent readers, but they have other students with more severe reading difficulties. So what can they do?

The Solution: Teachers can use educational technology to help improve reading fluency with students that are at some-risk!

Technology InterventionsStudents can learn to use technologies like sound recording hardware and eBooks in order to help them improve their fluency!

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Reading Fluency & Intervention Solutions

Laura Metz UMUC Graduate Student