Chapter 3: Fluency

In this chapter it discusses fluency and how to teach the concept. Fluency is the efficient, effective word-recognition skills that allows readers to construct the ideal of the text. Fluency is the ability to accurately, rapidly, expressive oral reading and makes silent reading comprehension possible. Accuracy occurs in word decoding, automatic processing, and prosodic reading. Being a fluent reader is hard by components of reading (word recognition, determining the meaning of words, grouping words into grammatical units, generating inferences, and constructing meaning. It is also related to motivation. They showed six lessons in teaching this concept with the Reader's Theater. The six themes are mystery, survival, poetry, fantasy, biography, and the Holocaust. Each lesson is done in three stages: teacher-directed whole-group instruction, teacher-guided small-group instruction, and teacher-facilitated whole-group reflection and goal setting. In stage one the ideal of fluency and the project is explained, the teachers demonstrate how this is done, the teachers then guide the students into doing this themselves, then the students practice together, and, finally, the class reflects on what was done. The same process is done in stages two along with student-facilitated comprehension centers and student-facilitated comprehension routines. In stage three the students share what they have done so far whether it's performing or a recording and then they reflect on what was done and set new goals.
This will help me by working with kids with their reading homework or reading in groups or reading class. I will understand how Mrs. Wilbers is teaching and how I can do it the same way not to confuse the kids.
Research-Based Reading Lessons Grades 4-6 by Mauren McLaughlin, Amy Homeyer, and Jennifer Sassman