Fluency for 3rd grade

Fluency is an important components of reading, yet it is often neglected. What type of activities could I plan that were NOT teacher directed? To improve fluency, students need to read over and over which takes time. Time is in short supply for most teachers. Some parents listen to their children read at home, but not ALL. How could I fix this problem to ensure ALL of my students were getting enough practice? The answer was partner fluency checks. You can try a free partner fluency check…

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Activities that boost fluency all year long…and that you only have to prep once!

I’ve been writing fluency passages for the last four years. I never really dreamed that it would help so many teachers across the country, but it has, and I am truly grateful. I’ve been asked many times over the years to provide fluency for third grade and I’ve said no. Largely because it would take...Read More »

Hey there, friends! Today I wanted to share with you some games I created to help our kiddos with their reading fluency. These games use Fry's Phrases for the First 100, Second 100, and Third 100 words. We started using them last week and our kids are LOVING them! We use them for a couple of minutes at the beginning of our intervention to get our kiddos prepared and focused on their fluency. The games are sorted by level, so it makes for super quick and easy differentiation! I decided to…

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Here in third grade, we practice fluency daily with: -Word Lists -Phrase Lists -Passages/Running Records My Mental Journey I have had a love-hate relationship with fluency. As a third grade teacher, my students are subject to end of year, high-stakes testing for the first time. Fluency is not tested on these exams, students have

Fluency tends to be a commonly overlooked skill, but you can change that by learning about strategies for teaching fluency with your elementary students!

Does your school use the Dibel's test? After giving the Dibels, I found that I needed to strengthen my students' fluency skills. My schedule already seemed completely full. Where would I find more time to give my students practice reading so they could become more fluent readers? One thing I found that helped with their fluency skills was making fluency centers one of my standard centers. I knew I wanted this center to have the same format each week so I wouldn't have to explain the…