Unmotivated readers are often disfluent
readers. Many good decoders don’t read
enough
to develop fluency. Silent
reading may not build fluency even for
many “average” readers. The good news
is that students dramatically respond to
comprehensive fluency instruction.
Fluency is the bridge from decoding
(word reading) to comprehension.
The
National Reading Panel found that
fluency development is often left to
chance. Too many students who are
reading “at grade-level” do not read
fluently and are at considerable
academic risk. Labored reading makes
reading an effort not a joy!
Roland
Good, at the University of Oregon, and
Joseph Torgesen, at Florida State
University, have found that word reading
rates correlate with scores on literacy
tests. Independently, they found that
over 90% of students who read faster
than 110 words per minute meet state
standards. 75% of students who read at
less than 80 words per minute fail to
meet state literacy standard.
Fluency Foundation is a unique program
for developing oral language and reading
fluency. A brief four book program
combining easy to read, code-progressive
stories with rapid word naming practice,
it incorporates the newest,
research-validated ways to build word
reading.
The keys to
fluency are built into Fluency
Foundation. Fluency is best developed in
small steps: first, letter and sound
naming and word level fluency; and then
sentence and paragraph reading. It is
best to keep a
balance between decoding and
comprehension practice to maximize
reading success. Fluency Foundation
develops fluency from the basics to
story level reading.
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“The activities move
swiftly so this
appeals to children who have difficulty
maintaining focus. An added bonus is the economical price!”
Renee Huntley
Director of Academic
Services
The Out-of- Door
Academy
Sarasota, Florida |
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“It [Sound Reading Solutions]
is a challenge for them, but they feel good about themselves
when they get it right.”
Heather Petroziello
Royalton-Hartland Elementary
School
Gasport, New York |
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