YES! Slow, halted reading is linked to poor comprehension. This leads students to read less, which in turn results in their making slower progress in reading than more fluent readers. More fluent readers focus their attention on making connections among the ideas in a text and between these ideas and their background knowledge. Fluent reading allows readers to concentrate more on comprehension. Less fluent readers must focus their attention primarily on decoding individual words. Spending cognitive energy to decode words leaves readers with little attention left for comprehending text. As a result, comprehension suffers.
Normed oral reading fluency rates
are milestones for reading development.
Meeting these normed rates along the way will keep students on track for
long-term academic success.
Promoting Fluency
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