Fluency Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices

by Timothy V. Rasinski (Editor), Camille L.Z. Blachowicz (Editor), Kristin Lems (Editor)

This accessible guide brings together well-known authorities to examine what reading fluency is and how it can best be taught. Teachers get a clear, practical roadmap for navigating the often confusing terrain of this crucial aspect of balanced literacy instruction. Innovative approaches to instruction and assessment are described and illustrated with vivid examples from K–12 classrooms. The book debunks common misconceptions about fluency and clarifies its key role in comprehension. Effective practices are presented for developing fluency in specific populations, including English language learners, adolescents, and struggling readers.

 

New to This Edition

*Reflects advances in fluency research and the ongoing development of exemplary instructional approaches.

*Three new chapters on English language learners.

*Chapters on adolescent fluency, reading expressiveness, oral reading instruction, and text selection.

Genres: Education

334 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[ResearchOnDIBELS]

This book cites several studies related to DIBELS and fluency, including the authors own study in Florida looking into the variability of Oral Reading Fluency test scores, which begins on page 110.

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this as a follow-up to an Open Court training that I attended during the 2007 Summer. It's a pretty straight forward outline of fluency instruction. Not really a poolside read.