Section Introduction
Learning Objectives
- Describe the relationship between reading fluency and decoding and comprehension.
- Identify the key elements of reading fluency.
- Be familiar with the variables that influence a student’s fluent reading of a specific text.
Key Vocabulary
prosody
reading fluency
reading rate
word-reading accuracy
Chapter 9: Fluency Assessment
Learning Objectives
- Identify the purpose and uses of ORF CBM assessment.
- Be able to calculate an ORF score.
- Explain how ORF norms are used in fluency assessment.
- Identify the characteristics that are measured in a prosodic reading assessment.
- Be familiar with effective methods for assessing reading fluency.
Key Vocabulary
aim line
baseline median ORF score
curriculum-based measurement (CBM)
dysfluent reading
oral reading fluency (ORF)
ORF CBM assessment
ORF norms
ORF score
prosodic reading
words correct per minute (WCPM)
Chapter 10: Fluency Instruction
Learning Objectives
- Identify four instructional methods for building reading fluency.
- Describe how to choose the right text for fluency instruction.
- Be familiar with effective instructional strategies, practices, and activities for building fluency.
Key Vocabulary
assisted reading
independent silent reading
levels of text difficulty
partner reading
phrase-cued reading
repeated oral reading