Florida Center for Reading Research
Fluency: Words, Quick Sort
Peers work together to boost fluency by timing each other as they read and sort multisyllabic words. Record sheets keep track of participants' progress.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Fluency: Chunked Text, Reading Chunks
The activity focuses on reading chunked text. Peers grouped by specific ability levels take turns reading a text with proper intonation, expression, and phrasing.
Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Sight Word Fluency Lists 61 to 70
Every word matters. Increase reading fluency with word recognition practice. Scholars continue to practice reading words in each list until they demonstrate mastery. Readers practice both new and review word lists.
Curated OER
Guidance for Creating Reading Lessons for Dyslexic Students
Here are a few practical tips and sound strategies you can use in writing effective reading lessons for your pupil with dyslexia. The resource provides simple guidelines and accommodations that can be incorporated into any lesson that...
Curated OER
How Do I know That a Book Is Just Right for Me to Read?
Learners choose a book for reading. In this language arts activity, students take steps to evaluate a book for free reading. Learners make a list of words found in the book that they are unfamiliar with.
Curated OER
Speaking and Listening Skills
Build oral fluency with your English language learners. They use the topic of vacations or holidays to practice posing questions and creating answers. A long list of subtopics is included here. Consider breaking your class into pairs and...
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Estimating With Fractions
Students explore fractions. In this fraction lesson, students estimate fractions and estimate sums of fractions. Students work with technology to develop math fluency.
Curated OER
Exploring Science Fiction
Twelfth graders read a variety of science fiction short stories. Using the text, they identify the components that make it science fiction and a well written piece of literature. They record their observations and share them with the...