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Fluency: Words, Word Speed Practice ActivityFluency: Words, Word Speed Practice Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2005
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Fluency: Words, Word Speed Practice

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Taking turns, learners time each other as they read a list of high-frequency words and track progress.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

reading fluency, emergent reading, phonics, high frequency words, beginning reading, sight words, word recognition

Additional Tags

early reading, fluency, high frequency words, reading accuracy, site words, word speed, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Plan the activity as a warm-up to ELA lessons and exercises

Classroom Considerations

  • While peers may find timing each other fun, consider working directly with pupils that would benefit from teacher assistance

Pros

  • Includes four lists containing approximately 60 words each

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.2.3.c RF.2.3.d RF.2.3.f RF.3.3.c RF.3.3.d

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