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Reading Fluency: Accuracy, Pace and Expression
Fluency connects decoding with comprehension by helping a learner read accurately, at an appropriate pace and with meaningful phrasing.
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Practical principles
✓Use short, appropriately challenging texts.
✓Model fluent reading before repetition.
✓Repeat the same passage rather than always changing text.
✓Prioritise accuracy before speed.
✓Discuss meaning so fluency remains connected to comprehension.