Fluency

Fluency is the ability to read a text correctly and quickly. Find out what strategies are recommended to improve students' fluency and how to incorporate those strategies at home and at school.

Refresh your fluency instruction! Try the Fluency module in our free, self-paced online course, Reading 101: A Guide to Teaching Reading and Writing.

Featured partner: National Education Association

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Our PBS Series:
Launching Young Readers

One-on-one reading intervention with elementary student and teacher

Watch a reading expert work one-on-one with K-3 students, helping them master basic reading skills.

Deborah Norville

Find out how to help young readers learn to decode individual words accurately and quickly.

Classroom Strategies

Each strategy includes instructions on how to use, downloadable templates and examples, video demonstrations, children's books to use with the strategy, differentiation for ELLs and students with learning disabilities, and supporting research.

Professional Development Webcasts

Listen, watch, and learn from top experts in these engaging roundtable discussions. Each webcast features a 60–minute video as well as recommended readings and suggested discussion questions.

Additional Resources We Recommend

Five From Five
Florida Center for Reading Research
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