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When Progress Is Visible Before It’s Measurable: Rethinking Reading Fluency, Discernment and World Book Day

Dr Marion Long

Published on: 15/02/2026

Not all progress shows up in data. Discover the early signs of reading fluency and how anticipation and coherence shape comprehension.

Reading Fluency

How rhythm defines

phonemic awareness

“It’s only an hour that they have with you over the time that you come in over the six weeks and for it to be able to make, for a lot of them, up to a year’s difference in their reading ability is quite amazing really.” Year 3 teacher

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