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Reading fluency: Should it be fast or slow?

Reading fluency: Should it be fast or slow?By: Dr Marion Long Published on: 01/11/2024

When a child dials their pace of reading up or down to reflect the degree that they are assimilating meaning from the text, their nuanced and flexible response is a strong indicator that their reading fluency and comprehension are in alignment.

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Reading fluency: Should it be fast or slow?

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“It’s only an hour that they have with your 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.”

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