Dr Marion LongAlthough the development of reading fluency is less well understood than are other aspects of reading, it can be assessed by tracking a child's engagement with the text, their expression, prosody, flow and understanding, week by week.
Dr Marion LongWhen 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.
Dr Marion LongThe Rhythm for Reading Programme is evidence-based and has been tried and tested in mainstream and special schools. It offers a cumulative structure and supports an inclusive, systematic and multi-sensory approach to the teaching of early reading.
Dr Marion LongHow importance are ‘executive functions’ for fluency in the early stages of learning to read? Although the development of phonemic awareness is the main focus of the teaching of early reading, factors such as control of impulses are also key.
“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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