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Protecting Early Reading Progress: Why Fluency Depends on Stability, Not Speed

Dr Marion Long

Published on: 22/02/2026

Reading fluency develops through stability, not speed. Discover how to protect fragile early gains and recognise progress before it becomes measurable.

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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