Soaring into Fluency!!
Growing Independence and Literacy
Rationale: Reading fluently
means a child is able to read faster and smoother without decoding the words
they are reading. When a child becomes fluent they not only enjoy their reading
more, they also comprehend more of the things they are reading. By being fluent children will be more confident about their
reading. This lesson is designed to help students read smoother and faster by
working with a time buddy and work on their fluency.
Materials:
Smartboard
Egg timer for each group
Reading kite
Silly Dreamers by:
Matt Sims
Procedure:
Say: "Does anyone know
what fluency means?" (Students will answer) I will give correct answer if
not given: "Fluency is the ability to recognize words faster. It is the
ability to read correctly, quickly, and with expression. This gives you more
confidence about what you read and will help you comprehend more of the things
you read."
Say: "I am going to show
you the difference in a fluent and a non-fluent reader." On the smartboard I will write: Alex sees
his kite as it soars in the sky. "I am going to read this sentence to you
twice. The first time I am going to read it as a non fluent reader and the
second time I will read it as a fluent reader." Non
fluent reader (sounding out the words with a bit of struggle): "AALLEEXX
SEEES HHIIISSS KIIITTTEE AAASSS IIIITT SSSOOOAAARRSS IINN TTTHHEEEE SSSKKYY."
Fluent reader: "Alex sees his kite as it soars in the sky." "Does
anyone see the difference in these two ways?" (Students will answer and we
will discuss how they are different.)
Say: Booktalk:
"Jason and Leroy find a clue that tells them of an upcoming robbery. They
contact the police and are on site when the TV news arrives. Let's read on to
see what happens."
"Now lets read this book together." (Teacher reads
________________, students will follow along silently
as teacher reads) "I will now pair you into groups of two and give each
group an egg timer, two books, and a reading kite." (Pair students up and
give out materials)
Say: (When they are in their groups) "As a pair you
will time each other 3 times. One of you will go first and read as many words
as you can in 1 minute. Remember this is not a competition; this is only to
help you and your friends out with your fluency. Make sure you do not skip any
words. Each of you will read 3 times and on your
reading kite you have 3 spaces to fill out. When you are done reading each time you will write the time it took you to read the chapter
in each slot. Each of you take turns reading so you
are not reading 3 times in a row. As you read I will
be coming around to observe your group. You may now begin."
Say: I will assess my
students by pulling them one at a time for them to read a chapter for me and
for me to time them.
References:
Bria Pete: Flying into Fluency http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/journeys/petegf.htm
Ashley Buckelew:
Sailing into Fluency http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/journeys/buckelewgf.html
Book:
Silly Dreamers by:
Matt Sims Publisher: High Noon Books
Each student will get a kite
and I will write 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
on each kite.