Fast
Flying Fluency
Growing
Independence and Fluency
Rationale:
This lesson will focus on reading fluency. The
Reading Genie Website describes the formula for fluency which includes
reading
and re-reading decodable words in connected text. I am going to have my
students read decodable text three times is different partner sets. The
students will time each other and also fill out each
otherÌ¢‰Â‰³¢s reading
records.
Each student will also have a banana tree with a monkey on it that will
move up
the tree each time their words per minute increases. This will be an
ongoing
progress tracker throughout the semester to work on the
studentÌ¢‰Â‰³¢s
fluency.
Materials:
Banana
tree with monkey (this tree will be a page tall and will
have different steps to reach the top of the tree. The reader will want
to reach the top of the tree as a reward)
Stopwatch
for each
partner set
Reading
Records
Worksheet for each student (Examples Below)
One
copy of Jane and
Babe, by Shelia Cushman and Rona Kornblum, per student
Pencils
Popsicle Sticks
Googly
Eyes
Glue
Speed
Reading Record:
Name:_________________________
Date:___________
Time:
- After 1st read
_______
- After 2nd
read _______
- After 3rd
read _______
Partner
Check Sheet for
students to assess their partner's fluency:
As
I listened to my
partner read, he/she:
After 2nd
After 3rd
1. Remembered more
words
_______
_______
2. Read
faster
_______ _______
3. Read
smoother
_______
_______
4. Read with
expression
_______ _______
Procedures:
Good
morning class! Today we are going to work on our fluency in reading. As
we all
know, when you read and re-read books you become a better reader. This
is made
possible by practice. Today we are all going to work together to help
each
other read more fluently and with greater accuracy.
Now,
I want everyone to take out their Cover-up Critters. Remember how we
use our
Critters to help us to decode words we don't know. Let your critter
help you
read the words you do not know. The cover up critter is going to be
your best
friend throughout the semester. Write the word cram on the board. If I
were
going to decode this word, I would start with the a. The a
makes
the ah sound. Then I would uncover the cr to make
ccrrr, lastly
we add the m. Oh, now I see it, that says cram!
Write
the sentence "Pat gets on the mat." On the board. I want you to
listen to me read this sentence. "Pppaaattt gggeeetttss on the
mmmmaaattt." Now I am going to read it again. Pat gets on the mat. Wow!
That was much easier to read the second time. We are going to break up
into
partners now and we are going to read Jane and Babe, three times
each.
In this story, Babe is a lion in a cage. Jane is Babes trainer and
takes care
of Babe. Babe is a tame lion and is not going to hurt Jane. Jane wants
to wake
Babe up from his sleep. What will happen when Jane wakes up Babe?
As
you read, your partner will time you reading and fill out the two
reading
record sheets. You will take turns reading until you have each read the
story three
times. Then, I will be calling you up two at a time to read to me.
Bring your
books with you.
Assessment:
Each partner set will come up to me and read for one minute. At the end
of that
time, they will go up to the bulletin board and move their monkey to
the
corresponding number of accuracy. This will allow the students to chart
their progress and
also set higher goals.
References:
Killen,
Tara.
"Vroom, Vroom Speed it up!". http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/encounters/killengf.html
Murray,
Bruce. Developing
Reading Fluency. http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/fluency.html
Cushman,
S. &
Kornblum, R. (1990).Jane and Babe, Educational Insights
Haghighi,
Lora.
Ì¢‰ÂãReally Rapid
ReadingÌ¢‰Â•À¸.
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/voyages/haghighigf.html