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    This document discusses the relationship between reading fluency and reading comprehension. It defines reading fluency as the speed and accuracy of decoding words, while reading comprehension is the ability to understand what is read. A proficient reader has grade-level fluency and comprehension. Some students struggle with decoding but comprehend well, while others decode easily but don't understand what they read. The document recommends developing both skills in students and addressing them separately if there is a significant difference between the two. It provides strategies for when comprehension exceeds fluency or vice versa.

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    This document discusses the relationship between reading fluency and reading comprehension. It defines reading fluency as the speed and accuracy of decoding words, while reading comprehension is the ability to understand what is read. A proficient reader has grade-level fluency and comprehension. Some students struggle with decoding but comprehend well, while others decode easily but don't understand what they read. The document recommends developing both skills in students and addressing them separately if there is a significant difference between the two. It provides strategies for when comprehension exceeds fluency or vice versa.

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    This document discusses the relationship between reading fluency and reading comprehension. It defines reading fluency as the speed and accuracy of decoding words, while reading comprehension is the ability to understand what is read. A proficient reader has grade-level fluency and comprehension. Some students struggle with decoding but comprehend well, while others decode easily but don't understand what they read. The document recommends developing both skills in students and addressing them separately if there is a significant difference between the two. It provides strategies for when comprehension exceeds fluency or vice versa.

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    This document discusses the relationship between reading fluency and reading comprehension. It defines reading fluency as the speed and accuracy of decoding words, while reading comprehension is the ability to understand what is read. A proficient reader has grade-level fluency and comprehension. Some students struggle with decoding but comprehend well, while others decode easily but don't understand what they read. The document recommends developing both skills in students and addressing them separately if there is a significant difference between the two. It provides strategies for when comprehension exceeds fluency or vice versa.

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    The relationship of

    reading fluency to
    reading comprehension
    .
    Reading fluency
    Reading fluency is the speed and
    accuracy of decoding words.
    Reading comprehension
    Reading comprehension is the ability
    to understand what you are reading.
    A student is considered a proficient reader when
    reading fluency and reading comprehension are
    at grade level.
    Achieving the proper balance between reading
    fluency and reading comprehension is important.
    Some students who struggle with learning to read
    will focus more on the mechanics of reading
    (decoding) and miss comprehending what they
    are reading. Other students can easily understand
    what they are reading even though they struggle
    with decoding.
    It is important to develop both reading fluency
    and reading comprehension in all students.
    Fluid reading skills make reading easier and
    more enjoyable.
    Reading comprehension lets the student
    acquire knowledge and follow a story line.
    When there is a significant difference between
    fluency and comprehension skills it is wise to
    address them separately.
    When reading comprehension skills are higher than
    reading fluency skills:
    1. Practicing reading fluency at the child’s reading decoding
    level will help build reading fluency skills.

    2. When reading fluency is low, consider these


    interventions:

     Does the child need repeated practice readings to


    develop a better reading rate?
     Does the child need phonemic rules to increase reading
    accuracy?
     Does the child need rapid automatic naming skills to build
    the phonological loop?
    3. Listening to audiobooks, or being read to, at
    comprehension level, will enable a student who
    struggles with reading fluency to gain knowledge, build
    vocabulary, hone thinking skills, and develop the joy of
    the written word.

    4. Consider getting extra time for tests and exams so


    students can demonstrate their knowledge.
    When reading fluency skills are higher than reading
    comprehension skills:

    1. Make sure the student slows down and processes what the
    words are saying.
     Before beginning a book take time to discuss the cover and
    title with the student:
    o Why do you think they chose this title?
    o What do you think the book is going to be about?
     Stop and ask comprehension questions as you read:

    o What do you think the main character looks like?


    o What do you think the setting looks like?
    o What do you think will happen next?
    o Why do you think that character did that?
    o Is what just happened in the book something you have ever
    experienced?
    Fluid reading with good comprehension is the goal
    for all readers. Some students learn one aspect of
    reading more easily than the other. Take the time
    to build both fluency and comprehension so your
    child becomes a proficient reader.
    ANYONE HAVE A
    QUESTIONS?
    THANK YOU

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