ABSTRACT

This valuable book is written for preservice and inservice teachers who are searching for best practices with which to promote fluency in reading and writing. Fluency is one of the primary building blocks for creating successful readers and writers, and the practical discussions and activities found here will help teachers develop effective ways to promote fluency and to engage and motivate children, while always remembering that the essential purpose of reading is to gain meaning from text and that of writing is to convey meaning through text.

chapter 1|10 pages

Fluency Defined

chapter 2|13 pages

Oral Reading and Fluency

chapter 3|14 pages

Choral Reading and Fluency

chapter 4|12 pages

Drama and Fluency

chapter 5|16 pages

Assisted Reading and Fluency

chapter 7|18 pages

Fostering Writing Fluency

chapter 8|14 pages

Fluency and Technology

chapter 9|19 pages

Fluency and Assessment