Essential Readings on Fluency

Essential Readings on Fluency

What does it mean to be a fluent reader? <br>How are reading fluency and comprehension connected? <br>What strategies can you use to help students become more fluent? <br>How can you measure fluency? <brHow should data from fluency assessments be used?<p>You'll find answers to these questions and more in this volume compiled by noted fluency expert Timothy Rasinski.<p> The 16 articles, published originally in IRA s influential journal <i>The Reading Teacher</i>, provide a clear definition of fluency, describe its importance, suggest research-based strategies for instruction to support fluency development, tackle how it should be measured, and emphasize the appropriate use of assessment data.<p> This convenient resource highlights the best thinking of recognized leaders in the field, including Richard Allington, S. Jay Samuels, Keith Topping, and Rasinski himself. The articles are supplemented with questions for reflection, making this book ideal for personal professional development and for teacher education.<p>The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research.<p> Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. <p> Some of the many areas we publish in include: <p> -Comprehension<br>-Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers<br>-Early Literacy <br>-Adolescent Literacy<br>-Assessment<br>-Literacy Coaching<br>-Research And Policy