Fluency

Fluency is the ability to read a text with a steady speaking voice, while also understanding or comprehending what one has read.

How can fluency make reading easier to understand & more enjoyable?

• Allows the reader to think and wonder
• Allows the reader to make more accurate predictions
• Allows the reader to be able to connect to the text and infer meanings from concepts, words, actions introduced.

Pay attention to the characteristics of fluent reading. Make a prediction about what will happen next. Confirm your prediction by reading ahead.