2. So What is Reading Fluency?
2. One of the five key reading components according to the
National Reading Panel (2000)
3. A common cause of reading comprehension difficulty
4. The ability to read accurately and naturally with expression
5. Reading without any real effort being exerted like shifting gears
in a vehicle
4. How Reading Fluency Is Measured
DIBELS Next DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency
2. Teacher meets with student one-on-one with DIBELS materials
and a timer
3. Teacher administers assessment, which take a little over two
minutes for Progress Monitoring
4. Accuracy and reading rate are recorded several times a year in
order to ensure student is making good progress towards the end
of year goal
5. 3rd grade students should be reading 110+ words per minute by
the end of the school year
5. The Problem: Once students have been assessed,
teachers want to help disfluent readers, but they
have other students with more severe reading
difficulties. So what can they do?
6. The Solution: Teachers can use
educational technology to help
improve reading fluency with
students that are at some-risk!
7. Technology Interventions
Students can learn to use technologies like sound recording
hardware and eBooks in order to help them improve their fluency!