Power Point presentation from NC Reading Conference Presentation.

1. The Fluency-Comprehension Connection Presented By: Kristine MahoneySusan PalmerBeth WaufleAshley Reile

3. What the research says…

7. Combining this powerful fluency strategy with the comprehension strategy “visualizing”, ensures that students are reading for meaning, as well as for improved reading fluency (Keene & Zimmerman, 1997).

8. Repeated Reading-Plus can be used with any repeated reading program.

10. It develops fluency, word recognition, and comprehension by emphasizing expressive reading and repetition

11. Students search for personal meaning in the characters and situation.

12. It encourages and requires teamwork and collaboration

13. Students learn to create setting, character, and emotion through their voice and actions.What is it? Reader’s Theater is an authentic and entertaining activity that help students improve their word recognition, fluency, and comprehension. Students use rehearsal time to practice reading with expression, prosody, and it gives them the opportunity to reread for meaning (Rasinski).

14. Content Area Partner Reading Paired reading can be used with any book, taking turns reading by sentence, paragraph, page or chapter. So why use it? "Children learn language best when they are intellectually engaged, when they feel comfortable taking risks that learning requires, when they can share their ideas with others, and when they can take control of and reflect upon their own learning". National Council of Teachers of English, Standards for the English Language Arts