Reading Fluency and Instruction

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What is the primary focus of beginning readers?

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Building their fluency.

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What skills are beginning readers working to develop?

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Matching a letter to a sound and decoding.

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What happens to reading behaviors without fluency?

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Each word must be decoded, which takes time and energy.

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What reading behaviors receive less focus in beginning readers?

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Reading with expression and comprehension.

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What must beginning readers master?

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Phonemic awareness.

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What type of instruction must children receive for effective reading development?

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Proper and adequate phonics instruction, fluency instruction, vocabulary instruction, and comprehension.