Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension

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What is Reading Fluency?

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Reading fluency is the ability to read a text smoothly and accurately, with proper expression.

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What is Reading Comprehension?

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Reading comprehension is understanding and interpreting what you read.

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What does Lexile level mean?

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Lexile level measures the difficulty of a text and the reading ability of a student.

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What is the range for Independent Reading Comprehension?

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100 lexile below to 50 lexile above the student’s lexile level.

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How do you assess reading fluency?

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Using ORF (Oral Reading Fluency) assessments.

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What is Decoding in reading?

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Decoding is the ability to recognize and sound out words.

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What is the relationship between Decoding and Reading Comprehension?

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Decoding X Language comprehension = Reading Comprehension.

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What is Accuracy in reading?

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Accuracy is the ability to recognize and decode words correctly.

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What is the difference between Fluency and Comprehension?

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Fluency is about reading speed and smoothness, while comprehension is about understanding the text.

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What is Echo Reading?

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Echo reading is when a teacher reads a sentence and the student repeats it.