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 does comprehension mean in reading?

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Comprehension is understanding the meaning of the text you read.

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CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

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What is automaticity in reading?

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Automaticity is the ability to read words quickly and without thinking about each word.

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What is the importance of reading comprehension?

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Reading comprehension helps you understand and enjoy stories and information.

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CCSS.RF.1.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.5.4C

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What does decoding mean?

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Decoding is the process of sounding out words to read them.

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CCSS.RF.1.3F

CCSS.RF.1.3G

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.4A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

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How do you assess reading fluency?

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You can assess reading fluency using Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) tests.

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What is the relationship between decoding and comprehension?

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Decoding helps you read words, and comprehension helps you understand what you read.

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CCSS.RF.1.3F

CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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What is an example of a reading strategy?

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Echo reading, where a teacher reads a sentence and the student repeats it.

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CCSS.RF.1.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

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What is a lexile level?

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A lexile level is a measure of the difficulty of a text and the reading ability of a student.

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CCSS.RF.1.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.4B

CCSS.RF.3.4C

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What does it mean to read independently?

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Reading independently means reading a book by yourself without help.

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CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4A