Chapter 8: Fluency

What essential qualities are included in FLUENCY?

• speed, proficiency, tone, and accuracy

• speed, accuracy, prosody, automaticity

• prosody only

• speed, expression, voice, and prosody

Fill in the blank: "Asking students to read aloud in class, having never seen the material before...

• will help improve literacy."

• puts them in a position for success."

• puts them on the spot."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

True or False? "...just because a student reads quickly and gives the appearance of fluency does not mean they comprehend or retain what they have read."

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Select all that apply: What is Readers Theatre?

• A reading activity for all children in the classroom

• An integrated language event centering upon oral interpretation of literature.

• Allows readers to bring characters to life through their voices and gestures

• An independent exercise where students read lines from a play

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does FORI stand for?

• Fluency Opportunity for Reading Independently

• Fluency-Oriented Readiness Integration

• Fluency Offering Reading Instruction

• Fluency-Oriented Reading Instruction

Select all that apply: What are the THREE components of FORI?

• reading lesson that includes teacher-led, repeated oral reading and partner reading

• reading to a family member, friend, and teacher

• a free reading period at school

• prescribed at-home reading

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Select the two main components that comprise writing fluency?

• Our personal choice in tonality

• The purpose of why we write in the first palce

• Speed in which students write

• Automaticity of the conventions of writing

Which activity is best to improve writing speed?

• free writing

• timed-writing

• fill in the blank handouts

• in-class essays

The Common Core State Standards place great emphasis on students being fluent readers by _________.

• 4th grade

• 8th grade

• 5th grade

• 6th grade

Select all that apply: Students' comprehension of a text is improved when they are taught...

• to read in meaningful chunks

• to phrase well

• to use appropriate expression

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10