Fluency

Fluency is defined as the ability to decode and comprehend _____

• alternately.

• simultaneously.

• interchangeably.

• independently.

Fluency is important to readers because it allows them to process words in text quickly freeing up cognitive resources to construct and extract _____ from text.

• definitions

• words

• themes

• meaning

All of the following are fluency skill levels EXCEPT:

• connected text

• books

• sentences

• phrases

All of the following are fluency sub-skill levels EXCEPT:

• morphemes

• phonemes

• graphemes

• phoneme-grapheme correspondences

True or False?

Fluency instruction should focus on skills emphasizing phrasing and expression.

• True

• False

True or False?

Decodable texts are an effective way to support fluency instruction and practice.

• True

• False

When analyzing fluency benchmark data, what area(s) should be examined?

• accuracy and automaticity errors

• total amount of time used

• expression

• adherence to punctuation

The is much research that says that the ability to read words by _____ _____ is the key to skilled reading of text.

• phonetic blending

• rote memorization

• picture clues

• sight automatically

A _____ word is a word that is instantly recognized regardless of whether it is phonically regular or irregular. It is a known or familiar word as opposed to an unfamiliar word that needs to be sounded out or guessed.

• regular

• sight

• high-frequency

• irregular

A _____ word is a high utility word that readers will encounter often in written text. They are the most common words in the English language, appearing over and over again.

• regular

• sight

• high-frequency

• irregular