SOR: Fluency

What is fluency?

• Fluency is the same as proficiency in a language.
• Fluency is the ability to speak multiple languages fluently.
• Oral reading fluency includes accuracy, reading speed, and prosody.

• Fluency is only related to writing skills.

What is prosody?

• Prosody is a type of dance originating from South America.
• Prosody refers to the art of painting.
• The skill of reading aloud with proper intonation, phrasing, and expression.

• Prosody is the study of rocks and minerals.

What is CBM?

• Reading Speed

• Curriculum-based Measurement

• Cubic Millimeters
• Curriculum-benchmark Measurement

What is ROI?

• Reading on Instructional-Level

• Reading Oral Instruction

• Rate of Interest
• Rate of Improvement

Des Moines Public Schools CBM Benchmarks are at the ______ percentile.

• 40%

• 50%

• 70%

• 80%

What is a highly effective intervention approach for students who need more practice with building automaticity?

• Silent Reading

• Round Robin

• Independent Worksheet

• Repeated Reading

True or False:

Fluency is mostly about reading speed.

• True

• False

True or False:

There is a difference between assessing and instructing fluency.

• True

• False

True or False:

At-Risk students should only be provided an intervention at their current instructional level rather than at grade level.

• True

• False

Instructional activities designed to develop fluent reading can also promote _______, which can also benefit MLL students.

• vocabulary development
• oral language development

• listening skills enhancement
• grammar development