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Reading Fluency for Children

How Can Children Improve Their Reading Fluency?

The speed and ease with which you read is called reading fluency. Beginning readers often do not read fluently because they have to work out each individual word in a passage. Improved reading fluency for children is important because strong reading fluency increases comprehension.

Reading frequently is a powerful way to improve reading fluency. Reading is a skill that improves with practice. Children can improve their reading fluency by reading independently for at least 30 minutes a day. Parents and teachers can help children select books that are at an appropriate reading level.

Another way to improve reading fluency is to memorize common words, called sight words. Sight words, like 'the,' 'you' and 'what,' appear frequently in the English language. Once children have memorized these words, they will read texts more fluently. The Dolch Sight Word List was compiled in 1948 and is divided by grade level.

Rereading passages is another way to improve reading fluency. When children reread passages, they have multiple opportunities to read unfamiliar words. After repeated readings, the words become familiar. Children will then read these words fluently when they appear in other contexts.

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