What is FLUENCY?
Dictionary.com
Fluency is
spoken or written with ease
able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily:a fluent speaker; fluent in six languages
easy; graceful:fluent motion; fluent curves.
flowing, as a stream.
capable of flowing; fluid, as liquids or gases.
easily changed or adapted; pliant.
My Definition
Fluency is more than reading words quickly and accuretly. Components of fluency include accurate word recognition, expression & voice, phrasing, smoothness, and pace.
"The fluent reader sounds good, is easy to listen to , and reads with enough expression to help the listener understand to enjoy the material" (www.read faster.com).
Components of Fluency
•Accurate word recognition
•Expression and voice
•Phrasing
•Smoothness
•Pace
Characteristics of Students Who Don’t Read Fluently
Reads slowly or too quickly
Guess at words based on beginning sounds
Doesn’t remember a word the second or third time in one passage
Doesn’t break multi syllabic word into syllables or root words to decode them
Points at words while reading
Repeats words or phrases
Reads with no expression
Reads in a word by word manner
Ignores punctuation marks
Doesn’t remember what they have read
