ERIC Number: EJ1012764
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0561
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Fluency Idol: Using Pop Culture to Engage Students and Boost Fluency Skills
Calo, Kristine M.; Woolard-Ferguson, Taylor; Koitz, Ellen
Reading Teacher, v66 n6 p454-458 Mar 2013
This article shares an oral reading practice that develops children's fluency skills, with a particular emphasis on performance reading and prosody. The authors share their experiences with Fluency Idol! as a way to engage young children by tapping into pop culture. The practice emphasizes repeated readings, feedback, practice, and performance while encouraging children to read aloud to one another. Applications to a second grade classroom as well as in a college reading clinic are discussed.
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Oral Reading, Popular Culture, Reading Instruction, Reading Aloud to Others, Elementary Education, Grade 2, Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Learner Engagement, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Suprasegmentals, Performance, Feedback (Response)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 2
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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