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You Oughta Use the Periods and Stuff to Slow Down: Reading Fluency through Oral Interpretation of YA Lit
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Goodson, F. Todd; Goodson, Lori Atkins – Voices from the Middle, 2005
The authors acted on their belief that familiarity with text and repeated readings of it would help students with fluency, comprehension, and confidence. They assembled a list of "cuttings" excerpts of full-length books from which seventh-grade students could choose to prepare a public reading. After working alone, in pairs, and reading for a…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Reading Fluency, Oral Interpretation, Reading Comprehension
Fluency and the Understanding of Texts.
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Stayter, Francine Z.; Allington, Richard L. – Theory into Practice, 1991
The relationship of syntactic sensitivities to fluency and understanding are usually neglected when discussing reading fluency. The article describes oral reading and interpretation activities in one seventh grade class undertaken to improve comprehension and fluency. It also discusses evaluation methods, such as portfolios and recordings as…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Evaluation Methods, Grade 7, Junior High Schools