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ERIC Number: EJ1250846
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1559-663X
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Developing Fluency through Oral Reading
Lynn, Ethan M.
English Teaching Forum, v58 n1 p28-30 2020
Ethan Lynn, the author of the article, describes three sets of oral reading activities he developed for his English as a Second Language students. Each set focuses on one of the three types of fluency: word-, sentence-, and passage-level. The word-level fluency activities are best employed as part of the pre-reading phase of a reading activity. The sentence- and passage-level fluency activities are best done in the post-reading phase--that is, after students have read the text multiple times and after comprehension questions have been answered and reviewed. The entire text or sections of the text can be used for the activities, depending on text length and students' reading speed. The activities are meant to be repeated three to five times, with the students' engagement and motivation as a barometer. The main goals of the activities are to promote oral reading fluency and to engage and motivate students with productive, game-like activities.
US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://americanenglish.state.gov/english-teaching-forum-0
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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