It is an essential literacy skill to develop, which is why a Fluency Boot Camp is the perfect “intervention” for any classroom. Fluency is all about finding the “just right” balance of pace, phrasing, expression, and attention to punctuation (with accuracy to tie it all together!). Some of my higher readers read so fast that they stumble over their words or miscue left and right. A few of my best readers have wonderful decoding and comprehension skills but are slow and methodical readers. Struggling readers are not the only ones who need extra support with fluency though! I have many on and above grade-level readers who have difficulty with fluency too. Decoding, comprehension, and fluency all go hand-in-hand, so when one piece of the puzzle is weak, the other pieces may suffer! Do keep in mind, that accuracy plays a huge part in fluency, and students need to ask themselves the big three questions to monitor their reading: “Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense?” Often, struggling readers have a hard time with fluency due to their self-monitoring and decoding difficulties (which can be addressed in small group intervention groups, separate from Fluency Boot Camp), and as a result their comprehension is greatly affected. That’s a simple definition, but we really could expand it to include much more (i.e., prosody, melody, etc.).
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NOTE: Digital stopwatches are preferred, however you can use an ordinary wall clock or hour-glass board game timers if necessary.
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You will also receive exclusive access to my entire growing collection of free literacy resources! (If you’re already a subscriber, you may download the resource HERE.)įluency Boot Camp Materials Necessary Materials:
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If you’d like to download this page, click here to subscribe (you will get the password via email). Want a copy of this planning page? This page is FREE for my email subscribers. I will be sharing many resources to help you get started, but you may need to do a little exploring and research to create your program to meet the needs of your students. Consider including overviews of fluency components, practice “drills,” and reinforcement activities. You can set up your Fluency Boot Camp the way YOU want, in any form or style.
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You can organize it for just one day, or you can set it up to last a full-week or month! Keep in mind, after just one day, students will start melting-away their non-fluent reading habits… and by the end of the week or month, students will be on their way to becoming confident, fluent readers! 🙂Īre you sold on the idea yet? How to Organize Your Fluency Boot Campįluency Boot Camp can be modified and customized for pretty much any grade-level and classroom situation. Just like any boot camp, students will build confidence through practice and drills. No… you will not be shipping your students off (sorry), nor will students have to march around the room (your choice), but I can guarantee that your students’ brains will be sweating as they participate in the classroom fluency camp you create! Break up the mid-winter slump and bring a Fluency Boot Camp into your classroom! What is a Fluency Boot Camp?
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