Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Introduction

    • Welcome!

    • Pre-test
  • 2

    Assessing Fluency

    • Types of Assessments

    • What Information Do Fluency Assessments Provide?

    • Independent, Instructional, Frustration Levels

    • Assessing Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)

    • Administering ORF Assessments

    • Using Data to Form Preliminary Groups

    • ORF Practice

    • Progress Monitoring

    • Progress Monitoring Tool
  • 3

    A Multi-day Fluency Routine

    • A Multi-day Fluency Routine

    • Research-backed practices

    • A Note on Speed: Faster Is Not Better

    • The Unique Needs of Older Students

    • Check for Understanding
  • 4

    Fluency Routine: Days 1 and 2

    • Choral Reading

    • Echo Reading

    • Phrase-cued Reading

  • 5

    Fluency Routine: Days 3 and 4

    • Partner Reading

    • Setting Students Up for Success

    • Reading with Recordings

    • Timed and Self-Timed Repeated Reads

    • Reader’s Theater and Radio Theater

    • Teacher Intervention: Small Groups
  • 6

    Closing

    • Connection to the Science of Reading

    • Next Steps

    • Reference List

    • Course Feedback