Introduction The purpose of this fluency minilesson is to develop students’ ability to use text clues to read accurately and fluently. A fluent reader is defined as “having the ability to read with speed, accuracy and proper expression” (Salvadore, 2015). Readers must develop fluency skills to make the bridge from word recognition to reading comprehension. Fluency is an important necessity for skilled reading and reading comprehension (NICHHD, 2000). To transition from the beginning reading stage and become a fluent reader, one must progress from the beginning stage of reading and writing. The next section will further describe the reading stage and its correspondence to the fluency minilesson.
Reading Stage
During the minilesson, students will participate in two repeated reading activities. These activities as well as the overall minilesson are appropriate for children in the beginning reading stage. “Most first and second graders are beginning readers and writers, and with instruction in literacy strategies and skills and daily opportunities to read and write, children move through this stage to reach the fluent stage” (Tompkins, …show more content…
Behavioral theories support a number of different approaches to teaching. The behaviorist approach used for this lesson plan is separating knowledge into smaller bits. The lesson is structured into three different parts. Each part is a milestone that builds toward learning the overall goal/lesson. The first part is the direct instruction, where the teacher models the behavior of fluently reading a passage to the children. Next the teacher introduces sight words thru a repeated process until it becomes automatic. Without repetition and proper conditioning, students will make mistakes. Once this skill is learned, the children are able to conquer the overall goal; being able to read and comprehend a passage with progressing
Reading Stage
During the minilesson, students will participate in two repeated reading activities. These activities as well as the overall minilesson are appropriate for children in the beginning reading stage. “Most first and second graders are beginning readers and writers, and with instruction in literacy strategies and skills and daily opportunities to read and write, children move through this stage to reach the fluent stage” (Tompkins, …show more content…
Behavioral theories support a number of different approaches to teaching. The behaviorist approach used for this lesson plan is separating knowledge into smaller bits. The lesson is structured into three different parts. Each part is a milestone that builds toward learning the overall goal/lesson. The first part is the direct instruction, where the teacher models the behavior of fluently reading a passage to the children. Next the teacher introduces sight words thru a repeated process until it becomes automatic. Without repetition and proper conditioning, students will make mistakes. Once this skill is learned, the children are able to conquer the overall goal; being able to read and comprehend a passage with progressing