Melissa & Lori Love Literacy ™ Ep. 210: How Can You Improve Fluency for Older Students? with Janee' Butler
Nov 22, 2024
In this discussion, Janee' Butler, Director of Program Design and Implementation at the Center for Literacy and Learning, shares her expertise on improving reading fluency for older students. She highlights the complexities of fluency instruction from early grades to high school and the unique challenges older students face, such as cognitive overload. Janee emphasizes the crucial link between fluency and comprehension and offers practical strategies to motivate struggling readers, ensuring they engage with texts and build a love for reading.
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Fluency Changes Across Grades
- Fluency evolves by grade: starting with decoding in early grades to comprehension and analysis in upper grades.
- By third grade, students should read fluently and engage deeply with texts through speaking, writing, and thinking.
Fluency Enables Comprehension
- Fluent reading is critical to freeing cognitive resources for comprehension and communication.
- Without fluency, students struggle to understand text, speak about it, or write coherently.
Emotional Challenges in Older Readers
- Struggling fluency in secondary students leads to behaviors like low motivation and dropout.
- Emotional development and self-awareness deepen challenges, making relationship-building crucial.
