Fluency is complex, especially for older students.

In this episode, Janee' Butler shares:

how fluency instruction looks from early grades to secondary
about challenges students and teachers face,
practical strategies for improving fluency,
a reminder not to forget about student motivation, especially for older students struggling with reading fluently.

The Big Takeway: Reading fluency is essential for older students to be able to comprehend what they read. Teachers need the knowledge of how to help each student!

Want to Learn More?

Janee's presentation at PaTTAN Symposium 2024: Achieving Adolescent Literacy Proficiency: The Importance of Fluency
Teaching Oral Reading Fluency to Older Students by Tim Shanahan
Phonics and Spelling through Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping by Catherine Grace
Really Great Reading assessments (free)
DIBELS assessments- 8th Edition (free)
Plain Talk About Literacy & Learning Conference 2025
email Janee': janee@mycll.org

We answer your questions about teaching reading in The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night.

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