
Fluency and Beyond
This program will build on reading fluency in four ways: accuracy of words, development of speed and words per minute, expression in using appropriate emotion, and comprehension of text with ease. Leading to an increase of stamina and improvement of students’ reading fluency and comprehension skills.
Fluency and Beyond Outline
Lesson 1: Alphabet
Letters and sounds
Vowels and consonants
Long and short vowels
2 letter blends
Vowels with consonants: (a)n, (e)n, (i)n, (a)t, (e)t, (i)t, (o)t, (u)t, (i)k, (u)k etc
3 letter words: Cat, Hat, Pin, Pen, etc
Lesson 2: Silent E and Sight Words
Silent E
Long vowels
Sight words
Said, am, my, have, and, we, etc
Lesson 3: 2 Consonant Blends
2 consonant blends
Most common ones: th, sh, wh, ch
Vowel blends: ea, ai, ay, ee, etc
Continue: (b)r, (g)r, (f)r, (s)m, (c)k, (n)g, etc
4 letter words
Lesson 4: 3 Consonant Blends
3 consonant blends
spr, str, the, sqr,spl, tch, dge, tch, etc
ing endings
5 letter words
Sub Lesson: Endings
Past tense endings
-ion, -er, -est, -ow, -ght, -uld
y becomes -ies
Sub Lesson: Homophones
What are they?
Most common Homophones
Practice spelling
Lesson 5: Listen and Read
Instructor reads and student repeats
Reading short easy sentences
4 – 8 words
Short stories
6-10 sentences with comprehension
Repeat on their own
Work on stamina
Lesson 6: Syllables
Word breakdown
2 – 4 syllabes
Chunking phrases
Where to take pauses in sentences
Lesson 7: Rhyme time
Dr. Seuss, Short poems, practice repetition
Patterns
Words with:
Same beginning
Same ending
Work on stamina
Lesson 8: Punctuation
What exclamations, periods, question marks, and quotes mean
How each affects pattern of reading
How to read them with emphasis
Work on stamina