Top Fluency Strategies Teachers Love from K–8 Classrooms

Episode 246 Fluency looks different across grade levels, but it always matters. In this special mashup episode, Melissa and Lori bring together voices from seven classroom teachers , spanning first grade through eighth grade , to show how fluency comes to life in real classrooms. Each teacher shares a best practice they use to support accuracy, automaticity, and expression, always grounded in meaningful reading. You’ll hear about a range of approaches, including: Songs, shared reading, and read-alouds in early grades Partner reading routines that build accountability and support Performance-based practices like Readers’ Theater Using oral reading as assessment and feedback Structuring small groups to support different fluency needs This episode is full of practical ideas, classroom insight, and teacher wisdom, whether you’re teaching in the primary grades or supporting older readers. Resources: Check out our Fluency Listening Guide for links to all of the episodes! Featured Episodes: First Steps to Fluency: How Young Learners Become Independent Readers with Virginia Quinn-Mooney Improving Student Reading Growth in Months with Fluency Instruction and Practice with Lorraine Griffith and Lindsay Kemeny A Classroom Fluency Protocol That Works with Aaron Grossman Baltimore Secondary Literacy Teachers Talk Fluency with Tanisha Dasmunshi, Emily Jaskowski, and Emery Uwimana Watch Virginia Teach Fluency in this video Let’s bring back the magic of song by Tim Rasinski Lindsay Kemeny YouTube Partner Reading with Paragraph Shrinking 3 Phases for Fluency by Aaron Grossman Tim Rasinski's Multidimensional Fluency Rubric Aaron's website: Just Two Teachers (click Readers Theater for links to scripts!) Chase Young's Readers Theater scripts If you’re enjoying Melissa & Lori Love Literacy , bring us to your school or event. We offer keynotes, presentations, and live podcast-style sessions focused on practical, science of reading–aligned strategies aligned to our podcast and book, The Literacy 50 . Email LiteracyPodcast@greatminds.org to learn more. Get free resources and updates at literacypodcast.com .

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This episode is 51:20 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2026.

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