Revisiting Fluency Instruction

In this podcast episode, Katie Egan Cunningham, Jan Burkins, and Kari Yates, the authors of Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom . This much-awaited sequel to the first Shifting the Balance book introduces six more shifts for elementary teachers. In this episode, the authors discuss the fifth new shift, which invites teachers to revisit their fluency instruction. They talk about decoding skills, the relationship between silent reading and oral reading, and the important role of fluency in reading comprehension. They suggest that teaching fluency should involve carefully selected text and powerful instructional practice. Learn more about all twelve shifts at TheSixShifts.com .

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Revisiting Fluency Instruction is an episode from The Six Shifts by Stenhouse Publishers.

This episode is 09:34 long.

This episode was published on Oct 10, 2023.

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