"Creating Fluent Readers" by Timothy Rasinski conveyed how important fluency is to developing readers. Rasinski expresses that there are three dimensions of reading fluency; accuracy in word decoding, automatic processing, and prosodic reading. The purpose of successfully making it to the third dimension is so students can easily read the surface text so they can focus on finding the meaning behind the words. One way that fluency can be improved is to model fluent reading. Another way is to incorporate texts that are meant for performance such as poetry, speeches, and riddles. The article also introduced the idea of transforming a corner of the classroom into a performing area. Here is where students can perform their assigned readings which improves their fluency and allows them be creative at the same time.
What are some of your favorite children's poetry books?
What is a fun way to incorporate fluent reading into your classroom?
I love Where the Sidewalk Ends! I think poetry is a great tool to help students become fluent. Since poetry is fun to read, and most poems seem to roll off the tongue easier than books, it will help the students with becoming fluent.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a favorite children's poetry book. However, I think that any Dr. Suess book would be a good tool to use in the classroom to incorporate fluent reading! A fun one that came to mind is Green Eggs and Ham. I love this book and I think that children will enjoy performing it in class.
ReplyDeleteWhere the Sidewalk Ends is by far my favorite children's poetry book. I think this would be a great tool to use in your classroom because not only does it help increase fluency, it also provides reading that is enjoyable to students. Having students act out different poems from this book would also be a fun activity because it challenges their creativity while at the same time helping to strengthen fluency.
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