Fluency—Reread to Make it Smooth
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Watch what happens to Chloe's pace when Kelly asks her to go back and reread to make the reading smooth. After that little reminder, Chloe moves from robot reading to the fluent pace of a proficient reader.
Kelly sends Chloe off to practice the strategy of rereading to make it smooth. She will continue to confer with Chloe on fluency, utilizing back up and reread as a goal and strategy until she sees Chloe using this strategy at least 4-5 times without teacher prompting. At that time she may add a new strategy, gradually phasing out back up and reread from her conference focus.
Take note of the length of this conference. Kelly is very aware of brain research and keeps her conference targeted, providing specific, focused instruction that is perfectly suited for what Chloe needs at the moment.
