A
Focus on Fluency Booklet
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Intended for practitioners, A Focus on
Fluency is the first booklet in the Research-Based Practices
in Early Reading series published by the Regional Educational
Laboratory at PREL. The 31-page report summarizes research on
fluency and fluency instruction and describes strategies for
fluency instruction. It also explains various ways of conducting
repeated oral reading, the use of independent silent reading,
an integrated fluency instruction approach, the role of texts,
and fluency assessment. The document is available online only
and can be accessed in HTML
(92K) or PDF
(1.85M) format. |
A Focus on Fluency Forum
November 6-7, 2002
PREL’s successful “Focus on Fluency
Forum,” held November 6-7, 2002, in San Francisco, examined
the issue of developing reading fluency from the researcher and
practitioner points of view. The forum brought together more than
120 participants from the Regional Educational Laboratories, Comprehensive
Centers, state and district departments of education, and institutes
of higher education, as well as researchers in the area of fluency,
to learn and share current knowledge. Presentations on current research
included definitions, strategies, interventions, assessments, and
conditions that promote fluency. Presenters at this Forum shared
the following PowerPoint slides.
Topic 1: Definitions
and Overview of Fluency
Definitions
and Overview of Fluency: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges
Dr. Barbara Foorman, University of Texas – Houston
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the presentation
PowerPoint (852K) PDF
(192K)
A Sin of the
Second Kind: The Status of Reading Fluency in America
Dr. Timothy Shanahan, University of Illinois – Chicago and
Chicago Public Schools
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the presentation
PowerPoint (112K) PDF
(124K)
Topic 2: Instruction,
Interventions, and Assessment
Fluency: Assessment
and Instruction
Dr. Steven Stahl, University of Illinois – Champaign Urbana
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the presentation
PowerPoint (3.1M) PDF
(816K)
On the Matter
of Text in Fluency Instruction and Assessment
Dr. Elfrieda Hiebert, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
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the presentation
PowerPoint (1.3M) PDF
(136K)
Topic 3: Fluency and
Special Needs
The Challenges
of Fluent Reading for Older Children with Reading Difficulties
Dr. Joe Torgesen, Florida State University
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the presentation
PowerPoint (132K) PDF
(108K)
The Promise
of Automatic Speech Recognition for Increasing Fluency
Dr. Marilyn Jager Adams, Harvard University
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the presentation
PowerPoint (68K) PDF
(416K)
Topic 4: Fluency and
Beyond
Fluency Research
and Practice: Where Do We Go From Here?
Dr. Michael Kamil, Stanford University
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the presentation
PowerPoint (48K) PDF
(76K)
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Last updated June 6, 2005
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