Action Research Strategies for Building Fluency By Dana

Action Research – Strategies for Building Fluency By Dana White

How to Increase Fluency I chose to work with a student on strengthening and increasing her fluency. Fluency provides a bridge between word recognition and comprehension.

The Student • Second grade female student • Struggled in first grade • In process of being referred for testing/Special Ed • Dibels scores 36/50 and 44/50 • Does not like to read orally, low self-confidence • Strong in math • Strong parental support

Strategies Used…. * Model fluent reading * Repeated readings * Phrased Readings * Reader’s Theatre

Session 1 – Sept. 23 (20 minutes) Baseline Assessment Model Fluent Reading Student Reads Repeated Readings by student Promote Phrased Reading Student reads poetry phrases Assessment Include 2 volunteer students Conduct Reader’s Theatre Repeated Readings by student Final Assessment Session 2 – Sept. 24 (20 minutes) Session 3 – Sept. 30 (30 minutes) Session 4 – October 1 (20 minutes) Session 5 – October 7 (20 minutes)

Student Progress Monitoring Chart Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5

Data Baseline – 44 Midway – 44 Final- 46 One minute timed readings.

Reflections Reading fluency is the ability to read words accurately, quickly and with expression. Fluency develops gradually with substantial practice and through the implementation of various strategies.