English · Stage 4
Fluent Reading
Reading — put the three parts together: read it right, read it steady, read it in phrases
✦ English📘 Stage 4 · S4⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 8–9★ Free to start
I can read a range of texts with fluency.
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Kavi Reads Like He Is Talking
Kavi reads a page in one jerky, word-by-word plod and sighs. "That does not sound like me talking!" he says. "Fluent reading has three parts. Accuracy — I read each word right. Pace — I go at a steady speed, not racing, not crawling. And phrasing — I read words in little groups and let the punctuation tell me where to pause. Put all three together and my reading sounds just like talking!"
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What your child will learn
1Fluency = accuracy + pace + phrasingTap each part to hear what it means. A fluent reader does all three at once, so the reading sounds smooth and clear.
2Read in phrases, at a steady paceDo not read one word at a time. Group words that go together, keep a steady speed, and let the full stops and commas tell your voice where to breathe.
3Read each line in phrases, at a steady paceTap each line and read it aloud. Group the words that go together, keep a steady speed, and pause at the comma, stop and breathe at the full stop.
4Sort each reading into the right box
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A peek inside
Which sounds more fluent: reading The / big / red / bus word by word, or The big red bus as one phrase?
fluent reading groups words that go together
Try this at home: What are the three parts of fluent reading?
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