Digital platforms can help make reading aloud independently more engaging and get kids excited about literacy practice.

A student dashboard from Microsoft’s Reading Fluency Coach displays reading time, accuracy, and words per minute, giving ...

For typically developing readers, fluency—or the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and expression—is often simply a product of practice. Having mastered the letter sounds, decoding rules, and a ...

The science of reading has made a much-needed comeback in recent years, with several states enacting policies for educators training on it. However, fluency practice doesn’t have to occur only at ...

A new examination of national assessment data suggests that students need more practice building reading fluency and more explicit instruction in comprehension strategies. Students who can read text ...

With the new school year now rolling, teachers and school leaders are likely being hit with a hard truth: Many students are not proficient in reading. This, of course, presents challenges for students ...

Reading can be both a joy and a challenge, especially when you’re trying to improve fluency or tackle a new language. For students, it’s not just about decoding words—it’s about building confidence, ...

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An independent reader possesses reading fluency, which means there is speed, accuracy and balanced reading of the text. Reading fluency refers to the link between the recognition of words while ...