Rasinski Timothy, Griffith Lorraine. Texts for Fluency Practice Level B

Shell Education, 2007. — 114 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4258-0399-5.The authors developed this book in response to teachers' needs for good lexis to teach reading fluency. In the past several years, reading fluency has become recognized as an essential element in elementary and middle grade reading programs (National Reading Panel. 2001). Readers who are fluent are better able to comprehend what they read - they decode words so effortlessly that they can devote their cognitive resources to the all-important task of comprehension. Fluent readers also construct meaning by reading with appropriate expression and phrasing.
Readers develop fluency through guided practice or repeated readings - reading a text selection several times to the point where it can be expressed meaningfully. with appropriate expression and phrasing. Readers who engage in regular repeated readings, under the guidance and assistance of a teacher or other coach. improve their word recognition, reading rate, comprehension, and overall reading proficiency.