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Expressive Reader
Expressive Reader |
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”Reading fluency is the ability to read quickly and accurately, with appropriate and meaningful expression. It is the bridge between two other major components of reading: decoding and comprehension.
Beyond decoding the words, readers need to group the words into meaningful phrases and, when reading orally, to imbed in their voices expression that helps the words come to life. So, reading with good phrasing and expression helps readers construct meaning from printed words.
While it's true that studies have found remarkably strong correlations between reading speed and overall reading proficiency, fluency is much more than just reading quickly. Speedy reading is an indication that students have freed their cognitive resources away from decoding. But they also have to use that cognitive capacity to make sense of the text. Thus, comprehension is an integral part of fluency, and is exhibited through appropriately phrased, expressive, and meaningful reading.”
-Timothy Rasinski, professor of education in the Reading and Writing Center at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. See Below for directions for the Expressive Reader Project!
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