Considering the context and texts for fluency: Performance, readers theater, and poetry

This article describes the importance of teaching reading fluency and all of its components, including automaticity and prosody. The authors explain how teachers can create a context for reading fluency instruction by engaging students in reading performance activities. To support the instructiona...

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Main Authors: Chase Young, James Nageldinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kura Publishing 2014-11-01
Series:International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
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Online Access:https://iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/63/61
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Considering the context and texts for fluency: Performance, readers theater, and poetry
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Performance reading
title Considering the context and texts for fluency: Performance, readers theater, and poetry
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Performance reading
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