Building Fluency
There are many things you, as the parent, can do to help your child become a better reader. Fluency is comprised of three components: accuracy, pacing, and expression (APE). Accuracy focuses on reading correctly or precisely. Pacing places attention on a consistent and continuous speed (so comprehension may occur). Expression emphasizes emotion and feeling through tone and intonation. As you can see, it is not all about reading quickly.
The links down below suggest a variety of ways to read with your child incorporating games. If you would like to keep track, there is also a reading log you may access here and turn in with your homework packet. The most popular 400 words are linked to this page for your reference and to use for practice. The link to the right contains two vital components: sound/spelling cards and sight words (High Frequency Words). The sound/spelling cards (and accompanying pronunciation chart) focuses on learning the name of each card, the sound it makes, and how to spell that sound. We build our reading and writing through the familiarity of these cards. Sight words are vital to fluent reading. These words are used up to 89% of the time in both reading and writing. The Internet link will take you to a list of Sitton's 1,200 high frequency words.
The links down below suggest a variety of ways to read with your child incorporating games. If you would like to keep track, there is also a reading log you may access here and turn in with your homework packet. The most popular 400 words are linked to this page for your reference and to use for practice. The link to the right contains two vital components: sound/spelling cards and sight words (High Frequency Words). The sound/spelling cards (and accompanying pronunciation chart) focuses on learning the name of each card, the sound it makes, and how to spell that sound. We build our reading and writing through the familiarity of these cards. Sight words are vital to fluent reading. These words are used up to 89% of the time in both reading and writing. The Internet link will take you to a list of Sitton's 1,200 high frequency words.
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Top 400 Most Popular Words lists
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