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 ...

Sara Crawford and Rebecca Magos teach first grade at Cartwright School District in Phoenix. Fluency, the ability to read text accurately and quickly, is an important skill for first-grade readers ...

I recently wrote a piece about reading fluency instruction for our special report on early literacy. Sometimes I’m asked how I come up with ideas for articles. And while the majority are based on news ...