State of New Jersey Department of Education

Reading First New Jersey - Professional Development
Video-based Reading Strategies and Techniques: Fluency

Assignment

Fluency Assessment

PART ONE Think Ahead
  1. What is the rationale for teaching fluency?
  2. Describe three of the activities you saw in the module that are useful for developing fluency.
PART TWO

Create a lesson plan for developing fluency using the following format.
Refer to the lesson plan rubric as a guide. After you have completed your plan, share it with your colleagues. Use the discussion rubric as a guide to determine the level of critique expected if using a discussion board, or modify it for in-person discussions.                   

LESSON PLAN FORMAT
Grade level, standard, strand and CPI:
_____________________________________________

Materials: __________________________________________________

Objective: ______________________________________________

Connect:
List two or three activities that you can use to build background knowledge and develop a purpose for reading the text selection. Three were mentioned in the first part of the video.

Teach:
Based on the procedures suggested by Dr. Kuhn for developing fluency using the comprehensive reading selection and the Fluency Oriented Reading Lesson, develop a 4-5 day plan for instruction. This information is discussed in the section on assessment on the module. List the steps and procedures you will follow.
How can you support your ELL and Special Education students during fluency instruction?

Link:
How can you incorporate fluency instruction into other content areas?

Assessment:
What kind of assessment was discussed in the module? Can you suggest an alternate way to assess your students’ fluency?