Fluency Open Court Reading

Reading Fluency vs. Reading for Speed

In California, our unit assessments which align with the Open Court Reading series aren’t from the publishers of Open Court but from the Sacramento County Office of Education. The tests’ emphasis on timing students reading leads teachers to teach reading in a dibels-like fashion with reading passages typed with numbers of words written at the …

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Fluency Open Court Reading Reading Comprehension

Reader’s Theater FAQ

Cable in the Classroom readers: If you’re looking for examples of our video projects, see Video in the Classroom.com  Reader’s Theater is a fantastic way to increase reading fluency by providing students with an authentic reason to reread. It also benefits reading comprehension by placing students inside stories.What is it? Reader’s theater involves reading a …

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