: Many of the high frequency words at this grade level are either irregularly spelled and therefore not decodable or are temporarily irregular, meaning that students have not yet learned the phonics rule that would enable them to decode the word. Those words that are decodable should be introduced to students using appropriate phonics rules. See
Students will read grade-level appropriate high frequency words, decodable or not, with automaticity.
for grade-level norms. Norms are expressed as words correct per minute (WCPM), a measure that combines accuracy with speed.
: “Appropriate prosody” refers to pausing patterns during oral reading that reflect the punctuation and meaning of a text. See
and appropriate in content and qualitative measures.
| Name |
Description |
| Fluency: Computer-Based Reading | In this activity, students will interact with computer-based fluency passages (teacher-selected). |
| Fluency: Readers' Theater | In this activity, students will rehearse and read text using a Readers' Theater format. |
| Fluency: Express It! | In this activity, students will read sentences on sentence strips with expression. |
| Fluency: Choral Reading | In this activity, students will read text in unison. |
| Fluency: Repeated Timed Readings | In this activity, students will time repeated readings of teacher-selected text and record words correct per minute. |
| Fluency: Partner Reading | In this activity, students will practice reading fluently by reading teacher-selected text with a partner. |
| Fluency: Rereading Decodable Text | In this activity, students will practice rereading decodable text with a partner. |
| Fluency: Speedy Phrases | In this activity, students will read phrases containing high frequency words in a timed activity. |
| Fluency: Word Climb | In this activity, students will quickly read and match high frequency words on a game board. |
| Fluency: I Read, You Point | In this activity, students will quickly identify words on word cards as they are read aloud by a partner. |
| Fluency: Fast Words | In this activity, students will quickly read high frequency words on a practice sheet while being timed. |
| Phonics: Word Bowling | In this activity, students will read high frequency words while playing a bowling game. |
| Phonics: Word Memory Game | In this activity, students will read high frequency words while playing a memory game. |
| Phonics: Word Baseball | In this activity, students will read high frequency words while playing a baseball game. |
| Phonics: Word Fishing | In this activity, students will read high frequency words while playing a "fishing" game. |
| Phonics: Word Checkers | In this activity, students will read high frequency words while they play a checkers game. |
| Phonics: Sandpaper Words | In this activity, students will read high frequency words. |
