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Professional Development - Mid-Level Fluency Instruction

Grade Levels

Grades 5 – 8, Special Education

Approved Areas of Professional Development

• Standards/Frameworks/Curriculum Alignment
• Instructional Strategies
• Cognitive Research
• Assessments

Description

Fluency instruction is an integral part of mid-level literacy instruction.  The workshop will provide teachers with strategies to teach students how to read accurately, quickly, expressively, and with good comprehension.  Easy to administer assessments will also be provided to participants.

Training Schedule

One half day of professional development (3 hours) should be planned. 

Professional Texts

• The Fluent Reader, Timothy Rasinski  (0-439-33208-7)
• 3-Minute Reading Assessments:  Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension Grades 5 – 8, Timothy Rasinski & Nancy Padak  (0-439-65090-9)

Research

• National Reading Panel Report (2000)
• Reading Next (2004)
• Bridging the Literacy Achievement Gap Grades 4-12.  Strickland and Alvermann (2004)

Contact Information

For additional information, contact the literacy specialists at your local education service cooperative.