5. Use an assessment tool, such as Rasinski’s Fluency Rubric, to analyse fluency and identify pupils who may need extra support. Pupils can also use the rubric on their peers and on the teacher, in order to identify the modelling you are doing.
Once you have established the basics, here are some other strategies you can use in the classroom:
6. Echo reading with the teacher – an “I read, you read” approach with the whole class.
7. Paired reading with a more fluent reader.
8. Using an audio books alongside texts.
9. Incorporate performance into the curriculum – learning a piece to perform promotes natural re-reading and encourages prosody.
10. Consider using book banding to provide suitably challenging and age-appropriate texts.
The importance of re-reading
Finally, consider the importance of re-reading. Pupils face many challenges when reading an unfamiliar text – new vocabulary, text structure or a lack of background knowledge to draw upon as they read. Therefore, reading a text once is rarely enough for good comprehension. Repeated reading allows pupils to rehearse and refine their reading of complex texts. It is therefore also important to help parents understand that repeat reading and reading easier books such as short chapter books is good practice for improving reading.
How Peters can help
If you're supporting readers beyond Key Stage 2 who need further help with phonics, visit our secondary phonics page. We also have recommendations for texts that can provide scaffolding for reading progression and fluency. Looking for more young adult fiction and non-fiction texts? We have developed guided reading spines, or can even advise on developing your own reading spine that meets your school's needs.
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