Curated OER
Circumlocution
Young scholars describe unfamiliar objects and situations using existing vocabulary and circumlocution techniques.
Scholastic
Scholastic: 5 Surefire Strategies for Developing Reading Fluency
Improve students' fluency by doing the following in the classroom: "Model Fluent Reading," "Do Repeated Readings in Class," "Promote Phrased Reading in Class," "Enlist Tutors to Help Out," and "Try a Reader's Theater in Class."
Auburn University
Auburn University: Developing Reading Fluency
Auburn University provides great, simple tips for young readers working to improve their ability to read and speak fluently. There are two methods outlined for improving oral fluency: "The direct approach," and "The indirect approach,"...
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Phrases: Phrase Speed Practice [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students read a list of wards from a passage three times and then take turns reading the passage while focusing on speed and accuracy.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Florida Center for Reading Research: Phrases: Fluent Phrasing [Pdf]
A lesson plan in which students work together to read segmented sentences out loud. Printable materials are provided.
Hopelink
Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Reading Fluency
This lesson plan has students practice two methods to become more fluent in silent reading.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Phrase Reading
A great activity for students to learn high frequency words and how to make sentences.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Seven Selfish Shellfish
This video segment from Between the Lions features a classic tongue twister: a type of wordplay that helps children tune their ears to language and the sounds within words. [0:29]