Deck 8: Reading Fluency

Question 1

Instruction in fluent oral reading produces readers who move from word-by-word reading to more efficient phrase reading.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The goal of oral reading fluency is automaticity.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Peers are important in the development of reading fluency. This is especially exhibited in paired reading and cross-age reading.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Students, especially English language learners, should have the opportunity to practice silently before reading orally.

Question 5

Fluency norm charts are used to assess accuracy and automaticity by taking one-minute reading samples.

Question 6

You are a second-grade teacher with a student whose second language is English. Which activity should you do to give this student more confidence in the classroom and increase her fluency skills?

A) Frequently pair her with a strong English reader for paired reading.
B) Clap the number of syllables in words as you read the story to increase her phonemic awareness.
C) Pair her with a less able English reader so she knows others struggle, too.
D) Prepare a set of flash cards with words from each story for her to practice at home.

Question 7

The linguistic concept that refers to features in oral language such as intonation, pitch, and stress is

A) pauses.
B) automaticity.
C) fluency.
D) prosody.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of reading fluency?

A) Control and confidence
B) Metacognition
C) Automaticity
D) Immediate word identification

Question 9

With ________ stories, less able readers can use their intuitive knowledge of language and sense to help them develop fluency.

A) long
B) multidisciplinary
C) predictable
D) repeated

Question 10

Mr. Thompson was having students read predictable text so they could read with ease. What was he trying to achieve?

A) Word-perfect renderings through round-robin reading
B) Sustained silent reading
C) Prosody
D) Fluency through repeated readings

Question 11

________means having a child read a short passage from a book, magazine, or newspaper more than once with differing amounts of support.

A) Repeated reading
B) Automated reading
C) Paired repeated reading
D) Choral reading

Question 12

________ is an effective way to develop oral fluency.

A) Poetry
B) Round-robin reading
C) Blending
D) Pen pal correspondence

Question 13

Mr. McCarthy wants to try echo reading with his class. He should select a book that

A) is below his students' average reading level.
B) is above his students' average reading level.
C) matches his students' average reading level.
D) matches the reading level of the student with the lowest reading level.

Question 14

________is a way to engage children in listening and responding to prosodic features in oral language in order to read with expression.

A) Repeated reading
B) Automated reading
C) Paired repeated reading
D) Choral reading

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of reader's theater?

A) Abundance of dialogue
B) Reading of script
C) Memorization
D) Few props

Question 16

Direct instruction and student practice are essential for the

A) oral recitation lesson.
B) fluency development lesson.
C) cross-age reading strategy.
D) support reading strategy.

Question 17

The most effective way to monitor a reader's fluency is to

A) audio-tape an oral reading.
B) listen to a series of readings.
C) complete an oral reading checklist.
D) have the student retell the passage.

Question 18

Reader's theater, choral reading, and echo reading are all strategies

A) for increasing accuracy.
B) for groups of students.
C) for paired reading.
D) for pairs of students.

Question 19

Ms. Jackson wants to assess accuracy and automaticity so she uses

A) oral reading fluency norm charts.
B) fluency development lessons.
C) a fluency scale.
D) an oral recitation scale.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a fluent reader?

A) Strong structural analysis skills
B) Automatic decoding skills
C) Strong vocabulary skills
D) Strong comprehension skills

Question 21

Which of the following is a factor that affects reading fluency?

A) Word identification skills
B) Classroom environment
C) Automaticity and accuracy
D) Silent reading rate

Question 22

Which strategy for improving reading fluency involves the teacher and the non-fluent student reading aloud from the same material simultaneously?

A) Echo reading
B) Paired or partner reading
C) Language experience approach
D) Neurological impress method

Question 23

If implemented correctly a silent reading program can

A) give the teacher time to assess children.
B) get kids hooked on reading.
C) settle students down after an activity.
D) support oral reading fluency.

Question 24

Ms. Summers begins each silent reading session with a status of the class. She notices that Dino has had a new book everyday for the last three days. Dino is most likely

A) a wanderer.
B) a squirrel.
C) a gossip.
D) a possum.

Question 25

In his kindergarten class Mr. Gulliver wants to work on fluency and needs to know the best strategy for children this age. You tell him that he should use

A) choral reading.
B) paired reading.
C) echo reading.
D) fluency development lessons.

Question 26

Ms. Newcomb uses phrases to practice fluency in her fifth grade class. Her rationale for doing this is most likely

A) reading words by themselves makes fifth graders feel like babies.
B) fluent readers read in phrases, not word-to-word.
C) what students read in one passage transfers to another.
D) phrases make more sense since fifth graders are readers.

Question 27

In Mr. Roger's class he knows students need to read accurately which means the ability to recognize or decode words correctly. In order for his students to do this they need an understanding of

A) letter knowledge.
B) rules of syllabication.
C) the alphabetic principle.
D) how print works.

Question 28

Reading aloud, reading predictable texts, and rereading favorite books are all ways

A) that parents can help build fluency at home.
B) to assess reading fluency.
C) to build letter knowledge for ELLs.
D) to link fluency to comprehension.

Question 29

Explain how fluency and comprehension are related.

Question 30

You have noticed that your students need to work on prosody. You are planning some lessons that will help them build this skill. Design a checklist you could use to provide feedback to your students on the use of prosodic cues.

Question 31

Explain how you will pair students in your class in order to develop fluency skills and strategies. Be sure to address the "Do's and Don'ts" in pairing.

Question 32

Repeated readings utilize repetition as the mode to enhance fluency. The students, however, get frustrated with the repeated readings strategy because they get bored reading the passage over and over. What would you say to the students? How would you implement repeated readings in your classroom in order to reduce the students' frustration?

Question 33

Technology has become an important part of teaching reading today. Explain how technology can be used to promote and assess fluency.