One-Minute Fluency Measures: Mixed Messages in Assessment and Instruction.

The article discusses how one-minute fluency accuracy and rate measures can identify which students could be struggling with reading but may not use current fluency definitions, which could lead to inappropriate instruction based on misunderstandings about students' fluency. According to the article...

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Publicado en:Reading Teacher Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 440 - 451
Autor principal: Deeney, Theresa A.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2010
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Sumario:The article discusses how one-minute fluency accuracy and rate measures can identify which students could be struggling with reading but may not use current fluency definitions, which could lead to inappropriate instruction based on misunderstandings about students' fluency. According to the article, fluency consists of accuracy, rate or speed, prosody, and reading comprehension. The components of word accuracy and rate that are assessed in one-minute measures are noted. How teachers can include fluency with other assessments, include assessments with instruction, and measure readers' endurance are discussed.