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First Steps to Fluency: How Young Learners Become Independent Readers with Virginia Quinn Mooney

First Steps to Fluency: How Young Learners Become Independent Readers with Virginia Quinn Mooney

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Episode 226

In this episode, Virginia discusses the importance of fluency in K-2 grades, emphasizing its role in reading comprehension. She shares strategies for teaching fluency, including within partner reading, read-alouds, and shared reading. Virginia highlights the significance of modeling fluent reading and incorporating songs and poems to enhance prosody. This conversation provides valuable insights for educators on how to effectively teach fluency to young learners.

Resources

  • Let’s bring back the magic of song by Tim Rasinski
  • Virginia's Virtual Happy Hour Science of Reading YouTube Channel
  • BONUS: A Repeated Reading Resource from our best-selling book, The Literacy 50


We answer your questions about teaching reading in The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night.

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