This 5-Step Fluency (The Ultimate Bundle) includes 7 5-Step Fluency products to meet all the needs of your students. Students love using this unique format because they get repeated practice, but in a fun and engaging way.
Every teacher knows the importance of learning sight words, but so many times, sight words are taught in isolation. In order to really improve sight word fluency, we need to teach sight words in context. Students should be able to easily recognize sight words in the text while they are reading. Sight word fluency allows…
This bundle of Sentence Tree cards is perfect for beginning readers to practice reading sight words, short vowel and long vowel words, and words with blends while working on increasing their fluency. This packet includes 400 Sentence Tree cards in both black and white and color. The cards can be used independently, with partners, or in a small group setting. The cards are also great for early finishers.
About a year and a half ago, I created a packet of Sight Word Sentence Trees for my beginning readers.  They became instant favorites with my new 1st grade readers because it gave them confidence with their reading skills.  I love using these during fluency stations, in small groups, or for early finishers. We also use…
Reading fluency is a key component in becoming a good reader. Fluent readers not only sound good while they are reading, but they also understand what they are reading. A fluent reader reads with speed, accuracy, and expression. Fluency is the bridge to comprehension. Once a reader does not have to put their entire focus…
I love using nonfiction text as often as I can. It’s such a great way to integrate science and social studies into reading, since we all know how difficult it can be to fit everything into our school day. I created this Nonfiction Fluency Roll & Read packet to add some excitement into their reading…
I love working on fluency in my classroom. I am always looking for new ways to practice fluency and integrate it with every part of our day. I created these phonics based fluency passages to give my students the opportunity to practice their fluency skills while also reviewing phonics skills. This is the perfect way…
I am sure that I don’t need to tell you the importance of fact fluency for your young students, but I will anyways. “Lack of automatic recall is a problem as children advance into the middle and later elementary grades, because the need to rely on laborious counting procedures creates a drain on mental resources…
I’ve really been brainstorming ways to make working on fluency more fun lately. Just having students reread a passage over and over again is sooooo boring for kids. A couple of weeks ago, I made this 5 Step Fluency packet. I loved it so much that I made a 5 StepFluency for Beginning…
I am always looking for ways to make fluency a little more fun for my students. It is such an important skill for readers to develop because it is truly the bridge to comprehension. When students don’t have to put all of their effort into decoding the words they are reading, they can focus on…
One of the best things about teaching 1st grade is experiencing those little 6 and 7 year olds becoming fluent readers. It is just amazing how they go from stretching out one sound at a time to reading sentences and stories. I used to think fluency practice was only for “readers,” but now I know…
I created these fluency passages to help my 1st graders increase their fluency while also working on comprehension and vocabulary skills. We complete a fluency passage each day starting in September. The passages include a variety of fiction, nonfiction, poems, and songs. These passages are for sale by the week, by the month, by the season…
