Fluency Practice

After the second trimester testing, our team decided to focus on building fluency.  We started using these fluency practice worksheets from Shelby County Schools Kindergarten Kove.  At the start of the week, we highlight all the high-frequency words and blend the CVC words.  Students keep this in their morning work folder and will take it home on Friday.  We practice reading throughout the week.  The highlighted HFWs and the blending support has definitely helped students read more fluently.  The repetition has helped build confidence and by the end of the week, students are reading the whole page independently.  I can't wait to see our improved fluency scores next trimester!

During conferences, parents told me how impressed and surprised they were when their child first came home with this handout and read all these sentences.  Proud teacher moment!