Videos

Sight words can make your child a faster and more fluent reader.

This video shows an after-school program called RAVE-O that helps teach reading fluency in Malden, Massachusetts.

Watch this video to discover if your 2nd grader is reading smoothly.

Watch this video to find out whether your 1st grader is reading smoothly. From GreatSchools, a nonprofit organization that helps millions of parents get a great education for their children. 

This video helps parents determine what a fluent kindergarten reader looks (and sounds) like.

Dr. Fletcher opines that poverty is a poor excuse for students not learning how to read.

Other reading challenges to screen for include poor reading fluency and reading comprehension. 

Steve Graham explains that writing improves reading comprehension, fluency, and understanding.

 Students who struggle with fluency may read slowly, in a monotone, ignoring punctuation, or in choppy start-and-stop rhythms. Support these students with tools that allow for repeated readings and performance, and model expressive reading with audiobooks, e-books, and your own live readings.

Students who struggle with fluency may read slowly, in a monotone, ignoring punctuation, or in choppy start-and-stop rhythms. Support these students with tools that allow for repeated readings and performance, and model expressive reading with audiobooks, e-books, and your own live readings.