Many parents are wondering why their children are bringing home the same reading passage or book more than once. This reading practice is way to increase fluency.
Repeated reading is a group or individual activity where
- learners read a text with a fluent reader (in this case the teacher)
- the passage is read with the learner the first time for comprehension (once they understand what they are reading, learners can then concentrate on reading quickly)
- then reread the text alone until they can read the text as fast as the fluent reader did (HOMEWORK PRACTICE)
Repeating a passage until they can read it quickly helps readers develop
- confidence
- speed, and
- word prediction ability
