Episode 211 from December 6, 2024Fluency is a crucial aspect of reading. It involves automaticity and the ability to connect different aspects of word knowledge.In this episode, Maryanne Wolf and Melissa Orkin discuss:<ul><li>the importance of fluency in reading</li><li>the factors that contribute to fluent reading</li><li>the need for an integrative approach to fluency instruction </li><li>the POSSUM approach to building word knowledge</li></ul>Big Takeaway: Fluency is essential for comprehension and has social-emotional implications for struggling readers. The POSSUM approach can help students make the needed connections to be able to read fluently. Want to Learn More? <ul><li><a href='https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_0sNzpQmgLXakNuRNnprhioGezebnsIP/view?usp=drive_link'>The More You Know: How Teaching Multiple Aspects of Word Knowledge Builds Fluency Skills</a> by Melissa Orkin, Kirk Vanacore, Laura Rhinehart, Rebecca Gotlieb, and Maryanne Wolf</li><li><a href='https://www.craftingmindsgroup.com/blog/building-fluency-with-possum'>Building Fluency with POSSUM</a></li><li>Downloadable lessons featuring the POSSUM approach:<ul><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/4a8rnjaw'>Grades K-2</a></li><li><a href='https://tinyurl.com/hy4c98dx'>Grades 3-5</a></li></ul></li><li><a href='https://learnlab.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Norton_TRL_2024.pdf'>Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect: Repeated Reading Is No More Effective Than Continuous Reading for Improving Fluency and Comprehension in School-Age Struggling Readers </a>by Elizabeth S. Norton</li><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq71jfidMzk'>RAN and the reading brain</a> with Elizabeth Norton (youtube video)</li><li><a href='http://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com/'>Word Finder</a> wordfinder.yourdictionary.com - find words with similar patterns!</li><li><a href='https://www.craftingmindsgroup.com/'>Crafting Minds Group</a> </li><li><a href='https://www.nidolearning.com/%20'>NIDO Learning</a></li></ul> We answer your questions about teaching reading in <a href='https://www.amazon.com/Literacy-50-Handbook-Teachers-Real-World/dp/1546121862'>The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night</a>. Grab free resources and episode alerts! Sign up for our email list at <a href='https://literacypodcast.com/'>literacypodcast.com</a>. Join our community on <a href='https://www.facebook.com/groups/1607865752906950'>Facebook</a>, and follow us on <a href='https://www.instagram.com/literacypodcast/'>Instagram</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/MelissaandLoriLoveLiteracy'>Facebook</a>, & <a href='https://twitter.com/literacypodcast'>Twitter</a>.

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